What brake pads are people using

[Mustbnic3]

Looking to change out the OEM pads on my gf m3 to something thats less dusty. Thanks in advance.

[Jason60051]

Akebono Euro Ceramic I've heard are nice and less dusty. Also EBC Red Stuff. Most likely you will give up some pedal feel and initial bite but they will most likely be considerably less dusty.

[kmouze]

Originally Posted by Jason60051

Akebono Euro Ceramic I've heard are nice and less dusty. Also EBC Red Stuff. Most likely you will give up some pedal feel and initial bite but they will most likely be considerably less dusty.

I had Akebonos on my Hondas and they did really well with brake dust. I cannot attest for them on BMWs though. I personally would keep rocking the OEMs and maybe spend a few bucks on ceramic coating, so you can just give it a quick rinse when dusty.

[pikkagtr]

Originally Posted by Jason60051

Akebono Euro Ceramic I've heard are nice and less dusty. Also EBC Red Stuff. Most likely you will give up some pedal feel and initial bite but they will most likely be considerably less dusty.

these are by far the best street pads
90% LESS brake dust
a pinch less initial bite

[Ervin87]

Akebono . Great pads for street and what a difference in dust.

[maddmatth]

Originally Posted by Jason60051

Akebono Euro Ceramic I've heard are nice and less dusty. Also EBC Red Stuff. Most likely you will give up some pedal feel and initial bite but they will most likely be considerably less dusty.

Decent pads but don't ever take them on the track, you will not have a good time. They will fade more easily, that's the price you pay for less dust.

[IVM3]

I have a hard time going to less aggressive pads than OEM on an M car. I went with Ferodo DS2500 pads for street and light track duty.

[Ervin87]

Originally Posted by maddmatth

Decent pads but don't ever take them on the track, you will not have a good time. They will fade more easily, that's the price you pay for less dust.

True, but you can say the same for OEM pads. There is no pad that does both very well. If you plan on tracking your car, get a set of track pads. Akebono pads are more than adequate for a street car.

[PhatLyfe]

I have the ebc red stuff on my Camry and it squeal like a pig. I'll try the akebono's next time

[maddmatth]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

I have the ebc red stuff on my Camry and it squeal like a pig. I'll try the akebono's next time

The EBC reds were perfectly quiet in my 335i. Might be a different material for the Camry version?
I quite liked them for the street and they handled odd bout of spirited driving ok as long as it wasn't for too long.

[Tangent]

OEM on the street but will replace with Akebono Euro Ceramic, and Ferodo DS1.11 for track days.

[RetroGamerJP]

Akebono Euro Ceramic - I just installed these on my M4 and love them. I dont ever track car but for street use and my driving habits, I have not noticed any difference from OEM stopping power but FAR LESS dust. My wheels are typically fully covered in brake dust 3 days after a wash. Currently I am a week + on the Akebono pads and can hardly see any dust at all. Also, ZERO noise which is something I was concerned about.

[dms-01]

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=532

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[N1rve]

OEM M Compound brake pads, will swap to Akebonos once brake pads wear out and I am out of the maintenance period.

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by N1rve

OEM M Compound brake pads, will swap to Akebonos once brake pads wear out and I am out of the maintenance period.

Can you post the link for the Akebono pads? fCP Euro has multiple pads for M3/M4 variant.

These factory pads are making the 666 wheels from shadow line black into gun metal wheels.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Can you post the link for the Akebono pads? fCP Euro has multiple pads for M3/M4 variant.

These factory pads are making the 666 wheels from shadow line black into gun metal wheels.

These are probably the ones you want.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kebono-eur1880

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kebono-eur1656

I read online you can probably find it cheaper else where, but then you won't get lifetime replacements.

[bsmf8x]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Can you post the link for the Akebono pads? fCP Euro has multiple pads for M3/M4 variant.

These factory pads are making the 666 wheels from shadow line black into gun metal wheels.

Originally Posted by RetroGamerJP

Akebono Euro Ceramic - I just installed these on my M4 and love them. I dont ever track car but for street use and my driving habits, I have not noticed any difference from OEM stopping power but FAR LESS dust. My wheels are typically fully covered in brake dust 3 days after a wash. Currently I am a week + on the Akebono pads and can hardly see any dust at all. Also, ZERO noise which is something I was concerned about.

Originally Posted by Ervin87

True, but you can say the same for OEM pads. There is no pad that does both very well. If you plan on tracking your car, get a set of track pads. Akebono pads are more than adequate for a street car.

Thinking about getting akebonos. Have 40k on my still-OEM rotors (never tracked but drive it hard)


I probably need new rotors too right? What measurement should they be if I'm keeping the same ones

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by N1rve

These are probably the ones you want.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-brake-pad-set-akebono-eur1880

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-brake-pad-set-akebono-eur1656

I read online you can probably find it cheaper else where, but then you won't get lifetime replacements.

Thanks for the links, I have about 13k on the car now, can I change these pads now? Will the rotors have any warping issues? I don't track the car, but do drive spiritual causal driving and sports + launches.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by PhatLyfe

Thanks for the links, I have about 13k on the car now, can I change these pads now? Will the rotors have any warping issues? I don't track the car, but do drive spiritual causal driving and sports + launches.

You can probably change it without issues. Just check for any lip on the rotor and you can just throw in Akebonos. One of the great things with Akebono brake pads is that most of the time you can swap to them without resurfacing the rotor and you won't get vibration. Like others said, you'll lose a little bit of initial bite but just press the brakes harder to compensate.