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09-19-2024, 12:10 PM | #2 | |
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Ive tried centric posi quiet pro, but they are noisy and dusty. Ended up with Brembo Neo on all my cars, cheap on rockauto, little to no noise, no dust, and acceptable performance. |
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09-19-2024, 12:13 PM | #3 |
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This is like a question about oil, you're going to get a ton of responses. There aren't a whole lot of reviews of Brembo pads on the E90 platform. I've used Duralast Gold pads on other cars and they were fine.
But for the E90, my recommendation is to use any pad that has the ECE R90 certification as you're guaranteed to get OEM-like braking performance (which is excellent.) There's the dust factor too, ceramic vs semi metallic, and even there not all ceramics are the same. Akebonos do NOT have the R90 cert and definitely do not have OEM performance, but they're the least dusting brake pad I've seen. I have them on my 330 front. Not the best braking feel but perfectly fine and they stay clean forever. I used Ate ceramic pads on my 335 which do have the R90 cert. Braking is excellent but not quite the same initial bite as semi metallic pads, and while there is much less dust from these (far less than semi metallic pads) they're not as clean as the Akebono pads. Hope that helps. Like I said, it's almost like an oil discussion, lots of opinions. |
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09-19-2024, 12:23 PM | #4 |
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DO NOT GO WITH DURALAST... THEY ARE THE TRASH THAT TRASH POOPS OUT!!!! I have seen multiples Duralast pads literally separate from the metal backing on cars.
I think the question here is what type of pads do you need, do you want something for trackdays or just great daily driver pads? I personally run the Akebono Ceramics because they are nearly dust free, quiet, and last a super long time. They stop pretty good too. Last edited by lookalikehuuh; 09-19-2024 at 12:30 PM.. |
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09-19-2024, 12:45 PM | #5 | |
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They will tell you firmly that castrol and 12k miles interval will grenade a engine. Pads will be subjective, because no body will do proper bench test. However, you'll might find a track guy, doing rough street drivin that will have a proper objective opinion. |
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09-19-2024, 01:05 PM | #6 |
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I use OE BMW pads. Yeah, they dust a bit. BFD.
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09-19-2024, 01:07 PM | #7 | |
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09-19-2024, 01:50 PM | #8 |
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OE or any ECE R90 rated pad is a safe choice, albeit dusty.
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09-19-2024, 02:13 PM | #9 |
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I currently have Brembo Ceramic with Brembo Premium rotors and I cannot wait to get rid of both... cheap Made in China stuff. These days, you have to look at the box as all brands move factories around, but there are some that stick to quality.
Zimmerman + Akebono for me next. |
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09-19-2024, 07:58 PM | #10 |
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I HATE brake dust, so go with Akebono all the way!!!
Feel is fine for my poorly calibrated ass! |
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09-19-2024, 08:18 PM | #11 |
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I have Powerstop Z26 on my 330i and Bosch Quietcast on the 325i. The Z26 really have some bite, if you're looking for performance that's another to consider. The Bosh are very smooth and like the name are silent, a good pad for a daily. Both are moderate on the dust, I wouldn't say dustless but less than OEM.
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09-19-2024, 08:19 PM | #12 |
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+1 with StradaRedlands on Akebono... I upgraded to those more than a decade ago on my BMW's when I just got tired of washing brake dust off my wheels on an otherwise perfectly clean car..... I'm not tracking my BMW's so in my daily driver perspective, I also saw no difference in braking performance
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09-19-2024, 09:29 PM | #13 | |
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Can someone provide Cliff Notes on what the R90 standard is? I missed that class and am looking at the Akebonos, too for reduced dust….
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I’ve used Hawk 5.0 pads on other cars and they were the best. TireRack usually has best prices but their website sucks and may look like they don’t carry them for your car. Just call their tech support which is very good
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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