[Amistry]

Does anyone know of any good brake pads to get. My mechanic recommends axis pads? anyone heard? i have a few more thousand miles before they need to be changed. appreciate any feedback.

 

[4791]

axxis dustless brake pads

are the way to go for our moded cars. saves alot of cleaning the wheels believe me.
bobm3 :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[jfischetti]

Hawk HPS, no dust+no squeak= :thumbup:

Does anyone know of any good brake pads to get. My mechanic recommends axis pads? anyone heard? i have a few more thousand miles before they need to be changed. appreciate any feedback.

 

[cgrizzly888]

Hawk HPS, no dust+no squeak= :thumbup:

Go with hawk hps

 

[rpiano78]

Def. NOT Brembo OEM replacements!! Im going with OEM,taking Brembos off

 

[chris_bmw330ci]

Does anyone know of any good brake pads to get.

From the research I have done it seems that Hawk and Axxis are the top two, but no clear winner. But for what its worth I'm going with Axxis Deluxe Plus, hopefully it will be a good compromise b/t performance vs. dust.

 

[vinnymac]

I would go with Hawk HPS if you do not intend to track the car too often.

 

[Jano]

Go with hawk hps

Hawk HPS pad have no downside. Great upgrade!

 

[D_Ultim8]

I Hate BRAKE DUST!!!!!

How much is the Axxis and/or the Hawk brake pads???

 

[budman]

I just ordered Hawk HPS front pads from tirerack for $75 plus shipping..

 

[0hMyGod]

I got Axxis in the rear, and Hawk in the front. Guess what, I have to clean my front wheel more often then rear.
When it's time, I will go with Axxis. :thumbup:

 

[Bmwfreak84]

On my honda civic I have axxis ultimates! They are awesome and under extreme heat conditions the bite is awesome. They seem to work better under harder situation. I don't brake that hard in that past week because I have a lot of moving things in my car, but I highway a lot and I go really fast. I also put the brembo blank rotors on my car(honda civic) and they are awesome.

 

[Carlos ///Mtech]

I got Axxis in the rear, and Hawk in the front. Guess what, I have to clean my front wheel more often then rear.
When it's time, I will go with Axxis. :thumbup:

LOLOL thats because when you brake most of your cars dynamic weight is transfered to the front, that and the fact that naturally our E46s (such as most if not all cars) are front brake biased, AND you have larger front discs than rear...

Off course you have to clean your front wheels more!

 

[0hMyGod]

LOLOL thats because when you brake most of your cars dynamic weight is transfered to the front, that and the fact that naturally our E46s (such as most if not all cars) are front brake biased, AND you have larger front discs than rear...

Off course you have to clean your front wheels more!

I know, but I had the Hawk in the rear too. It gets dirty more than Axxis. :dunno:

 

[Bartacus]

I know, but I had the Hawk in the rear too. It gets dirty more than Axxis. :dunno:

Exactly which Hawk pad are you running? If you bought Hawk HP+ (which is a light track/street pad), that would explain it since the HP+ stop better but are much dirtier than the Hawk HPS pad. <=== Thats the dustless one. Maybe you got the wrong Hawk pads sent to you by mistake?

Bart

 

[BM-MAN]

Hawk HPS pad have no downside. Great upgrade!

Yup Yup... HAWKS all the way. I love mine.... bye bye dust.... :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[0hMyGod]

Exactly which Hawk pad are you running? If you bought Hawk HP+ (which is a light track/street pad), that would explain it since the HP+ stop better but are much dirtier than the Hawk HPS pad. <=== Thats the dustless one. Maybe you got the wrong Hawk pads sent to you by mistake?

Bart

Oh I got it now.
Yeah I hae the Hp+ one. Sorry. :banghead:

 

[BlackChrome]

Here is a question for everyone.

I know with BMWs, when you replace the brake pads, it's best to replace the rotors. If I just want to change out the pads (to less dusty ones like Hawks, etc), do I have to replace the rotors, too? I am annoyed by the large amout of brake dust we get.

 

[Videoholic]

Here is a question for everyone.

I know with BMWs, when you replace the brake pads, it's best to replace the rotors. If I just want to change out the pads (to less dusty ones like Hawks, etc), do I have to replace the rotors, too? I am annoyed by the large amout of brake dust we get.

They recommend replacing the rotor? No way. I have to assume they true up the rotor on a lathe, but replace it? I have to doubt it. Rotor should last at least a couple pads worth.

 

[slvr330igry325i]

I like my Hawk HP-S pads. I chose to do rotors front and rear, even though there was no indication that replacement was needed. My thinking was that for the extra $100 I can eliminate any worries about vibration, noise, etc... It seemed like a safe insurance policy to me.

Since installing the HP-S I have noticed almost no dust, but I am not thrilled with the pedal feel. They are a bit more spongy than the stock pade.

Still, it is a good move!