Brake pads OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen

well except brake pads that need replacing.

I've driven both, and I do agree that the PP brakes do bite harder and give a more confident feel on the street. They (PP) feel bigger and more powerful.

I almost doubled the HP on my gti, and the stock brakes worked fine. Just upgrade to vented regular stock brake set up.

Have yet to find a better street pad than BMW's OE compound. Ceramics dust less but feel terrible.

Plus, in real world driving, they stop on a dime. They scrub off speed really well - I've had a couple of saves thanks to these.

The brakes are worth every cent. They're an order of magnitude more powerful and confidence inspiring than my MK6 GTI.

I thought the biggest let down of the stock mk7 GTI brakes where the ****ty stock pads cooking very easily, but with a good set of pads and fluid where pretty descent.

My local Bavarian car specialist refuses to install ceramic pads and will only do OEM due to low performance in the cold and increased wear on rotors. I was looking forward to less brake dust, especially on the front, but I live on top of one of the steepest hills in the city. I now have OEM pads.

Also, the steering wheel had a good amount of vibration when applying the brakes. Told the dealer about it, and they came back to me and told me absolutely nothing was wrong and my brakes were perfect.

And jesus christ. $600 for rear pads and rotors? the the parts are like $250 and labor shouldn't be over $200...