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Brake pads Zimmermann or JURID
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I hate the brake dust and went with the Zimmerman/Akebono kit, it's amazing how clean the wheels have been since installing them.
Pros: clean wheels, reduced dust
Cons: brake dust
The Jurid pads did work. They were 13.8mm that seems to be the key.
Pros: pads worked correctly
Vehicle:
BMW
That's probably the kit I'd go with for my GLI. Again, as a daily driver... it meets the needs. The semi-metallic pads work good in many different temp ranges. However, semi-metallic pads also produce more brake dust, so you'll get more debris on your rotors faster. One of the other downsides is that they're more aggressive on the braking rotor because they're metallic, so you'll need to check your rotors more often for thinning.
Pros: good in many temps
Cons: produces more brake dust
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Part number: KIT-5Q0615301FKT12
I bought the Zimmerman kit with ceramic pads from FCPEuro for $530 front and rear and did the work myself.
Pros: affordable, DIY friendly
Good braking, squeak free, low dust. The OE pads are great. They have good initial bite, no noise, high quality but they are semi-metallic so they make a bunch of dust. There are ceramic pad options that are low dust but they can be squeaky and won’t perform that great until they are warmed up. And of course you can get bargain bin organic pads which will have low dust but won’t perform nearly as well as stock. It’s a trade off no matter what. I went with the OE Jurid pads. I’d rather clean my wheels than lose braking performance or deal with noise. Also keep in mind that the rotors matter with noise and dust too.
Pros: good initial bite, high quality
Cons: lots of dust, semi-metallic
They work great they are an oem supplier.
Pros: work great, OEM supplier
Vehicle:
BMW
I'm running the JURID pads, too, and I'm at a little over 13k miles. No issues whatsoever...
Pros: no issues
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 13000 km
I can tell the pads are fairly recent and are Jurid brand so I know they've been replaced recently.
Pros: pads are fairly recent
Jurid = stock BMW E36M3 pads, pretty good on the street, not to good on the track. DOn't know if there are different types
Pros: good on the street
Cons: not good on the track
Vehicle:
BMW
Volkswagen uses Jurid and Pagid Black compound brakepads as OEM on our Passats. The problem is that these pads take a very long time to correctly bed into the brake rotors. If these pads aren't bed correctly, over time they will wear unevenly on the rotor which causes vibration. That vibration is what causes your brakes to squeal!!
Cons: uneven wear, causes vibration
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
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