Quote Originally Posted by topcat View Post
i put a pair of rear pads on and the metal shims literally fell off 3 of the 4 pads and caused horrible squeaking. I tried to repair with no luck. Just tossed them and got oem pads. Lesson learned.
When it comes to brake pads and "everyday wear and tear" item like that. Autozone/Advance/whatever is the place to go. As long as you spring for the higher end part (like Bendix) the quality is great. My Bendix rears that i got from Advance dont squeel AT ALL and put out FAR LESS dust than the shitty OEM ones.

If the rest of cars on the road can get brake pads from stores like this, our Audis are no different. Sorry to bust the bubble, but regular-consumer brakepads are a fairly simple design and they are the pretty much (to an extent) the same from car to car


**When it comes to something engine-wise or electrical or something like that , THEN there is nothing better than OEM