[Steve_PPP]

i had this dilemma recently but couldn't afford to go with a new front brake kit (was considering the K-Sport kit).

Went with grooved front discs from Alyn at AS Performance with mintex pads (really impressed with his service, had plenty of time to chat about what i was after and what would suit the car best etc). Really pleased with them - way better than the OE discs/pads. Had the choice of DS2500 pads but Alyn said there was hardly any noticeable difference between those and the Mintex pads i went with, except the DS2500s were £50 more!

I know any 4pot setup will never be as good as an AP/K-Sport/Brembo setup, but its a fairly good middle ground in my opinion. Also heard a lot of bad things about Black Diamond - especially with drilled discs cracking. I'd personally avoid drilled discs completely.