Brake pads R1 Concepts or Centric

R1 Concepts Brake pads

Did my own with R1 Concepts E-Line pads and rotors. Bought my own parts kit seperate since they don't include them like some brands do. After 40k miles on them, I'm still going strong and will go another 20k before I evaluate their shape. I have slotted and drilled rotors, and you can visibly see the wear on the rotors, the pads are still going strong. As for stopping power I'd say it's average or OEM. No rust after 2 years on them thanks to the coating on the rotors. The surface does rust lightly after a rain storm, but they're clean after driving and braking.

Pros: long lasting, no rust
Cons: average stopping power
Mileage: 40000 km
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Centric Brake pads

I have 28k miles on my 2017 G2, the brake fluid was almost black. I flushed it all out, and I noticed some very minor air bubbles when we started initially pumping the brake fluid. I also switched over to new Centric pads and rotors. Much improved brake feel and firmness

Pros: improved brake feel, firmness
Cons: brake fluid black
Mileage: 28000 km
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Centric Brake pads
ka36
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Rating 4.5

I've been running Centric for a while. Good price, not much dust, they work ok. Not much grab when very cold (ambient temp below 40), but they warm up pretty damn quick, so not a huge deal. Never heard a single squeak, so 10/10 for noise.

Pros: good price, little dust, quiet
Cons: poor cold grab
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Centric Brake pads
nype
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Rating 5.0

Centric high carbon blank rotors and Centric PosiQuiet ceramic pads. Great daily driver combo.

Pros: great daily driver combo
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R1 Concepts Brake pads

I did use r1concepts house brand ceramic brake pads in my most recent brake change and I like them overall. I do not track my vehicle but maybe some spirited driving here and there

Pros: overall good, low dust
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Centric Brake pads
Qmulus
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Rating 5.0

Last time I did brakes on my Tiguan I did Centric high-carbon, coated rotors and Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic pads that I got off of Rockauto. They have 20k miles on them now and I have zero complaints. They just do what they are supposed to, and have almost zero dust. Perfect in my book.

Pros: zero complaints, almost zero dust
Mileage: 32186 km
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Centric Brake pads
Dj1001
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Rating 5.0

my GLI did it slightly but it went away when I switched to Centric Ceramic pads. Stock Organic pads were terrible in just about every aspect. The Centrics fixed every issue.

Pros: fixed every issue
Cons: stock pads were terrible
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Centric Brake pads
Dj1001
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Rating 4.5

I went with the centric posi-quiets on my GLI. They are everything I hoped for. PS. the clips are a pain but I found a little deadblow hammer to the top of the pad and they popped right in.

Pros: everything hoped for
Cons: clips are a pain
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Centric Brake pads
agentphish
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Rating 2.5

I have just put posi-quiets on my PP GTI and I'm experiencing vibration while driving at highway speed (68-80 mph, worst at 75ish). Re-checked torques and the faces of hubs/wheels were clean. Will go in for a balance but is it possible I got a **** rotor or something? Possible I have a bent hub and didn't realize it until the rotors were swapped?

Cons: vibration at highway speed
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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