Brake pads EBC or OEM Volkswagen

Yellow stuff. If you don't track they're the better value. Less dust on your wheels, they'll perform in the cold better

I got red EBC performance brakes for like $150. Installed myself. No shaking. Handles very well. Fits perfect.

I had oem pads then changed to ebc yellow stuff pads, huge a world of difference and I can’t recommend it enough but avoid the grooved disks from ebc as you get mad vibration sounds under heavy braking

Get OE blank rotors, a set of your preferred pads and some good high temp brake fluid. (I really like EBC yellow stuff for daily, autocross, and light track stuff.) Unless you're really going hard on the track, there's not a real need for slotted or drilled. Even when I did hard track stuff I still just rocked the blank rotors most of the time. They still held up well and were cheaper to replace too.

I went with EBC drilled and grooved with yellowstuff pads I think. Highly recommended

I’m rocking EBC RedStuff and I love them.

Over the weekend I finally got the brakes to cooperate, so it's just about time to get a few test runs in.

I upgraded to the yellows from stock pads and they held up fine but they were getting hot and I could smell them in my first session.

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

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