Ok Im tired of searching. I have an 04 coupe with Brembos that need to be replaced soon. From what I've seen my best options are going to Brembos again, Hawk HPS, or Hawk Ceramics.

Brembos - pros - better performance, OEM kinda.
cons - cost way more, lots of brake dust, squeal like crazy

Hawk HPS - pros - less dust, less squeal, cheapest
cons - dont perform as well, no dealer support since its
aftermarket?

Hawk Ceramics - pros - least dust and noise out of the three, perform a little
better then HPS?
cons - costs more then HPS, might not justify since
performance is about the same, dont see any great
deals from vendors

Can anyone more experience with these let me know which option is best. I dont track my car or anything, but having good pads is always good for mind and body. Any new complaints about any? Help me please.

 

Project Mu NS for low dust and good street stopping power. Better than OEM. If you go to the occasional track day or Auto-x I would go with Project Mu B-Force. Although they do dust a bit more and can be noisy.

 

What's most important to you? Cold bite? Fade resistance? cost? Dusting?

You have to decide what the best options for YOU. Personally, I'd rather have the excellent cold bite, pedal feel and decent fade resistance of the stock Brembo pads, and would gladly pay $75 more for those (fronts) and have the dusting than have less dust and weaker cold bite.

 

ap racing

 

+1 for noisy... took almost 2 months for them to stop squealing eveytime i tapped my brakes

 

I do not have Brembo's, but does Endless make a pad for the Brembo? If so, I would look into the Vita Nuova pads. no noise, smooth pedal feel, great grip at any temperature, reasonable cost and almost no dust. perfect street pad. you will not be disappointed.