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Brake pads Ferodo or OEM Mazda
My stock OEM pads are Ferodo DS2500 and I love them for daily and light track days.
Pros: good for daily use
Vehicle:
Ford Mustang
Part number: DS2500
So far I've spent 400€ on brakes, 100€ new battery, 1200€ on axles and other components related to them and maybe 150€ on oil and filters (2 oil changes so far)
Pros: safe and working
Vehicle:
Mazda 6
Mileage: 216000 km
Personally, I’m a fan of Ferodo, but I typically need to get them from the UK.
Pros: fan of Ferodo
The AP Racing kit was installed with a set of Ferodo DS2500s in the front and stock OEM pads installed fresh in the rear.
Vehicle:
Audi
I did tons of research and settled on Ferodo DS3.12 (FCP4425G) in front and DS1.11 (FCP4697W) rear with Castrol SRF fluid. Stock R calipers and rotors have held up as well as any aftermarkets I read about for MUCH less $. Zero issues, and cheap.
Pros: zero issues, cheap
Part number: FCP4425G
I've had good results with Ferodo DS2500 pads. More torque than stock, dusting about the same.
Pros: more torque than stock
Cons: dusting about the same
I love the Ferodo DS 1.11 that I use on my M4. They're noisy and the dust is epic but they're totally fine to drive to and from the track. I've used them at a few track days at California Speedway, they're wearing really well, and I've never had even the slightest fade.
Pros: good wear, no fade
Cons: noisy, dusty
Vehicle:
BMW M4
Up for sale are new Ferodo DS2500 brake pads for an MK7 Golf R. I had bought these to replace my noisy new Hawk pads, but have decided to just stick with the noisy hawk pads.
Cons: noisy hawk pads
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Part number: FCP4425H
SOLVED - I simply overheated the pads. Spoke to Ferodo and I followed their advice: Bed in was fine. Overheating led to pad material bake to the rotors. 120 grit block sanding on the rotors removed this. Pads were a little glazed but 80 grit sanding removed the shiny bits. Bed in again and running well but haven’t pushed it yet so unsure if the pads are done.
Pros: running well after sanding
Cons: overheating, pad material baked to rotors
Mazda brakes are notoriously shit. They’re garbage. Buy a set of PowerStop brakes and be done with it. They’re far superior to the Mazda brakes. Go on any forum and you’ll see countless people having the same issue as you. New brakes between 15-20,000 miles. Me included. I’ve owned 2 6s from new. Both needed brakes around 20,000 miles. Both times I put on PowerStops and never had another issue.
Pros: PowerStop superior, no more issues
Cons: Mazda brakes garbage
Vehicle:
Mazda 6
Mileage: 20000 km
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