Brake pads EBC or OEM Volkswagen

Front brakes and tyres you can replace if you feel they are not adequate. I replaced Tyre to protorq extreme and front pad to ebc fa209hh

Because I track my car, I have performance street pads and track pads. EBC yellow for street and RP-1 if I'm running an event + dot4

I used EBC Redstuff pads, absolutely love them.

If I was set on EBC pads, I’d get the green stuff as they give the best feel, don’t suffer from long run in times and squeal when cold and wet.

Go with ebc yellowstuff. If you like to drive a little hard. Changing the brakes on these cars is very easy by the way.

I did my own brakes, sorta with and without the special tool. My conclusion is that the tool is not strictly needed.

Took my 2019 Golf R to the track with stock pads and rotors. The brakes started smelling really bad after 20 minutes of track time, and squealing a bit. Didn’t lose braking power significantly, but this is what they look like afterwards.

I always used EBC black organic pads; I tried HH pads briefly a few times but never liked the feel, especially in the rain.

Avoid the EBC blue stuff pads with those rotors, in case you're looking. They're super squeaky, even after a couple thousand miles, and seem to tend to put deposits on the rotors that make them feel like they're warped.

I am on their RP-1 pads but I get terrible vibrations after they get heated. I suspect its because I didnt change rotors from my previous pads. I just thought they'd be rebedded after a few hard stops with the new pads.