Reviews of Akebono parts For Business

I highly recommend akebono euro brake pads, especially on DSG cars to remove the grabbiness at low speed. Great cheap upgrade for new car.

I ran Akebono pads on my ZHP coupe and they were great. Slightly less initial bite than stock, requiring a slightly firmer foot on the pedal, and also need to warm up a bit for full grip - but beyond that, clean as a whistle and they wear forever.

Centric rotors are typically good quality. A few years back I started using Akebono pads (after trying brands such as EBC & Hawk). I don’t think I’ll ever buy anything other than Akebono pads anymore, they stop amazingly well and have less dust than previously mentioned pads.

I had an issue with the inner pads sticking on my Golf (same as A3 platform), but when I took apart the caliper and cleaned/regreased all the caliper pins the problem went away. If you've already done that, I really have no idea what it could be. It's definitely not normal though. What pads/rotors are you using? I've been using the Akebono's and they are great. Very little wear and dust.

I run them on my 03 325xi. So much better on break dust. They don't have as much bite as the OEM pads, but I think they're super close.

I run them, they’re amazing to me. Good stopping power, no dust.

I love the way Akebonos keep my wheels clean

So, I ended up going with Akebono brakes with Akebono rotors- It works great so far- just seems to have a little less grab if you brake hard. I don't know if it was the worn brakes (and rotors) or the semi-metallic material, but the brake pedal went down a little further with the old setup.

I didn't do any stop distance tests before, so I don't know if the new ceramics are any better or worse; however, it seems like it brakes less in the mid range, which I've heard is typical for ceramic brakes. At the end of the day, for normal driving, it is a much smoother and more controlled braking experience.

I have used and like akebono pads.

Akebono makes the pedal feel substantially softer. It still stops well, but the initial bite is much weaker than any OE/OEM pad like Textar.