Owner reviews for brake pads

The rear brake pads I use all the time are ferodo 2500, they are great for the track and don't make noise on the street.

However the cold bite of the ax-6 is far superior to the xp10 for street and auto-x, and in my opinion far better than what my oem pads felt like and far more than the hps.

Hawk Performance Ceramic pads on the front and rear. In the past 2-months I've run 2-track days (Buttonwillow and AutoClub Speedway Roval) and I'm really impressed with their fade-resistance after 6-7 hotlaps (17+ minutes) into a session.

Carbotech XP10's are great for the track, but for daily driving they won't heat up enough to give you the stopping power that they are capable of. They also sqeal like crazy if they are not hot.

It's a very noticeable difference when compared to the stock 10.1" (on my 99 4-door that is). You add a little bit more weight up front, but it's worth it since you get much better stopping power. I will never go back to the stock brakes, I love my G60 brakes

i did hawk race ceramics and powerslot pros from tirerack.com all i have to say is amazing! no fade or anything!

1990 Volkswagen GTI Engine: 20th AE GTI AWP 1.8T Borg Warner KO4-001 Turbo 2.5in TT Turbo Back Exhaust APR Performance Chip APR R-1 Diverter Valve New South Performance Intake Manifold Power Gasket Eurojet Turbo Inlet Pipe Eurojet Front Mount Intercooler Street Core Eurojet Upper Charge Pipe Gruvenparts Lightweight Crank Pulley Gruvenparts Lightweight Power Steering Pulley Gruvenparts Lightweight Tensioner Pulley Gruvenparts Lightweight Alternator Pulley Transmission: 5 Speed O2J Transmission Peloquin Limited slip Differential TDI 5th Gear ECS Stage 1 Clutch ECS 14lb Steel Flywheel Verdict Motorsport Aluminum Bracket Bushings OEM Audi TT Shift Linkage Suspension: Rokkor Coilovers Neuspeed 25mm Front Sway Bar Neuspeed 28mm Rear Sway Bar Neuspeed 4 Point Rear Strut Bar Eurosport Front Lower Stress bar RSD Polished Front Strut Bar Powerflex Front Subframe Mount Bushings Powerflex Front Wishbone Front Bushings Powerflex Front Wishbone Rear Bushings Powerflex Power Steering Rack Bushings Powerflex Rear Beam Bushings Prothane Rear Engine Mount Poly Inserts VF MK3 Front Motor Mount VF MK3 Transmission Mount Wheels: Schmidt One Piece Modernlines Front= 16X9 et25 Falken Ziex ZE-512 215/40ZR-16 XL 86W Rear= 16X9 et30 17mm spacer Falken Ziex ZE-512 215/40ZR-16 XL 86W Brakes: Front: Corrado Lucas 54 Calipers 11\" OEM axially vented Rotors Stainless Steel Lines EBC Red Stuff Pads Rear: MK2 Rear Caliper Conversion Zimmerman Drilled Rotors Stainless Steel Lines EBC Red Stuff Pads

i like my hawks.. people say they are more dusty.. i didnt think so.. after tracking them once tho i feel like they wore kinda quickly

If you are doin competition, yeah, EBC pads and slotted / drilled are worthwhile, but for mere performance road use, there's no point (except for looks). The rotors wear faster, create more dust, and the pads, whilst they may not create as much dust, will squeal.

I had a set of Mintex Red Boxes on my '98 GTI-VR6. Other than producing less dust (or a less-visible dust), I thought they were garbage. The stock pads stopped and felt better.