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10-09-2015, 10:22 PM | #1 |
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Most preferred brake pads?
So my brakes are getting low on my 07 328i and wondered what pads everyone is using? Prefer not insanely unrealistically Lamborghini style brake dust, but something that stops great. Also, is any brand sensors for pads preferred? I noticed there are a few different aftermarket ones out there. Thanks
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10-09-2015, 10:38 PM | #2 |
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I was planning on getting drilled/slotted rotors from http://brakeperformance.com/ (have bought from them many times for my trans am) and I'm up in the air about brakes. I heard cool carbon has excellent brake pads?
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10-09-2015, 11:19 PM | #3 |
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I just picked up so me Hawk HPS 5.0's for the wife's 328 after reading all the positive reviews on here. I'll be putting them in next week so no personal experience yet.
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10-10-2015, 09:30 AM | #4 |
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I have run all different kinds of hawk pads on my trans am. They stopped great but were insanely dusty. Pretty much all of them, the hp, hps, ceramics, the dust was redic.
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10-10-2015, 03:18 PM | #5 |
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I have the older HPS and they do not dust very much at all. Way, way less then the stock pads.
I'm up for replacing them very soon and probably will get the HPS 5.0 |
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10-11-2015, 10:38 AM | #9 |
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l like the bite and stopping of my Performance Friction Z pads. Dust less than oem...though mine are noisy when cold.
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10-11-2015, 10:48 AM | #10 |
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10-12-2015, 09:36 PM | #13 | |
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I've been using Axxis/PBR XBG (Metal Master) Semi-Metallic Brake Pads for the past several years on my e39 and E46, they have very little brake dust and good stopping power. However, saying that I get into the 328xi on stock pads, there is NO comparision. I can't stand the brake dust, no OEM for me,I think I will try some ceramics next on the wife's 328xi... Last edited by fmzip; 10-12-2015 at 09:43 PM.. |
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10-13-2015, 06:56 PM | #14 |
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I've had hawk hp, hawk high performance, hawk ceramic, and hawk hps. One of them I liked.. I forget which one but the others I hated. They stopped great but the brake dust was insane. I ran them on my 98 ls1 trans am, still have them on it actually lol.
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10-14-2015, 01:34 PM | #15 |
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HAWK 5.0 are the most popular . If you just want another brand, we also carry stoptech
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10-14-2015, 01:50 PM | #16 |
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Ran Akebonos on my 5 series, no dust. Small amount of light grey dust will appear but after a long time of not washing. Stopping power was great.
Currently running EBC Green Stuff on the e92, and they do dust. Maybe a tad bit less than OEM but they do dust and you gotta wash. Stopping power is great, OEM comparable. |
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10-14-2015, 01:53 PM | #17 | |
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Nothing brake like my C6 z06 and that has upgraded pads (HPS) and stainless steel brake lines with DBA 2 piece rotors (Retail about $600 each). You touch the pedal and you start braking and when you push harder the pedal barely moves and the car stops hard. I've yet to have a car compare in that regards so to me all other cars have "Sub par" brakes LOL. The Ceramic generally dust brown where as the HPS dust gray-blackish. The HP+ would brake the best but they are noisy when cold and low speed and naturally have more brake dust then all 3. That Hawk 5.0 combine the best of HPS and HP+. High brake force with decent brake dust combined with low noise. If I needed brakes again, I'd get the Hawk 5.0 personally on the vette and bmw. As a side note I use that armor all wheel protectant on the BMW and it minimizes how much brake dust sticks, dramatically. You need to apply it every 3rd of 4th wash usually but I think it's well worth it. Last edited by Jeff@TopGearSolutions; 10-14-2015 at 01:58 PM.. |
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10-15-2015, 01:18 PM | #20 |
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So if you were putting these pads of your wife's BMW that you drove occasionally, which would you suggest with low brake dust no squeak. Would Hawk 5.0's fit the bill?
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10-18-2015, 08:33 PM | #22 | |
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The initial break bite takes a hit initially, but you adjust to it. They also break in after a thousand miles or so. |
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