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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Has anyone used this type of pads?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAKE...Q5fAccessories
 
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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nope,
i just go with what works, hawks,
or i actually tried the duralst gold ones and are working amazingly well...
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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HOw much did you spend? Did you do it yourself? Did you replace the discs as well?
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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for the autozone duralast it was $50....
i did do them myself, super easy job...
i just got my rotors re-surfaced, i would recomend this unless you are upgrading to the A8 big brake kit or something....
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by nova_ss672001
... unless you are upgrading to the A8 big brake kit or something....
...and I'd HIGHLY recommend you do. You'll never regret spending the money (which really isn't all that much for the performance you get out of them).
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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if you like changing brake pads every 3k miles, buy pads that cost $6
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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would really trust $6.80 to be there if you need it, u cant trust that price to really give u quality, or life saving brakes if you need it, certain things in life are not always better if they are cheaper
 
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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Holy crap - please give your car a little more love than $6.80 worth.

If you want to be cheap buy a cheap car... If you want to live dangerously, buy a tin can like a Yaris or something. Brakes are important, and you should always buy as good as you can afford.

PBR Ceramics is what I use.
 
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mel23816
You try them first.

If we never hear from you again, we can assume your car wouldn't stop due to cheap pads...

Big question: Where are they made? If the answer is anything but U.S.A. or Germany, don't bother. If it's China, you're risking your life.


Just stick with Hawk.
 
Old Feb 6, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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LOL, well said.
 



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