Owner reviews for brake pads

According to Rockauto, Wagner ThermoQuiet parts are available for that car. I would just get those - I've used them on everything I've owned for the past 10 years or so with good results.

Front and Rear RedStuff Performance Brake Pad Set Will post before and after pictures once installed.

I've been using the EBC Red Stuff on my MK5 GTI front and rear for about 2 years or so (about 25k miles). I will agree with everything that their graph says except I would put the dusting a little more to the medium scale. I do notice the bite getting better as the pads get some heat into them (which matches to what their graph is saying).

I'm running the EBC yellowstuff, FWIW. Any opinions/suggestions/information would be appreciated!

I have the Hawk Ceramic pads on one of my Porsche's and agree they are great pads, very good pedal feel, no squeal, and no dust.

I could not believe the improved braking performance after switching to Hawk ceramics on my GTI. Honestly it went from mediocre to great.

Back in March I got fed up with the B5 platform shenanigans and started shopping for a Subaru... Upon entering the Mazda dealer, I got the typical \"We don't have the exact one you want in manual, but we do have this...\" and I decided to humor the salesman. Lo and behold, a 2012 Mazdaspeed 3 appeared before me... With 263 ponies and 280 ft/pounds of I could dead, the MS3 has proven itself to be the best possible car that a 23 year old male could own.

My Father works for Akebono. We run their pads on a lot of cars (Mainly my GTI and a buddy's FoST) and I prefer the Euro sport ceramics to hawk HPS pads or any other pads I've tried. The Euro Ceramics are absolutely great. They have greatly decreased dusting over stock, less noise when both cold/hot, and stopping power is improved over stock.

Mintex is a step below the OEM Jurid/ATE/TRW pads in terms of friction coefficient. Mintex is an upgrade when it comes to dust. Right now, running Akebono Euro Ceramics... I won't come to my verdict until winter.

when i bought my girling 60 setup the seller threw in a set of mintex red box pads.....i hate them. i was never impressed with the red box's in other cars but on my setup they squealed like crazy when i was off the brakes. i too had the issue with the pads overhanging into the center of the rotor but i took a rolox disc on a die grinder and took a little off the inner portion of the pads. even after doing that they still squeal. plus theyre a real dirty pad and after about 10k miles i only have about 50% pad life left.