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Review: Meyle rotors, Akebono pads
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01-18-2013, 10:50 PM | #1 |
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Review: Meyle rotors, Akebono pads
So my rear brakes on my 06 325i were shot and I couldn't stand cleaning the brake dust off of mesh wheels so I decided to give akebono euro ceramic pads a try.
Did some research and ended up getting the pads from amazon and the rotors from fcp euro. Pads and rotors took about a week to arrive. Instal was a breeze with the help of the fcp video on YouTube. Complete install took about 2 hours. I've had these installed in the rear for about 2 weeks now and I honestly have zero complaints. Brake dust is about 80% less than oem pads. I was a bit hesitant to use Meyle rotors as I couldn't find any reviews on them for e9x application. Now that I've had them for 2 weeks I can honestly say they are just as good as the oems. The only difference I've noticed is when the pads/rotors are dead cold in the morning there is a very slight squeak for the first few stops, although once I brake harder or go threw a few braking cycles the pads heat up and become completely quiet. |
01-19-2013, 10:59 AM | #2 |
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thanks for the review!
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01-20-2013, 11:45 AM | #3 |
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Great, that is exactly what I have planned for my fronts ! Meyle is a reputable company and so is Akebono, but I think this is the 1st review I know of for both.
Is the squeak there when the engine is cold (i.e. would happen even the car has been sitting around for say 4 hours), or only on cold mornings ? Did you notice any change in the way the brakes bite ? (on the rears it might not be too noticeable, but most say the initial bite is a bit reduced from OEM)
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Break bight appears to be the same although it might just be because I've only done the rears. |
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Changed my front pads to Akebono last weekend. No noise issues and I really can't tell a diff in feel. Looking forward to the low dust benefit.
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Iv had Mayle rotors almost 2yrs and glad i glad I bought them. Low dust and good performance. Planning to replace my front ones as well. They r about 120 for the pair. Cant beat that!! Do it.
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