Brake pads Akebono or OEM Volkswagen

I went through two sets of Akebono Euro pads on my golf. I'm planning on putting a set on the 996. They wear well, stop well, and have low dust.

I replaced the OEM BMW pads on my wife's X5 with a full round of Akebonos a month ago and the difference in dust is just amazing. They have a nearly-OEM feel and she (the wife) doesn't notice the difference.

Put a set on my last E38 and immediately stopped the blackening of the wheels, while still delivering excellent stopping power. You do give up a tiny bit of initial bite, but they are still quite progressive and predictable, which is just as important.

good pad, virtually no dust, for compariso, had a set of EBC red stuff didn't notice much of the difference when swapped to Ake. Differently recommended for DD use.

Loved them on my Accord. The OEM stuff on the Accord sucked.

They are the OE pads on my Kiz, nice bite, zero fade and low dust.

Good pads.

The Akebono ceramic pads give off a low-visibility tan dust...but on occasion, I miss the grip of the stock pads. Was definitely a worthwhile tradeoff though: Much less to no dust for a barely perceptible reduction in initial bite/grip compared to stock VW brake pads.

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

My front pads were noisy, kept the front wheels covered in dust and suffered from crystallisation due to severe driving conditions (temperature, humidity and slopes). The noise began at 1500mi and now at 6800mi it is so loud that it can be heard from 60ft away.