gotjesus

Just wanted to know what brake pads u guys used as a replacement.
any positive or negative feedbacks?

thanks in advance.

kilroy

AT or Manual?

jmbnova

Rotex Kevlar for my 6MT... No brake dust and great stopping power.

gotjesus

AT

thanks

kilroy

I put Hawk ceramics on my AT two weeks ago - they feel a little more linear than the OEM pads. There doesn't seem to be as much brake dust, which is supposed to be a trait of these pads.

legionofdoom

Any squeaking?

special-ed

I'm using hawk ceramics also on my AT oem calipers.....btw, i'm selling a set of hawk ceramics and powerslot rotors since I'm going the BBK route now. Check the black market if you're interested.

Haven't had any issues with the Hawk ceramics. A little more expensive but worth it.

kilroy

Mine haven't squeeked yet, although I have heard many complaints. I have seen advice that you should use an anit-squeek product on the back of the brake pads (comes in a pink bottle). I bought a bottle when I did my brakes, but when I read the directions, it said it was only for non-shimmed pads. The AT pads are shimmed, so I just used brake grease. I wonder if some of the people who have had problems with squeeking have used the "pink stuff" on their shimmed pads.

gotjesus

thanks a lot guys,

jmbnova

Nope.. I used some of that "Disk Brake Quiet" stuff (red colored) and I haven't had any troubles.....

Hugh9269

What is the estimate for having brakes done at the Acura dealership? for the 6MT Brembro's? Getting close to needing them..

Hugh9269

Rotex, EBC or Hawk?

What do you guys like the best?

Good Performance and low brake dust are preffered...

SouthernBoy

My Rotex Gold Kevlars squeak a lot in reverse but not when moving forward (because of a good bed-in).

Did you use the stock stainless shims from the OEM pads? I didn't.. maybe I should install them to see if they reduce or eliminate the reverse squeaking.

As for dusting, I estimate that the Rotex pads reduce front wheel dusting by 80 to 90% over the stock pads.

slimjim2

I was just at the dealership. Said that set of pads (special series from Brembo) were about $180 and they reccomended getting rotors turned at that time to preserve the life of rotors and resist premature warping. Total job would be $340 (he quoted me).

I know that I can pull rotors off myself to get machined at autoparts store for about $40 each. Seems worth it to me to get my hands dirty.