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I can recommend TRW „DTEC“ pads. Almost no brake dust, no squeaking, good bite on the breaks. The only trade of is that when it’s really cold or raining and you drive on the highway for a long time, the first half of a second when you break again the performance is weak. That’s what I experienced. I never had this with the original pads in winter time or heavy rain.
Pros: no dust, no squeaking
Cons: weak performance in cold/rain
Part number: DTEC
happy w trw ultra
Pros: happy with pads
Vehicle:
BMW
I’ve been using trw ultra no dust,no sound and they stop real quick
Pros: no dust, no sound, quick stop
I went with TRW Ultra ceramic pads and Zimmerman rotors from FCP Euro for my S90. It was a big upgrade from OEM in my experience.
Pros: big upgrade from OEM
Vehicle:
Volvo S90
I have the TRW ceramic brake pads on my E92 and they are excellent.
Pros: excellent quality
Vehicle:
BMW
Got TRW pads from FCP, they work really well!
Pros: work really well
Vehicle:
BMW
I got the ceramic TRW pads from FCP euro. You can find them from ShopDAP, VW dealership, etc. There’s multiple OE suppliers that all work great: TRW, Pagid, Textar. You can also go for the semi metallic equivalent if you want a little extra bite. I believe they all come with the wear sensor, you can simply cut it off at the base and pull out the wire. I’ve done this twice now, no problems. I suppose you could use the advance auto ones if you already have them, but just know they probably won’t give you as much bite as the stock pads, and may end up causing some warping over time since they aren’t designed for the heat temps.
Pros: easy sensor removal, good performance
Cons: less bite than stock, potential warping
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: 5QD698151
I’m at around 104k in my 3, on original pads but had an issue with the rear clips causing some squeaks and need to replace those.
Pros: long lasting
Cons: squeaking, clip issue
Mileage: 104000 km
Changed the front brake disc and pads (TRW brand) on my car (Opel/Vauxhall Astra J 2016) and noticed my car started to smell heavily burnt rubber after heavy braking when the car stops. I understood that brakes does this in the beginning but now it has gone s month and probably around 150km (100miles) and I also have made some emergency brakes from high speed to speed up this process. So two weeks ago I removed everything and really deep cleaned the caliper and checked the pads. From smelling the pads it seems like it is the glue between the brake pad and the anti squeak plate that cause the smell (?) I also checked the temperature of the brake disc after normal usage and they are all around the same temperature, so I doubt it is a frozen caliper. (Around 70c 155f) but still they smell, maybe a bit less.
Pros: easy installation
Cons: burnt rubber smell
Vehicle:
Opel Astra J
Mileage: 150 km
70,000 miles on the X because the emergency brake pad fell out. They told me to redo the whole set at $2,000 since the ebrake was out and it wasn’t covered under warranty.
Cons: emergency brake failed, expensive repair
Mileage: 70000 km
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