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Brake pads Textar or DIXCEL
If they’re readily available? Dixcel is for us the perfect blend of track/street usage. Dixcel S, or Dixcel Z if you can live with the little squeak.
Pros: good track/street blend
Cons: slight squeak
I did them myself for $600, Textar pads and Zimmerman rotors.
Vehicle:
BMW
Textar
Dixcel M-Type are the least dusty street pad I've ever used. A little pricey and straight from Japan, but they aren't kidding when they advertise "ultra low dust". Have about 1500 miles on them so far and they're great on the street and for the occasional togue/mountain days.
Pros: ultra low dust, great street
Cons: a little pricey
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 2414 km
Dump the OEM pads. I went Dixcel in my M3 and the thing stops better and there’s so much less dust. Traded off is squeal at higher brake temps.
Pros: stops better, less dust
Cons: squeal at higher temps
Vehicle:
BMW
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
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
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
Tune is pointless for NA in terms of power figures you'll feel the difference a bit but power wise you won't make enough to justify the cost, upgrade the brakes tbh, you get good options from dixcel.
Pros: feel the difference a bit
Cons: power wise not enough
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
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Which brake pads to choose — Textar or DIXCEL?
If choosing brake pads across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake pads across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which brake pads are better — DIXCEL or Textar?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Textar were overall better than DIXCEL.
- Textar received a PR Score of 74 out of 100, and DIXCEL scored 87 points.
- Textar ranked 22 in the overall ranking, and DIXCEL ranked 30.
- The average rating is higher for DIXCEL (4) than for Textar (3.8).
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Brake pads DIXCEL have better feature ratings than Textar:
- Dust - owners believe, that this property for DIXCEL is better than Textar.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for Textar is outperforms DIXCEL.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Textar is preferred to DIXCEL.
Which brake pads are more popular — Textar or DIXCEL?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Textar were overall more popular than DIXCEL.
By vote balance, brake pads Textar surpassed DIXCEL:
- For Textar, the ratio of positive (104) to negative (35) votes is 69 votes.
- For DIXCEL, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (5) votes is 30 votes.
By number of reviews, brake pads Textar surpassed DIXCEL:
- For brake pads Textar there are 44 reviews: 30 positive, 7 neutral, 7 negative.
- For brake pads DIXCEL there are 13 reviews: 11 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — Textar or DIXCEL?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Textar and DIXCEL have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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