Brake pads EBC or OEM BMW

I went with EBC Red stuff pads just waiting on rotors.

The EBC pads (Red) that I installed 6 months or so ago have never made a peep at any time. They seemed to fit snugly in the calipers. Very happy with them mated to Zimmermann drilled rotors.

Lol paid £170 for my front brakes last week and did them myself. EBC's too.

Have a look at EBC, their “red stuff” pads work really well on my car and were nowhere near that price.

I daily red stuff (stopping a Stinger). They're fine. Occasionally a bit touchy, but that's more me than the pads.

No complaints using reds for daily. If there’s any track use, stick with blues.

EBC red is a great street and auto X pad. It’s not a trackpad. EBC Blue is entry-level track and well it technically can be used on the street. Its manners are pretty poor.

The Reds are designed for streets applications. They will be a much better pad on a daily driver that goes to auto cross or mountain roads.

My F82 never has engine cooling issues. The DCT needs a 1qt overfill or a better pan once you pick up pace on sticky tires. Unless you're boosting to the moon, you won't have engine cooling issues though. Brakes are the weakest bit. The stockers feel good, but you really need to cool them.

Also not a fan of the yellowstuff pads, but views are mixed.

I tried yellow stuff a few years ago, absolutely shit.