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Akebono

OEM BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

rns96 27 Oct 2025, 17:57

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

I recently replaced my son\u2019s pads/rotors on a 328i f30 , I used Akebono ceramic pads and Zimmermann rotors, he likes them much better than the oem because it doesn\u2019t make much brake dust your wheels stay cleaner, he didn\u2019t notice much difference in stopping distance, but doesn\u2019t track the car just normal spirited driving on streets and backroads

Pros: less brake dust, cleaner wheels

Cons: no stopping distance difference

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

Chromatischism 27 Oct 2025, 05:05

Noise:
Dust:

Rating 5.0

I am using those. Very quiet and low dust.

Pros: very quiet, low dust

Vehicle: Mazda

OEM BMW › Brake pads

Stance_Monkey 26 Oct 2025, 19:10

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Rotors and brake pads set you back about 3k every 3 years. Very easy to replace on your own as well.

Pros: easy to replace

Cons: expensive

OEM BMW › Brake pads

mgroove1 24 Oct 2025, 11:27

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Good brake pads 250 and 30 minutes of work.

Pros: easy to install

Akebono › Brake pads

Cloud4198 24 Oct 2025, 05:45

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I think akebono's are worth it for street/canyon although heavy so there are better options if your actually racing

Pros: good for street/canyon

Cons: heavy

OEM BMW › Brake pads

Grishmant 23 Oct 2025, 22:44

Braking:

Rating 4.0

For me, this car is all about the brakes in terms of gaining lap time. You need to really trail hard into and during the corner and of course it’s a rocket after that.

Pros: gaining lap time

Vehicle: BMW

OEM BMW › Brake pads

michael_is_awesome 22 Oct 2025, 04:07

Braking:

Rating 5.0

From brakes have been solid

Pros: solid performance

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

stoner_222 21 Oct 2025, 20:46

Dust:

Rating 5.0

akebono ACT pads. Street pads, low dust.

Pros: low dust

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Akebono › Brake pads

ITGF4LL3N 7 Jun 2025, 21:53

Braking:

Rating 3.0

On the factory pads you'll see around 55-60k on the original Akebonos.

Pros: predictable mileage

Vehicle: Honda Pilot

Mileage: 60000 km

Akebono › Brake pads

whenthewindbreathes 2 Oct 2025, 21:05

Braking:

Rating 2.0

Don’t recommend Akebono because their ProACT pads are weaker than stock.

Cons: weaker than stock

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