Brake pads Textar or OEM Porsche

Textar Brake pads

At the shop I run, we use textar pads on Zimmerman rotors. For some reason textar on textar always make noise on BMWs ( we elevated our complaints all the way to Textar, and they sent a rep to finally shrug). Pagid pads are ok, but I find they wear out more quickly.

Pros: reliable, rarely complaints
Cons: noise, wear quickly
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Textar Brake pads
Butcher
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Rating 5.0

My go to brake pad is Textar. Why? Less problems. Since I own a shop, any warranty issue is wasted time. I will not charge a client to make it right. I do not have time to do the job a second time.

Pros: less problems
Cons: warranty issue is wasted time
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Textar Brake pads
adam_e30
  • Braking:
Rating 4.0

I replaced my front brakes recently with Textar pads and new Zimmerman rotors (non-PP brakes). Overall I am happy with them; I think they have a little more cold bite than the original pads do but are very similar to the stock pad compound. Original pads left deep grooves/ridges in the rotor around 55k miles. I don't track/autocross the car and I'm pretty easy on brakes. I also prefer and good cold bite which you don't always get with a ceramic pad.

Pros: good cold bite, similar to stock
Cons: original pads left grooves
Mileage: 55000 km
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OEM Porsche Brake pads
ghost03
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

I can't recommend the 2nd gen cars enough. I bought my 958 on a whim because dieselgate deal and ended up absolutely falling in love with it. As far as costs, surprisingly in my case, it was "nothing is cheaper than an expensive Porsche." YMMV, getting dieselgate pricing and selling during a boom obviously helped, but I just sold it on Monday after 2.5 yrs, having it from 60k-90k, and trade-in (towards another Cayenne) was more than I had paid. In terms of maintenance, only things not on the schedule were brakes once and the winter tires once, wipers twice, and fixed one broken e-brake and one broken brake bleeder.

Pros: higher quality standards
Cons: parts are expensive
Vehicle: Porsche Cayenne
Mileage: 90000 km
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Textar Brake pads
thomasj222444
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Rating 4.5

I do plenty of track days and the OEM Textar pads are grippy enough, modulate well, and hold up just fine on the track. If you want something that's not loud on the street or dusty as hell, OEM is probably the best option

Pros: grippy, good modulation, durable
Cons: loud, dusty
Vehicle: MAN
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Textar Brake pads
Mhrok
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Rating 3.5

I have good experience with Textar pads, both epad and normal ones. Currently I have ATE rotors, but they had to be resurfaced because of warping, so no recommendation from me

Pros: good experience with Textar pads
Cons: ATE rotors warped
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