Brake pads GALFER or OEM Mercedes

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Rank #32 in ranking

4.1

Braking

3.9

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Rank #43 in ranking

3.3

Braking

4.3

Dust

4.5

Noise

1.1

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GALFER

OEM Mercedes

GALFER › Brake pads

Freedoomsy 16 Dec 2025, 22:45

Rating 4.0

For Shimano Ultegra/Dura Ace

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

Heaven7 14 Dec 2025, 11:29

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Yeah the W204 C63’s performance is still very relevant to this day. It was able to hang with the CT4V and beat the Golf R. The handling may not be as good as the M3’s but the straight line performance and brakes are awesome.

Pros: straight line performance, awesome brakes

Cons: handling not as good

GALFER › Brake pads

Dr_Doom_Says 10 Dec 2025, 12:05

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I threw a set of Galfer pads in mine and have been happy.

Pros: happy with Galfer pads

GALFER › Brake pads

TestitinProd123 12 Nov 2025, 12:01

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I run HH Sintered Galfer pads which make a big difference off road.

Pros: big difference off road

GALFER › Brake pads

Sorry_Boysenberry_84 21 Jun 2025, 19:46

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I just installed Galfer HH sintered pads and they’ve been solid so far. Definitely an improvement from stock but they were getting pretty worn down

Pros: solid performance, improvement from stock

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

simux19 27 Aug 2024, 06:32

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. Nothing particularly bad but having a German for it's age, essentially a supercar, and close to 200,000km when I sold it, quite a few bits and pieces needed replacing. Mechanically the best car I ever owned though. Just hoses, sensors, bushes, brake disc's and pads that kind of thing.

Pros: Mechanically the best car

Cons: bits and pieces needed replacing

Mileage: 200000 km

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

VegarHenriksen 29 Nov 2025, 17:11

Rating 3.0

If you skipped maintenance on an E-Class it would be the exact same story. Bushungs, stabilization links, brake pads, rotors, etc.

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

JohnnyPegorino 7 Nov 2025, 13:39

Noise:

Rating 2.0

My mechanic replaces them with OE Mercedes everytime my car needs new brakes. I ask him to use aftermarket and he keeps saying aftermarket pads squeak a lot. And guess what, my OE MB pads squeak like hell when I hit the brakes while reversing lol

Cons: squeak when reversing

GALFER › Brake pads

No-Stomach-1308 1 Jan 2025, 07:13

Braking:

Rating 2.0

Go with the Galfer synthetic and that too will be burnt under 4k km, I have changed twice already in 10k.

Cons: burns under 4k km

Mileage: 10000 km

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

Wolfica95 27 Dec 2024, 19:59

Noise:

Rating 1.0

MB advisor here, GLC brakes are horrible with noise.

Cons: noisy brakes

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Which brake pads to choose — GALFER or OEM Mercedes?

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Comparison of brake pads GALFER and OEM Mercedes

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Which brake pads are better — OEM Mercedes or GALFER?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads GALFER were overall better than OEM Mercedes.

GALFER received a PR Score of 81 out of 100, and OEM Mercedes scored 59 points.
GALFER ranked 32 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mercedes ranked 43.
The average rating is higher for GALFER (4.1) than for OEM Mercedes (3.3).
Brake pads GALFER have better feature ratings than OEM Mercedes:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for OEM Mercedes is better than GALFER.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Mercedes is outperforms GALFER.
- Dust - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Mercedes is preferred to GALFER.

Which brake pads are more popular — GALFER or OEM Mercedes?

Brake pads GALFER and OEM Mercedes were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, brake pads GALFER surpassed OEM Mercedes:

For GALFER, the ratio of positive (27) to negative (6) votes is 21 vote.
For OEM Mercedes, the ratio of positive (28) to negative (19) votes is 9 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads OEM Mercedes surpassed GALFER:

For brake pads GALFER there are 11 reviews: 9 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
For brake pads OEM Mercedes there are 15 reviews: 8 positive, 2 neutral, 5 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — GALFER or OEM Mercedes?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads GALFER and OEM Mercedes have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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