best brake pads with sensors?

[Johnnada]

any opinions of the best brake pads with wear sensors for a 2004 a4 3.0l quattro.

[jbrown7815]

Why do you need the sensors?

[rxrep]

Real men check their pads once in a while. Sensors are for pussies.



J/K. Sort of.

[DenverNoob]

Pagid Sport Blue pads. Best fronts with sensors for our cars out there....in fact I would strongly argue that Pagid makes the best pads for our cars period...including aftermarket stoptech, brembo, and stasis setups.

[Papachristou]

Real men check their pads once in a while. Sensors are for pussies.



J/K. Sort of.

agreed... ive never had a car with sensors so it wasnt a big deal to loop them off..

ferodo ds2500s FTW

[Tgr_Clw]

Pagid Sport Blue pads. Best fronts with sensors for our cars out there....in fact I would strongly argue that Pagid makes the best pads for our cars period...including aftermarket stoptech, brembo, and stasis setups.

Ted, how's the dust on those?

I'm kinda tired of Bobcats and would like to try something different.

[Papachristou]

hey tigger, i went from hawk ceramics to ferodos and i am loving them! no big increase in dust and damn do the bite in hard!

[rtb98]

what happening if in my 03, i put some brake pad without sensor ???

check engine ? check brake light ???

[GarbatyA4]

Where do I get ferrodo pads?

[DenverNoob]

Ted, how's the dust on those?

I'm kinda tired of Bobcats and would like to try something different.

they can get a little dusty....but not as bad as OEM. They are not ceramics...keep that in mind...so dust is a fact of life with them.

[DELUX]

I need to get rid of the brembo race pads that came on my bbk. I'm going to look into Pagid and Hawk.

[Tgr_Clw]

hey tigger, i went from hawk ceramics to ferodos and i am loving them! no big increase in dust and damn do the bite in hard!

I've read great things about the Ferodo DS2500, but I also hear that they're very dusty (about the same or greater than OEM pads).

Not true?

[rxrep]

what happening if in my 03, i put some brake pad without sensor ???

check engine ? check brake light ???

You'll get idiot light on dash, but it's easy to to make it so that won't happen. Simple wire thing. Totally reversable if you want to change it back. Takes 10 seconds.

I run Hawk HPS for street and ferodo for track. Love them both.

[DELUX]

http://www.brembo.com/CatalogoHPGT/D...01A&idLingua=1

That's the kit I have. How do I find aftermarket pads for those calipers?

[Papachristou]

I've read great things about the Ferodo DS2500, but I also hear that they're very dusty (about the same or greater than OEM pads).

Not true?

keep in mind, i have the humble(or puny) OEM brakes (3.0 front rotors) ( i think your stoptechs bite a little bit harder!) but ive had them a week.. i washed the car after bedding them in and thats it... there isnt any noticeable dust on them and ive been stomping on them pretty hard, i am expecting them to be dustier than my hawk ceramics but so far im very happy, ill keep you posted

BTW i searched for days and read a hundred posts ill bet about pads...the general concensus i got was the ferodos are a tad dustier but well worth the stopping capabilities they have and thats why i ultimately decided on them

[rxrep]

My ferodos dust like a bitch and need warmed up before they really bite. That's fine for track, but I need immediate cold stopping power for street.
HPS bite great cold and have little dust. They fade at extended high heat situations, where the ferodos are just starting to work great.
So, I wouldn't think of running one type of pad for all applications. Luckily the Stoptechs can have pads switched in minutes, so it isn't a big deal to swap out pads for various applications.

EDIT: Keep in mind that I'm runnig track-specific ferodos, not their street application.

[G Men 08]

pagids up front for my 3.0

[n7plus1]

im running pbr organics with ate rotors, low dust, no complaints.

[Papachristou]

are you running ferodo ds3000s lee? mine are the 2500s and sink in very well

[old guy]

Hawk HPS pads are always good choice. You can get them from Tirerack with sensors. However you can also use pads without a sensor but you will get a warning light in your display. To avoid this you can make a jumper. The pads that come with sensors have two wires coming out of the pad that end with a male connector. the male connector plugs into a female connector that is mounted on a bracket beside the brake backer plate. You cut the wires where they come out of the old OEM brake pad and hook the two wires together. You are essentially turning the male connector into a jumper wire that you plug back into the female connector. The "sensor" is nothing more than a wire loop that is embedded into the pad. Once the pads wear down far enough the loop wears through, thus breaking the circuit and giving you the warning light. You will be recreating the loop outside of the pad to circumvent the light.

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers!

Old Guy

[dpatel]

Whatever you get, make sure they also have good stopping power in the rain as well. Oh and many aftermarket pads start to develop that insane rattling noise when you are at low speeds going over bumps. You can prevent this if properly installed or re-adjusted them.

I've got the Axis Ultimate pads. They are pretty good in dry weather. Scary horrible in wet weather. Dust and wear about the same as the originals. Hardly hear any squealing.

[old guy]

I know I have posted this before but here it is again. I have used this stuff for years and I never have to deal with brake squeal or pad rattle. This stuff is cheap and quite simply it works!