If your just daily driving then OEM is fine, if you're looking for a slight upgrade then I recommend Carbotech 1521 Bobcat pads. I have the Carbotechs and they are nice.
Pros: nice upgrade, slight improvement
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When I had my mini cooper, I ran the 1521s on stock rotors and never had any issue in the rain.
Pros: no issue in rain
Vehicle:
MINI
Part number: 1521
I have run the Carbotech 1521 on the street and can confirm they are low dust and noise, but not the most performance oriented.
Pros: low dust and noise
Cons: not performance oriented
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I just changed my pads and rotors at all four corners asI was always very unhappy with the stock pads and rotors; mostly because of noise in the cold and the amount of brake dust the pads made. Upon inspection of my rotors, with barely 30k miles on them, there was a startling amount of material removed and channeling from the pads. I would totally recommend you replace the rotors at the same time. I too went with the ECS slotted and drilled rotors with Carbotech 1521 pads and love the setup. Very quiet, very little dust and good performance.
Pros: very quiet, very little dust
Cons: stock pads noisy, stock rotors channeled
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 30000 km
Carbotech Pads (F-CT682 & R-CT340 1521 Street Compound)
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: F-CT682 & R-CT340 1521
Carbotech XP12's are going on for this season with RE-71R's, went with XP8's before and should of done at least XP10's
I stand by Carbotechs. Whether it's my S2000 or heavy E90, they've done great is hard lapping all day long. Depending on the car, XP10s in front and XP8s in the back work well for most. You can call them and they'll recommend the right pad. Their super noisy for street use but brilliant on the track.
Pros: brilliant on the track
Cons: super noisy street use
Vehicle:
Honda S2000
2500 pads are a great pad, I dd those and have tracked with them. Carbotech makes great track pads that can be driven on the street, have a set on the Z06 and they take a beating at the track.
Pros: great track pads
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Corvette
Pads: there are lots of options, of course. Generally speaking, the better performance a pad offers, the harder it will be on rotors. I like Pagid a lot, as well as Mintex. Akebono makes some nice ceramic pads that offer no dust and reasonable performance. I prefer a really aggressive pad. Most people underestimate that the pads are your biggest, easiest brake upgrade. My favorite pad is Carbotech. They are out of NC. The panther pad is almost a race brake pad. Constant squealing, lots of dust, and you have to warm them up to get them to work. But when you step on it, you're thankful for seat belts.
Pros: aggressive performance, easy upgrade
Cons: squealing, dust, needs warming
Yes forgot to mention mine only started this when switching over to carbotech pads. Stock pads I never saw this issue.
Cons: issue with carbotech pads
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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