[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Drift Master

Hi mike can you PM me your best promo code for the members here. I am building a shopping list of mods trying to order in the next few days, Intake, DP, Tune, aftermarket goodies

Thanks

Hi,
for the best price, I suggest you send me the list of parts you are getting.

[Drift Master]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Hi,
for the best price, I suggest you send me the list of parts you are getting.

Will do

[DoubleDave]

Originally Posted by FISH22

Have put about 2k miles on my DFC 3000 ceramic pads. They're good at everything, even on spirited drives. Almost no dust, no noise, and priced very well.

My car is a full time daily, and they're perfect for it.

I recommend getting an obd adapter and the bimmerlink app. Let's you put the rear calipers into service mode, making for a quick swap.

Questions: When you put the rear calipers into service mode, do you still have to compress the piston? If so, is it a screw and press or just press?

[FISH22]

Originally Posted by DoubleDave

Questions: When you put the rear calipers into service mode, do you still have to compress the piston? If so, is it a screw and press or just press?

Once the rears were in service mode, I was able to slightly compress the piston a few mm's with the old pads by prying. They moved easily. Unlike the older style screw-type we're used to.

[LuckyBrand]

Originally Posted by FISH22

Have put about 2k miles on my DFC 3000 ceramic pads. They're good at everything, even on spirited drives. Almost no dust, no noise, and priced very well.

My car is a full time daily, and they're perfect for it.

I recommend getting an obd adapter and the bimmerlink app. Let's you put the rear calipers into service mode, making for a quick swap.

Originally Posted by JDUNITNOW

Ditto... I have 3900 Mike's with DFC3000 pads and highly recommend them.

How would you both say these pads are compared to the stock ones in terms of initial bite and overall performance? Looking for something that really takes the dust issue out for a decent price but is still close or same performance of stock.

[Info@mad-us.com]

We are testing akebono pads bite feels the same as stock and less dust so far.

[Bdjerbaka]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

The red ones have less dust, less noise, and less performance. Since my car is tuned, I do not want to decrease the stopping power.

Las Vegas is dusty all year long, so the wheels are never clean; I'm not too worried about that. Im am more concerned about the embarrassing noise the OEM brakes make. Hopefully, the yellow stuff will fix it; if not, red is my next option

Can You PM quote on front and rears

[JDUNITNOW]

Originally Posted by Info@mad-us.com

We are testing akebono pads bite feels the same as stock and less dust so far.

I have Akebono on all of my BMW'S and can't wait for them on G80.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Bdjerbaka

Can You PM quote on front and rears

Your account does not accept dm

[Limegrntaln]

Threads like this, solidify my decision to have gone with the CCBs. I've had at least half a dozen cars with OEM Brembos, and it's all the same song and dance. The brake dust is horrendous, among other issues.

Having to keep swapping out, and testing different pads, for what works, just sucks. I swapped my OEM Brembo pads, on my C7 for the Carbotech 1521s, and all it really did for me, was just change the dust from brown to a white/ silver powder. The initial bite was softer, but it didn't seem to change the overall braking power, very much.

I traded the car in with those pads, after I'd had about 10k miles on the pads. They were ok, for me, just the dust wasn't that much better.

[Info@mad-us.com]

Originally Posted by JDUNITNOW

I have Akebono on all of my BMW'S and can't wait for them on G80.

Yeah they aren't bad for the price and they include new wear pad sensors which is nice.

[Rotherd31]

Trouble is, according to their site, they don't make any pads for the M4.

[Rosetta Stoned]

Originally Posted by Info@mad-us.com

We are testing akebono pads bite feels the same as stock and less dust so far.

What's the ETA for the Akebono pads availability?

[MIM5]

Originally Posted by Info@mad-us.com

Yeah they aren't bad for the price and they include new wear pad sensors which is nice.

Where and when can I get these akebono pads? Ran them on a few of my previous BMW's and they always had zero dust or squeaks.

[cubanbimmer3]

Originally Posted by MIM5

Where and when can I get these akebono pads? Ran them on a few of my previous BMW's and they always had zero dust or squeaks.

Bump. Has anyone found akebono pads for the G8x?

[Besharaf]

I emailed Akebono and the customer rep told me they do not make brake pads for this platform. Their exact words were:

Tooling to make pads is very expensive, so when deciding which aftermarket pads to produce, we look at the number of vehicles still in operation. There are not enough of your model still on the road.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Besharaf

I emailed Akebono and the customer rep told me they do not make brake pads for this platform. Their exact words were:

Tooling to make pads is very expensive, so when deciding which aftermarket pads to produce, we look at the number of vehicles still in operation. There are not enough of your model still on the road.

You should get the EBC brakes instead

[Besharaf]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

You should get the EBC brakes instead

I don't even have my car yet

Just pre stressing and scoping out options.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Besharaf

I don't even have my car yet

Just pre stressing and scoping out options.

[Saywhat4118]

mike@x-ph.com

Hey Mike, which brake pads do you recommend for stock bite, lower dust? I don't care about noise.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Saywhat4118

mike@x-ph.com

Hey Mike, which brake pads do you recommend for stock bite, lower dust? I don't care about noise.

EBC Red stuff

[Limegrntaln]

I just like to follow these threads to see what, and if people have come up with anything for Dusty Brembo Syndrome. Solidifies my decision to spend the $8,150 on the CCBs, and allows me to visit these threads, solely as a spectator.

I've had about half a dozen cars with Dusty Brembos, so, I am sincerely interested in a solution. I just dont think its possible, with current brake pad compounds, to give you less dust, while also allowing you to have near stock stopping performance, without eating the rotors in 10k miles. You either have one, or the other. And for me, its stopping power.