I did them myself for $600, Textar pads and Zimmerman rotors.
Vehicle:
BMW
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Textar makes good pads but they get brake dust everywhere. They are currently the stock ones on my 23 m40i.
Pros: good pads
Cons: get brake dust everywhere
Vehicle:
BMW X3
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Around 12k miles, the anti-rattle decal on the left front Textar pads melted and which made them rattle in the caliper over bumps. FCP Euro exchanged them for Pagid pads and no problem since. Rear Textar pads have been fine.
Pros: rear pads fine
Cons: anti-rattle decal melted, rattling
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 19312 km
The textar pads are great for normal and slightly aggressive driving. The initial bite is great compared to ceramic pads, although they do dust a lot. To me the trade off is worth it for great pedal feel.
Pros: great initial bite, great pedal feel
Cons: dust a lot
Vehicle:
Audi S3
I always use Textar - a boggo (albeit OE) brand, and never, ever have a problem.
Pros: reliable, no problems
I just daily my 17 GTI. The stock pads and rotors finally gave up at 103k miles. I was perfectly happy with the oem brakes, but not spending $700. I went Zimmerman and Texstar pads. So far no complaints, they feel like the stock brakes when they were new.
Pros: feel like stock brakes
Cons: stock pads gave up
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 165761 km
Well, I just put Textar pads on and am looking to swap them because they\u2019re super dusty and squeal with light pressure, so I too would love some recommendations.
Cons: super dusty, squeal
I recently replaced some on a 981 with Textar and don’t recommend it. So much dust and some noise at low speed braking.
Cons: much dust, noise at low speed
Ultima oara am schimbat doar placutele cu textar semi-metalice. Iarasi super miltumit. Nu simt nici o diferenta fata de Otto-Zimmerman.
Pros: super miltumit
Cons: Nu simt nici o diferenta
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What we know about Textar brake pads
The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: http://textar.com/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of Textar brake pads.
PR Score — 74 out of 100, based on 44 reviews and 139 votes. 30 positive reviews, 7 neutral reviews, 7 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.8 (out of 5). Vote balance: 104 up, 35 down.
In the ranking of the best brake pads this part is at position 22, behind Project Mu and ENDLESS , but ahead of OEM BMW and R1 Concepts.
Users also evaluated the qualities of Textar brake pads:
- Braking - firm, confident deceleration when pressing the pedal - rated positively. 4.2 points out of 5.
- Noise - squeal or screech while braking - rated ambivalently. 3.1 points out of 5.
- Dust - wheels get dirty quickly with dark brake dust - rated negatively. 2.1 points out of 5.
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- Textar ranks #4 for: Audi S3 .
- Textar ranks #12 for: Volkswagen Jetta .
- Textar ranks #21 for: Volkswagen Golf .
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