Brake pads Akebono or Hawk Performance

Stock pads were driving me insane so I switched to ceramic Hawks. I don't track my car and the noise is gone so I'm happy with them. I don't have to clean the car that often either since the dust is minimal.

With those rotors, Hawk HPS+ pads, ATE Typ200 fluid, and TyrolSport caliper stiffening bushings, the thing stops very well for DD use. Still gonna fade hard after a relatively short while though.

Like others, I too run Zimmerman blank Z coats on both vehicles, EBC Red pads on the Beetle & Hawk 5.0 on the Tig.

I use Hawk HP5 pads and love them. Feels like stock.

New brake pads and rotors, front and rear. Rebuilt brake calipers. Hawk and OEM parts.

They sent out an email today that they are now stocking Akebono Brake pads, which are probably the best for any VW, very good quality and low dust.

I got Hawk HPS pads recently on my 987.2 Cayman and they definitely have less dust and equal or better braking power.

On my heavier vehicles I've used Akebono ProACT pads and gotten better than OEM life out of them.

Just beware some of the cheaper off brand brake pads will put out a lot more brake dust than OEM or akebono pads.

I tried the hawk hps on my mk4 jetta. I wasn't to impressed with them for what they are. They took a long time to break in, break dust was okay, and the breaking performance is so so. I ran them in the fronts and rear. The rears wore down very quickly and the fronts last a long time.