Akebono pads rock!
#16
Interesting, I had those on my MB S550 and regretted getting them. The car could not lock the wheels if life depended on it. Very linear response in brake feel but ultimately overall stopping power and bite was probably half of OEM pads. For regular driving was fine if you start applying brakes a tad earlier, but if you had to do a panic stop, it was scary.
My wife's CLS500 also has these pads and aren't as bad as my S class was, but still the bite and stopping is not as good as it can be. Both cars had new rotors and brake fluid...
So i'm not even considering them for the Porsche.
My wife's CLS500 also has these pads and aren't as bad as my S class was, but still the bite and stopping is not as good as it can be. Both cars had new rotors and brake fluid...
So i'm not even considering them for the Porsche.
If not, you have a bigger issue than brake pads. Ceramic pads can have different feel and fade properties than what you're used to, but any brake pad can handle a single panic stop with no drama and very minimal stopping distance differences.
#17
Rennlist Member
Yes ABS worked fine. No issues before the brake job. After the pads and new rotors slamming on brakes at 30mph would just slow the car down rapidly but not produce a single chirp out of tires. I could get the brake pedal all the way in to the floor and thats with good brake fluid. With OEM it would have easily locked the wheels and gotten a few tire squeals and stop faster (yes, with ABS pumping) while pedal being down a fraction of the distance.
Dont know what it could have been, perhaps pads didnt like the rotors, i'll never know. Wifes car same setup and not as good as oem but not nearly as bad as my S class. perhaps because S was so heavy.
In any case, i traded the land yacht for a carrera
Dont know what it could have been, perhaps pads didnt like the rotors, i'll never know. Wifes car same setup and not as good as oem but not nearly as bad as my S class. perhaps because S was so heavy.
In any case, i traded the land yacht for a carrera
Last edited by malahhaor; 04-08-2015 at 08:18 PM.
#18
I have these, and discovered the hole for the wear sensor is not perfect. My sensor triggered again in the front after only a few months, even though there was plenty of pad left. The front sensors are now tied up, but the backs still fit well. Not a big deal, but I was surprised when I got the wear light so soon. I think I'll try Hawks next time.
#20
But my wife drives the 996 whilst I'm out flying for days at a time. That sensor turned on a light, which my wife reported...
...and I paid for and fixed, as usual.
Without a light, my wife would carve the rotors into barbed wire before she would notice.
#21
I know...I know...
But my wife drives the 996 whilst I'm out flying for days at a time. That sensor turned on a light, which my wife reported...
...and I paid for and fixed, as usual.
Without a light, my wife would carve the rotors into barbed wire before she would notice.
But my wife drives the 996 whilst I'm out flying for days at a time. That sensor turned on a light, which my wife reported...
...and I paid for and fixed, as usual.
Without a light, my wife would carve the rotors into barbed wire before she would notice.
#22
I had akebonos on the front of my e46 bmw for 30k miles. Put textar on rear at same time - new Zimmerman rotors. Fronts still look like new - very light dust- rears are almost worn again now. Yes , cold bite is not as good as textar - but in normal driving they are fine. Not sure how they would do at the track however . No complaints on my textars on my 996 at laguna seca - but ok - I wasn't pushing it like a gt3 ...
#23
I'll say this about the Akebonos- I cleaned the wheels really well when I installed them 3 weeks ago. Still look just as clean, almost no dust after 250 miles of city driving.
WIN
WIN
#25
Anyone have any idea how long these should last for? I sometimes hear a little bit of a grinding noise when I come to a stop sign. My OE's lasted 76,000 miles, I have 54,000 miles on these.
#26
Instructor
Akebono's are great, we use them often here at my shop.
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#29
Rennlist Member
Rear Pads
I'm okay with the front pads but every time I put in EUR917 it says "doesn't fit your car". I have a 2003 base model Cabriolet. This has happened on three different sites. What do I need for the rear?