I changed over to ebc yellows for a track day and still have them on 1.5 years later.. LOTS of brake dust but the stopping power is night and day.
Pros: huge stopping power
Cons: lots of brake dust
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I got the brembo pads from autozone. They squealed a little for about 100 miles but are quite now. The car has some crazy stopping power, it is the S model.
Pros: crazy stopping power, quiet after break-in
Cons: initial squeal
Vehicle:
Infiniti
I've been running PowerStop Track Day pads since a track day in May. I honestly like running them on the street. The brake squeal at low speeds adds to the shitbox feeling. They feel amazing after proper break in procedure.
Pros: feel amazing, good for street
Cons: brake squeal at low speeds
I ran xp10s on a Jetta with no issues. They got really really hot, but no fade or loss of pressure. It was so hot it melted the tabs that held the plastic center cap on my wheel.
Pros: no issues, worked great, no fade or loss of pressure
Cons: got really hot, melted wheel center cap tabs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
New Jurid front brake pads and a new front brake pad wear sensor April 2025.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Akebono all the way..made in USA too
Pros: made in USA
Bei ganz normalen Scheiben (ohne Schlitze und Löcher) wird es kaum einen Unterschied zwischen ATE und Brembo geben. Beim Thema Beläge ist definitiv Brembo besser. Brembo sind aber ehr Performance Beläge, zwar nicht auf Track Level, aber für die erhöhte Leistung ist halt auch mit höheren Verschleiß zu rechnen. Bei einem 0815 A nach B Auto reicht ATE völlig.
Pros: Brembo Beläge besser
Cons: höherer Verschleiß Brembo
If the price is right - yeah, but there are better alternatives than BOSCH, for a little bit more. I installed brakes front and rear, new pads, rotors etc ~9-10months ago, they squealed like a pig for 5-6 of them, and I drive quite a lot, not just short commutes to the shop and back. They have been properly broken into, did everything to spec, bought genuine parts, not a knockoff, squealing like mofo. At the same time, I did brakes on my dads car, diferent brand, and price was ~1 euro more. 0 squealing from day 1, even during break in period. Before they were really good, now - not so much. They work, and they will do the job fine, however there are better brands, that offer value for the price you pay. I avoid batteries made by them, because they like to go bad after warranty.
Cons: squealing, poor quality
after about halfway through the second session I began to feel a fluttering under hard braking. Some light shaking of the steering wheel. No noticeable pulling left or right. No noticeable brake fade.
Fast forward to the next day. I noticed this black gunk on my front pads. The rears look good as new.
Under normal conditions my Hawk-30 pads squeak. Now I am noticing a rhythmic squeaking when I brake at street speeds.
Cons: fluttering under braking, steering wheel shaking, rhythmic squeaking, black gunk
Vehicle:
Toyota
Same on my wife's '22 Atlas. So much so that I think it activates the parking sensors on every occasion when we slowly come to a stop, like in a red light and nothing is around the vehicle to make the parking sensors activate. It's just at 37k miles but I'm considering upgrading the pads and rotors!
Pros: considering upgrading
Cons: activates parking sensors, noise at stop
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 37000 km
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