Replaced the rear Brake Pads and Rotors on my 2005 V8 this morning. Turned out to be a pretty easy, straight forward job. 30-45 min. per side.
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You can also try the harder OEM VW pad in the rear. They'll take longer to wear down than the soft version of the OEM pads and generate less dust. I installed them on mine last year and there is no layer of black dust between car washes. The down side I get noise when there is rust on my rotors but that usually goes away after a couple of braking stops.
I have had EBC brakes for two years now with zero problems other than the ticking sound from the air hitting the dimples.
Corrado 11 inch brakes should give plenty of stopping power. My Corrado stops on a dime too.
I currently have EBC Yellowstuff in the front and EBC Redstuff in the rear, so I should have a little more front bias.
About a year ago I replaced my stock (inexpensive) rotors and pads with ATE rotors and EBC greenstuff pads. They seemed like a great combo, they reduced my stopping distance by quite a bit.
New brake pads and rotors (EBC Greenstuff + DBA drilled/slotted rotors) All suspension components in good shape
Based on the above I returned the pads to Tire Rack and installed Redstuffs.
the green stuff were on my m3 when i got it.. not a fan. dusty, noisy, and fade. they suck IMO
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