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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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need new front brake pads

im kind of in desperate need of front pads and autozone doesnt have so id just rather order them online.

I read throught hte forum and people are saying hawks i dont know much about anything with this so can anyone offer information on which pads i should buy and from whom??

thank in advance!
 
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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btw its a g35 s
 
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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I have the same problem, I've heard both Hawks and OEMs are good. I'm leaning towards OEMs. Could you head to your dealer and pick some up that way?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Hawk HPS have poor initial bite when cold. I would stick to OEM over them.
 

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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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I moved to Bendix Ceramics. Plenty of bite, little to no brake dust, zero noise and they were inexpensive. Combine that with a lifetime warranty, it was a no-brainer.
With that being said, I may be shopping for something more aggressive when these are ready for change.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:45 PM
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where did u get those pads?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Amazon.
Amazon Amazon

Here's the rear's. You'll find that G's go through rear's faster than fronts. (VDC's doing)
Amazon Amazon
 

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Really depends...Are you planning to go to the track? Is your car purely a DD? Do you occasionally do some canyon carving?

For DD, I definitly wouldn't mind having some good ceramic pads...should have good cold bite, low dust, and low noise.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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already changed the rears, they had them at autozone but they dont have the fronts yea definitly going with ceramic
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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I've had mine on for about a year now... no problems and the car stops on a dime

I do need rotors though, the OEMs suck big time
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:05 PM
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well i juss want the pads for now until the next pad change then ima do a bbk
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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i went with stillens all around on my X. have em for about 15k and a lot better than stock.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by suby01
i went with stillens all around on my X. have em for about 15k and a lot better than stock.
i dont see them for the S plus there pretty pricey im leaning towards the bendix but idk if thats for sure the right pads
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by suby01
i went with stillens all around on my X. have em for about 15k and a lot better than stock.
Do they have good initial bite from the cold stop? And what about several hard stops from 100 to 0 MPH, do they work after (stock pads die after that)?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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^ Also want to know. I am going to replace stock rotors with Centric premium blanks but still am looking for the right DD pad that has a good initial bite (at the very least comparable to stock) and won't fade.
 
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