which brake pads do you use?

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03-06-2010, 07:30 AM

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My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED) Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff

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Originally Posted by dixon

has neone tried zimmerman or pagid pads?

I use Zimmerman drilled discs and EBC redstuff

Happy with EBC redstuff as they have really low dusts and no fading after spirit driving

I bought Zimmerman because of their low price, they are very good for what you paid

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03-06-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mag75

I bought some low dust pads and went to my local shop to have them installed....the guy laughed at me and made fun of me for purchasing semi-metallic pads....he said that the OEM rotors are used to OEM pads and cant handle aftermarket pads because with less dust means more heat, and eventually the rotors will warp faster....so I didnt go through with the install....this could have been BS but the guy would have made $150 on the install so it made me think..

Does anyone knows what are the "biggest" different between the top brand discs and the OEM discs?
I thought the differences are little, they all made from steel dont they?
(I Know there are different grades of steel but can people really notice the different in normal driving?)
Anyone expert can clarify that?

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