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May 30, 2015 | 02:21 PM

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Do you a specific store link??

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Once around the block with OEM pads and your wheels are filthy and they don't last much more than 10K miles!

I use DBA slotted/drilled rotors, they not only look

but extend the life of your pads because they run cool and can be turned after 30 to 40K miles. DBAs along with HAWK HPS pads are available from our Marketplace under vendor brakes...Gary

Jun 1, 2015 | 09:42 AM

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Once around the block with OEM pads and your wheels are filthy and they don't last much more than 10K miles!

I'm getting ~60K miles out of OEM pads....and very little dust.

These aren't the same as the 03/04 pads. Those were the ones that prompted the TSB due to premature wear and excessive dust.

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Jun 1, 2015 | 09:46 AM

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It depends on the year, 2004 and earlier was dust city, 2005+ was no dust.

Jun 1, 2015 | 09:55 AM

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I tried HPS (Holy Piece of Shiz), I know every body thinks otherwise.

I agree they have great bite
I agree they have no dust

What I hated was NO BITE AT ALL when it's wet AND cold. For about a 1/2 a second it's like you have NO BRAKES, then they bite as normal, but I just couldn't get used to it and went to an OEM type ceramic pad. Yes I followed the "bed in" instruction to the letter.

I'm with you as well. I live where it gets to around 0 degrees for a good chunk of the year and found the Hawk's lacked bite when it was cold. I had to give it a few nice hard stops to get some heat in the brakes and then they worked wonderfully. Same deal when driving on the highway. 1 hour with the cruise control on when it was cold out and then get off the highway and you'd have no brakes for a few seconds. Really hated this and chucked them in the track.

I'm sure if you live where it's warm, or always drive aggressively, this isn't an issue, but for my daily driver's, where I let my g/f (who drive's slow and grandmaish) drive the kid around, Its not acceptable.

I also ran the Akebono ACT's for a while. Performance/dust/noise was like OEM, but these ate my Centric rotors up pretty well.

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Jun 1, 2015 | 10:05 AM

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I use DBA slotted/drilled rotors, they not only look

but extend the life of your pads because they run cool and can be turned after 30 to 40K miles.

Their rotors are sweet, but they are expensive. But it's nice to see a manufacture focus on internal vane design to promote cooling, vs thinking drilling 500 holes cools it better.

Jun 1, 2015 | 10:32 AM

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So now im having second thoughts about the hawk hps. I live in new york city. Do you have a recommendation on brake pads and rotors? I have the 06 x.

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Their rotors are sweet, but they are expensive. But it's nice to see a manufacture focus on internal vane design to promote cooling, vs thinking drilling 500 holes cools it better.