genuine Honda parts from dealer vs after market (Hawk, Bendix....)

Any suggestion ?

Thanks

 

Do a search, there's lots of info here. I have Hawk ceramics FWIW.

 

On this board Hawks are highly respected and OEM pads are highly ridiculed.

 

The OEM on my 04 were crappy, the OEM ones on my 06 are great cause i only have 1200 miles on it, and the Hawk replacement ones i put on my 04 were awesome. The only negative on the Hawks it when its cold, they take a couple of stops to "warm up" and you really do need to be careful. I pulled out of the train station and almost hit the car in front of me because he stopped short and i just kept going cause they weren't hot enough to grap yet. Other than that, awesome brake pads. They also produce a little more brake dust but oh well.

 

i just put bendix rear's on, they feel nice, no noise. im sure hawks r better but they r also a lot more expensive too though...
Billy