Best Ceramic Pads - EBC, Hawk, City Pro ???
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Best Ceramic Pads - EBC, Hawk, City Pro ???
So I need new front pads for my 03 MCS, and I have decided to do the job myself using Ceramic pads. So I am looking for input on which pads to buy, ideally from anyone who has used both EBC Green Stuff and Hawk Ceramic on stock rotors.
I don't do any track or anything, don't very often get the chance to put pedal to metal since I live in the city, but when I am 'motoring' I like my brakes with plenty of bite. My main motivation for going to Ceramic is so I don't have to wash the wheels every other day (I have 17" white MiniLites). But I don't want noise issues, my wife is hyper sensitive to squeeks (gets embarressed at the lights) and will refuse to ride in the car if the brakes squeek.
I am leaning towards Hawk Ceramic becuase I have seen posts about noise with EBC, but the Hawks are $20 more expensive. Has anyone tried City Pro? They seem to claim to be ideal for my use .... but at $35 I am concerned if I am going to get good stopping power when I need it.
Any other makes you could suggest for what I need?
Thanks for any help
I don't do any track or anything, don't very often get the chance to put pedal to metal since I live in the city, but when I am 'motoring' I like my brakes with plenty of bite. My main motivation for going to Ceramic is so I don't have to wash the wheels every other day (I have 17" white MiniLites). But I don't want noise issues, my wife is hyper sensitive to squeeks (gets embarressed at the lights) and will refuse to ride in the car if the brakes squeek.
I am leaning towards Hawk Ceramic becuase I have seen posts about noise with EBC, but the Hawks are $20 more expensive. Has anyone tried City Pro? They seem to claim to be ideal for my use .... but at $35 I am concerned if I am going to get good stopping power when I need it.
Any other makes you could suggest for what I need?
Thanks for any help
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So I need new front pads for my 03 MCS, and I have decided to do the job myself using Ceramic pads. So I am looking for input on which pads to buy, ideally from anyone who has used both EBC Green Stuff and Hawk Ceramic on stock rotors.
I don't do any track or anything, don't very often get the chance to put pedal to metal since I live in the city, but when I am 'motoring' I like my brakes with plenty of bite. My main motivation for going to Ceramic is so I don't have to wash the wheels every other day (I have 17" white MiniLites). But I don't want noise issues, my wife is hyper sensitive to squeeks (gets embarressed at the lights) and will refuse to ride in the car if the brakes squeek.
I am leaning towards Hawk Ceramic becuase I have seen posts about noise with EBC, but the Hawks are $20 more expensive. Has anyone tried City Pro? They seem to claim to be idea for my use .... but for $35 I am concerned if I am going to get good stopping power when I need it.
Any other makes you could suggest for what I need?
Thanks for any help
I don't do any track or anything, don't very often get the chance to put pedal to metal since I live in the city, but when I am 'motoring' I like my brakes with plenty of bite. My main motivation for going to Ceramic is so I don't have to wash the wheels every other day (I have 17" white MiniLites). But I don't want noise issues, my wife is hyper sensitive to squeeks (gets embarressed at the lights) and will refuse to ride in the car if the brakes squeek.
I am leaning towards Hawk Ceramic becuase I have seen posts about noise with EBC, but the Hawks are $20 more expensive. Has anyone tried City Pro? They seem to claim to be idea for my use .... but for $35 I am concerned if I am going to get good stopping power when I need it.
Any other makes you could suggest for what I need?
Thanks for any help
#5
I also have the EBC Greenstuff. They are not really low dust compared to OEM, but "easier to clean dust". Better bite than stock, definitely.
You won't have squeak if you properly apply to anti-squeal lube (I was a bit too stingy with it on my rear pads, and now have to get back under one side to try to force a bit more on the right spots).
I can only compare to OEM, but I like the EBC.
You won't have squeak if you properly apply to anti-squeal lube (I was a bit too stingy with it on my rear pads, and now have to get back under one side to try to force a bit more on the right spots).
I can only compare to OEM, but I like the EBC.
#6
hawks are great
I use Hawks on my car and have installed them on a dozen customer cars-they are the cleanest I have used as far as dust goes. I always recomend them to white wheel owners. I have used EBC as well as the MIntex red box-I like the mintex better than the EBC if you are on a budget. but the Hawks are the best, imho
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I'm going to try these out but the Hawk website doesn't list a P/N for my '06 MCS. They stop at '04, and other Mfgs. also either change on drop P/N's around that time ±. What changed? Can I use the '04 Hawk P/N's?
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So I guess I am going to try the Hawk Ceramics. The two people who responded praising EBC Green Stuff both aknowledged some noise issues. And although they said these issues could be mitigated, I don't want to risk it. Will let you know how they work out.
Thanks for all the postings
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Finally getting back to closing the loop on this thread. I did end up installing Hawk Ceramic on all four corners of my 2003 S. and I am very pleased with them. Dust is much less of a problem (wash brown dust every 2 weeks, vs black dust every 2 days) I have had no noise issues, and the stopping power with stock rotors has been excellent. They have been on the car for 20k miles now. Getting close to needing new front rotors at 65k.
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