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Brake pads Centric or Duralast
I like Centric’s Posi Quiet brake pads. A little more bite than original pads with substantially less brake dust.
Pros: more bite, less dust
Vehicle:
BMW
Centric pads and rotors are pretty good. As said above Akenono is OE for pads, maybe rotors too. I run Akebono pads and Brembo standard rotors on my cars. Nice and clean and never any noise and I swear the standard brembo rotors stop harder the centrics drilled/slotted rotors.
Pros: quiet, clean, good stopping
I’ve always run Dynamic Friction or Centric myself. I have no complaints from either brand, both preform well, quiet, seem to last (which will obviously vary by how much you’re driving/stopping), and they get the job done.
Pros: perform well, quiet, durable
A few years ago I went with Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic front pads - CENTRIC 10505690, currently $25.79 on RockAuto, and some Pagid front rotors from there. I know Pagid is a VW OEM and I have no reservations about their brake parts. I’ve run the posi-quiet pads on MK7 Golf and GTI and they’ve been fine.
Pros: they've been fine
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Part number: CENTRIC 10505690
I’ve used that combo on every car I’ve done brakes on and have had no issues. Great stopping power, very quiet, low dust.
Pros: great stopping power, quiet, low dust
I replaced the pads only to reduce brake dust (Centric Posi-Quiet).
Pros: reduce brake dust
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Install these. You will be glad you did....reduces brake dust by 90%. No difference in performance. I am 15K miles into mine and love these pads.
Pros: reduces brake dust, no performance difference
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 15000 km
I had warp issues with my 2010 Sport MT until I bought these pads and rotors from AutoZone: Duralast Elite pads DE1394 and Duralast Gold rotor 3295DG. This was two years ago and parts were $160 and labor was $80/hour (cheap around here...Philly) for a total around $300.
Pros: solved warp issues
Vehicle:
Honda Fit
Part number: DE1394, 3295DG
I'm only now replacing the pads & rotors *for the first time* during my ownership. The rotors won't pass inspection, but I'm shocked to find that the pads still have 7/32"-8/32" left. As it turns out, I've been running Duralast Gold rotors & Duralast Elite pads the entire time.
That's a phenomenal track record for the amount of "spirited" road I put past this car.
Pros: long lasting, phenomenal track record
Cons: rotors won't pass inspection
Vehicle:
Ford Taurus
Mileage: 130000 km
I have just put posi-quiets on my PP GTI and I'm experiencing vibration while driving at highway speed (68-80 mph, worst at 75ish). Re-checked torques and the faces of hubs/wheels were clean. Will go in for a balance but is it possible I got a **** rotor or something? Possible I have a bent hub and didn't realize it until the rotors were swapped?
Cons: vibration at highway speed
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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