Purchased akebono pads, have yet to install them. Im hoping they have little dust, i dont really care if they squeal. My oem squeal at parking lot speeds, and theyre dusty as poop
What brake rotors and pads did you go with?
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Hope you guys have better luck than I did with the Akebonos. Had a noise with them clicking/shifting in the caliper. Installed/reinstalled a few times, with no luck. Replaced with Hawk HPS 5.0s and noise instantly gone. Swapped the noise for a decent amount of brake dust...can't win them all.
I swapped to the F30 Mperformance calipers, stoptech rotors and stock Mperformance pads. The dusting isn't too bad and they stop extremely well. I will swap to the Stoptech Aerorotors at some point for the weight savings.
ECS slotted rotors
Posiquiet street pads and hawk HP+ track pads
I swap them out for track days, HP+ squeal like a train when cold and destroy the rotors
Posiquiet street pads and hawk HP+ track pads
I swap them out for track days, HP+ squeal like a train when cold and destroy the rotors
Just got around to doing my full brake service last night. Akebono pads with meyle oe rotors. Changed fluid either motul rbf600. I drove about 10 miles on them but so far it's not bad. I have yet to bed them in, but I'm sure after I do that they will be great. For anyone that had issues with akebono pads, did you bed them in properly or just slap them in and go? I would suggest doing the process if you haven't.
It just means the most people have gone this route. Probably because they are cheap and get the job done.
so I just changed all 4 sets of pads on my 2004 525i as well as both the front an rear wear sensor, from what I could tell when I had everything off the rotors looked as well as felt fine, there is only 122k on the car so even tho it has some years on it it hasn't been driven much. Anyways the rotors looked an felt fine so I didn't think I needed to change them or resurface them this time around, however it has been maybe 500-700 miles since changing my pads and now the front right wheel is squeaking like it does when the break pads are wearing sometimes, it started doing it loud enough for me to notice during a turn one day an now it seems to do it more often when it gets hot under light breaking as well as sometimes when turning, visually it doesn't look like the pad has worn that much but I recently got my tires rotated and im almost positive the noise didn't start until after that was done, do you think this would be my rotors needing to br replaced or something else less expensive that I can check first?
You need to measure rotor thickness. My 2¢ is that you have deposits on the surface though from improperly bedded pads. Can try to rebed or if you have track pads do a couple hard stops with those and they'll clean it right up.
would u happen to know a link to a good diy regarding the thickness of my rotors? I figure I'll check that first to be sure then go from there.
Need a micrometer caliper and just go by the minimum thickness listed for your rotor. I don't have a specific link, sorry.
I just installed ECS two-piece drilled and slotted rotors and Cool Carbon S/T pads in the front / Cool Carbon in the rear, stock calipers. I think my bedding in procedure must have been terrible (a series of 70-50 mph light and medium braking immediately after installing) as I started to get strong front shuddering in the steering wheel.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
I don't think bedding speeds exceed 35mph at least not from any company that I read instructions on bedding process.
Rebed starting with 25mph to 10, then 35, 45, 60. Do 3 each.
Heard of this a few times with ecs 2pc which is why I went with RB.
Thanks. The Cool Carbon instructions with the pads say to do 70-20 repeatedly at low, medium, and hard braking. I was on the highway and couldn’t slow down to 20mph. Stupid me. Live and learn.
Would you suggest to first remove any glaze on the rotors by lightly sanding them with fine sand paper and clean with Brakleen? Or is this not necessary as long as I rebed as you suggest?
