Brake pads with less dust

oranga · 06-29-2018, 02:27 PM

Is it just me or are the OE pads especially bad about brake dust? I can wash my car and notice a layer of brake dust within 2-3 days.

What are some brake pad options that people have used that don't seem to instantly get ground into a fine powder? (while, of course, offering braking performance as good or better than factory)

IllLojik · 07-03-2018, 09:15 AM

I've always used Akebonos. Very low dust, great stopping power that last.

montr · 07-03-2018, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by IllLojik

I've always used Akebonos. Very low dust, great stopping power that last.

+1

Fronttwelv · 07-03-2018, 07:41 PM

I've use Hawk and Mintex in the past and have been very happy. I'll be shopping for some Hawks as my next step, these stock pads are driving me nuts keeping the wheels clean.

Lillian Terry · 07-04-2018, 06:12 AM

I prefer Akebonos. This is the most trusted and has longer brake pad life.

oranga · 07-04-2018, 08:50 AM

Thanks for the recommendations! Looks like I’ll be picking up some akebonos next time.

1QuikWS6 · 07-04-2018, 02:13 PM

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Thanks for the recommendations! Looks like I’ll be picking up some akebonos next time.

Well you won't be getting Akebono front pads if you have the 4 piston brembo calipers as they do not have pads available for them.

I previously had Akebono pads on my E92 and liked them. Went to get them for my F32 but they no sell the front pads. Got CoolCarbon pads and they suck putty balls

Went with Porterfield R4-S pads all way round when I did my MPerformance brake upgrade and couldn't be happier

oranga · 07-04-2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Well you won't be getting Akebono front pads if you have the 4 piston brembo calipers as they do not have pads available for them.

I previously had Akebono pads on my E92 and liked them. Went to get them for my F32 but they no sell the front pads. Got CoolCarbon pads and they stuck putty balls

Went with Porterfield R4-S pads all way round when I did my MPerformance brake upgrade and couldn't be happier

lol youre right, i could only find rears for my car. Looks like Porterfield it is then!

rphz · 07-04-2018, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Got CoolCarbon pads and they suck putty balls

Curious why you didn't like the Cool Carbons?

bmwzen621 · 07-05-2018, 06:56 PM

Can the Akebonos be used for LCI 340i's? I keep putting my vehicle type on ECS tuning for brake pads and it keeps saying its not compatible. Looking to swap out my OE brake pads too.

Marlinman · 07-19-2018, 10:48 AM

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Curious why you didn't like the Cool Carbons?

Mine have a TON of dust. Good stopping power. They squeak more often than I'd like too....and that's with plenty of lube and brake pad silencer material. I may try to porterfields

rphz · 07-24-2018, 08:09 PM

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Mine have a TON of dust. Good stopping power. They squeak more often than I'd like too....and that's with plenty of lube and brake pad silencer material. I may try to porterfields

Thank you for the feedback. I recently installed some Cool Carbon pads front and rear and am starting to experience the noise issue. It only happens when they are warm and at slow speeds such coming to a stop. They perform well even when pushed (though I haven't tried them on a big track yet) but bummed about the noise they make. Dust doesn't seem any worse than OEM but they are still new so maybe this gets worse over time.

Marlinman · 07-30-2018, 08:54 AM

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Thank you for the feedback. I recently installed some Cool Carbon pads front and rear and am starting to experience the noise issue. It only happens when they are warm and at slow speeds such coming to a stop. They perform well even when pushed (though I haven't tried them on a big track yet) but bummed about the noise they make. Dust doesn't seem any worse than OEM but they are still new so maybe this gets worse over time.

Yea I think it has pretty much leveled out over time and I get the same amount of dust now, which is a lot. Stopping power is great though! Squeak at low speeds for sure. If I use them hard on the freeway and then around town the noise is gone and it does say in their IFUs that you may need to re-bed when street/town driving frequently vs tracking or hard breaking after high speeds.

Operator Mo · 11-26-2018, 10:32 PM

I switched from OEM pads to Akebono on my E92 and the difference in terms of dust was night and day. Akebono has great stopping power and virtually no visible dust. I was very happy with their product.

Note: I used them on conjunction with new Zimmerman rotors. Great combo

TK335iMSPT · 11-26-2018, 11:56 PM

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I switched from OEM pads to Akebono on my E92 and the difference in terms of dust was night and day. Akebono has great stopping power and virtually no visible dust. I was very happy with their product.

Note: I used them on conjunction with new Zimmerman rotors. Great combo

Where did you purchase them from?

Operator Mo · 12-03-2018, 01:44 AM

I bought the rotors from Turner Motorsports and the pads from FCP Euro.

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Fronttwelv First Lieutenant 148 Rep 361 Posts Drives: 14 328i xdrive msport Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Columbus, OH iTrader: (0)	I've use Hawk and Mintex in the past and have been very happy. I'll be shopping for some Hawks as my next step, these stock pads are driving me nuts keeping the wheels clean. __________________ Present: 2014 f30 328xi MSport, 1992 VW GTi VR6 swapped Past: 2010 335i 6 speed; 2008 VW GTi stage 2, 2004 Subie WRX FBO, 2003 20th Anny VW GTi FBO
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