I purchased a full set of RB rotors and Hawk HPS pads from Heeltoe for front and rear. I had them installed about a week ago at Signal here in Torrance, CA because I didn't really feel like doing it myself. My problem is I have about 200 miles on the car since then and my brakes aren't really grabbing like they should. They feel weaker than my stocks. Sometimes when i come to a complete stop they kinda make like a fart noise. I guess thats the best way to explain it. And when my windows are rolled down and i hit the brakes, they are pretty loud. Not really like a metal scrapping noise but kind of. It's hard to explain. Sort of like a hissing/scrapping noise.

 

Did you bed/burnish them in ?

Burnishing Instructions

1. After installing new brake pads, make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 30-35 mph applying moderate pressure.
2. Make an additional 2 to 3 hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph.
3. DO NOT DRAG BRAKES!
4. Allow 15 minutes for brake system to cool down.
5. After step 4 your new pads are ready for use.

 

Yeah. The guy actually did that for me.

 

You don't have a "problem with new brakes", you don't like the way your new
brakes work. You have replaced a quiet aggressive initial bite pad with one that
has less initial bite and makes a fart noise (chatter) just before the car stops.
The scraping noise is part of the equation too - that's the pad and rotor noise that
comes with a ceramic metallic pad. There are plusses and minuses with each pad
compound - the stock ones are designed to work well under most conditions
with fewest customer complaints. The Hawks will probably require more pedal effort too, which you have mentioned.

 

I dunno. was just like wtf? Because everyone on here was recommending this setup and saying that they bite way better than stock.
I can barely even get my abs to activate =/

 

maybe go with the Hawk Ceramic's since that's what Hawk's website recommends for our car.

 

I have the ceramics on my car with the rotora slotted rotors and they grip fine after I did the hard stops. The initial 3 stops felt really smooth but once they gripped it was back to normal when braking. I also get that "Fart" when I stop, I thought it was due to the weather being humid.

 

any complaints with the hawk pads?? so the ceramics are better then the hps for the tsx?

 

I have the ceramics, and I notice less bite than stock. But the lack of vibration and decreased fade more than makes up for it.