front brake pads - OEM or Aftermarket???

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Jan 2, 2013 | 04:43 PM

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CVTBenhogan

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My Ride: 2006 BMW 550i "Ben Hogan's 5 Iron" SilverGrey/Black Sport, L7, NAV, CW, AS, Split FR 2003 Audi A4 3.0 CVT "Part of the Moniker" Silver/Ebony, Prem, CW, Star 17s

I went with cool carbon. Very similar to oem with a tad less dust.

Overall, pleased as they are of high quality, feel smooth, bedded very well, and have good bite like the oems.

Jan 2, 2013 | 05:07 PM

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turbonewb

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Try Akebono Euro pads...You will like it. No brake dust with excellent brake feedback and performance. Personally, I think performance is better than OEM.

Jan 3, 2013 | 04:24 PM

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gwf545

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My Ride: 2015 535D M Sport

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Originally Posted by KLR4LIFE

When i replace my pads i was going to get red stuff. I thought you get very little dust? Is it less than OEM?

They aren't cheap, but less than OEM. I think I paid around $90 for them. Got the rotors and pads at Parts Geek.

Jan 4, 2013 | 03:01 AM

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Yellowdog69

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I bought the Callahan Brakes @ Brakeoverstock.com. 4 drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads it also came with 4 brake wear sensors I only needed 2 (around $300). I've had them on my '04 530 for about 7,000 miles with no problems and very little dust.