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May 14, 2011 | 08:30 PM

#11

jg7879

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Originally Posted by pjinca

+1000 I LOVE my Hawks, great stopping power with great bite and a LOT less dust

100% agree, I have hawk hps pads for a month now I love it!! Pair it with
R1 concept rotors and u are good to go, call Michael at acute performance and
He is really good at this, very helpful guy!!

May 14, 2011 | 08:33 PM

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turboawd

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Originally Posted by jayarras

Anyone have an opinion about ceramic pads? That's what I am considering the next time around.

ceramics produce hardly any dust, but they dont stop as good as oem brakes.

May 15, 2011 | 05:41 AM

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mrich1353

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From: York, PA

My Ride: 2011 535I X-Drive - Space Grey / Black Dakota / M-Sport / Sport Auto Transmission with Paddles / Premium I / Premium II / Cold Weather Gone: 2010 535I - Alpine White / Black / Sport, Premium & Cold Weather Packages / Anthracite liner / Sport Auto with Paddle Shifters / Navigation / Satellite, HD & I-pod Gone: 2006 530XI - Monaco Blue / Creme Leather

I just tryed a new product - ArmorAll Wheel Protectant - was skeptical but am amazed how well this has kept brake dust off of my wheels. After several hundred miles this week and driving in rain, my wheels are not black.
This product is well worth a try!

May 15, 2011 | 05:52 AM

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luigi524td

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Originally Posted by turboawd

ceramics produce hardly any dust, but they dont stop as good as oem brakes.

+1 They work best heated up during very aggressive driving/braking ... probably more aggressively than is legal or practical in the USA.

May 15, 2011 | 07:52 AM

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TheRacerBoss

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Originally Posted by luigi524td

+1 They work best heated up during very aggressive driving/braking ... probably more aggressively than is legal or practical in the USA.

I have the hawk ceramics, with the R1 concepts D\S rotors, when I start my ride for the first 10 minutes the brakes feel like a soft pillow, but after a while I have personally felt they brake better.

Given the fact that I was using Carbon Cool from bavauto with OEM rotors, I lost 15--20% breaking, I guess this is because of the D\S rotors along with the ceramic pads but let me tell you, I just love my wheels even more cuz they stay nice and CLEAN