Best low dust brake pads for SQ5 ?

[TopTrim]

I love everything about the SQ5 except for the brake dust thrown off by the stock brake pads. After only a day or two of light driving the wheels are a mess. I also don't like the "bite" at the top of the pedal. I'm finding it difficult to get a part number for a good low dust pad for the SQ5. I would like to hear what others are using. Part numbers would be great too.
Thnaks!

[Gravy Train]

I purchased a set of TRW Ceramic pads nearly 6 months ago and haven't found the time to install them. The price was right and TRW is an OEM for many makes but dusting is unknown and reviews are scant.

The front pads are interchangeable with the A8 and the rears are Q5 (any trim) compatible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N0RFUG4
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00897PO7K

[pmac619]

I had same issue since I bought the Q, loud brakes, embarrassing, tons of brake dust...out of 9_ Audis, only model to do this, dealer says it is normal, dealt with it fr years until after wife and everyone else kept making a joke of the squeel, I finally had luck. The guy I use t get parts from online told me they just came out with a new Brembo pad for this very reason, and it supposedly works. They actually came out with a few over the years with little luck, 6 months later, these actually for the trick!
I wrote a long article about it on the Audi Club North America Facebook page (search for Paul McDonald Brembo brake pad issue Audi Q5) and it should come up in search.
Bottom line is the new Brembo pad has to be serial #8R0 698 151 L...The box and pad must have this latest sku number and you are good to go.
Here is the link the FB:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Audi...5569514562112/

[TopTrim]

I had same issue since I bought the Q, loud brakes, embarrassing, tons of brake dust...out of 9_ Audis, only model to do this, dealer says it is normal, dealt with it fr years until after wife and everyone else kept making a joke of the squeel, I finally had luck. The guy I use t get parts from online told me they just came out with a new Brembo pad for this very reason, and it supposedly works. They actually came out with a few over the years with little luck, 6 months later, these actually for the trick!
I wrote a long article about it on the Audi Club North America Facebook page (search for Paul McDonald Brembo brake pad issue Audi Q5) and it should come up in search.
Bottom line is the new Brembo pad has to be serial #8R0 698 151 L...The box and pad must have this latest sku number and you are good to go.
Here is the link the FB:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Audi...5569514562112/

Thanks for the info!

[Silverarrow240]

My TT put out more dust than I had ever seen... Akebono fixed it right up, but my SQ has been great! Then again I wash the friggin thing at least once maybe twice a week sometimes... Pepper put me on with the sonax wheel cleaner... Just spray, wait 3 mins me rinse... Like bramd new, even the hubs!

He has same wheels as you Trim, so you may want to check it out... Mesh wheels SUCK to clean...


http://www.amazon.com/Sonax-230200-7...er+full+effect

[TopTrim]

My TT put out more dust than I had ever seen... Akebono fixed it right up, but my SQ has been great! Then again I wash the friggin thing at least once maybe twice a week sometimes... Pepper put me on with the sonax wheel cleaner... Just spray, wait 3 mins me rinse... Like bramd new, even the hubs!

He has same wheels as you Trim, so you may want to check it out... Mesh wheels SUCK to clean...


http://www.amazon.com/Sonax-230200-7...er+full+effect

Thanks, I'm going to try it. I also have a set of EBC Red Stuff pads to experiment with.

[JayCar]

I had same issue since I bought the Q, loud brakes, embarrassing, tons of brake dust...out of 9_ Audis, only model to do this, dealer says it is normal, dealt with it fr years until after wife and everyone else kept making a joke of the squeel, I finally had luck. The guy I use t get parts from online told me they just came out with a new Brembo pad for this very reason, and it supposedly works. They actually came out with a few over the years with little luck, 6 months later, these actually for the trick!
I wrote a long article about it on the Audi Club North America Facebook page (search for Paul McDonald Brembo brake pad issue Audi Q5) and it should come up in search.
Bottom line is the new Brembo pad has to be serial #8R0 698 151 L...The box and pad must have this latest sku number and you are good to go.
Here is the link the FB:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Audi...5569514562112/

Is this just for the squealing issue, or dust too? I had someone comment on the dust on my front wheels a few days ago. Drives me nuts. I had the same issue with the brembos on my CTS-V, I replaced them with HAWK pads in was a night and day difference. They didn't have the exact same bite, but there was practically no dust.

[JayCar]

I also found this on auto anything: http://www.autoanything.com/brakes/a...ust-brake-pads EBC makes good stuff too. There are some good options here. There are also some 20% off coupons floating around for autoanything

[drumnjuny]

My TT put out more dust than I had ever seen... Akebono fixed it right up, but my SQ has been great! Then again I wash the friggin thing at least once maybe twice a week sometimes... Pepper put me on with the sonax wheel cleaner... Just spray, wait 3 mins me rinse... Like bramd new, even the hubs!

He has same wheels as you Trim, so you may want to check it out... Mesh wheels SUCK to clean...


http://www.amazon.com/Sonax-230200-7...er+full+effect

do you have a power washer? I use the same shit but it doesn't get my wheels clean enough at all with our hose. with a power washer it does work though.

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I had same issue since I bought the Q, loud brakes, embarrassing, tons of brake dust...out of 9_ Audis, only model to do this, dealer says it is normal, dealt with it fr years until after wife and everyone else kept making a joke of the squeel, I finally had luck. The guy I use t get parts from online told me they just came out with a new Brembo pad for this very reason, and it supposedly works. They actually came out with a few over the years with little luck, 6 months later, these actually for the trick!
I wrote a long article about it on the Audi Club North America Facebook page (search for Paul McDonald Brembo brake pad issue Audi Q5) and it should come up in search.
Bottom line is the new Brembo pad has to be serial #8R0 698 151 L...The box and pad must have this latest sku number and you are good to go.
Here is the link the FB:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Audi...5569514562112/

ok in that post he says there are NO aftermarket pads that fit?? there's no way that's true right? Hawk / EBC has to make some...

[tedkunich]

My TT put out more dust than I had ever seen... Akebono fixed it right up, but my SQ has been great! Then again I wash the friggin thing at least once maybe twice a week sometimes... Pepper put me on with the sonax wheel cleaner... Just spray, wait 3 mins me rinse... Like bramd new, even the hubs!

He has same wheels as you Trim, so you may want to check it out... Mesh wheels SUCK to clean...


http://www.amazon.com/Sonax-230200-7...er+full+effect

Ditto on the Akebono's put them on my A4 and lever looked back - much much less dust and eliminated the pedal "bite" (much more progressive feel)

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[S-Fore]

FYI to all, I am currently awaiting pads from carbotech, so another option. I have used them on 2 past rides and have been very happy with them. This applies to the SQ5. They are not listed in their site, but they are making them now for the SQ. not sure if anyone knows this, but it seems that the SQ uses the same front brakes as the current A8 w 380mm front brakes. Contact Mike at Carbitech if anyone is interested.

[drumnjuny]

I ordered a set of EBC Redstuff (front and rear) for my SQ5. will report back after a few weeks of usage.

[TJay74]

I used carbontech on my 2008 Corvette, what kind of price are they quoting for the SQ5 pads?

[TopTrim]

I've had the the EBC red stuff pads on for a couple hundred miles now. I'm still in the break-in phase. So far they are much smoother (less bite). I can't comment on the low dust yet. I installed them the Friday of the BIG SNOW and the roads are a dirty mess. I haven't washed the original brake dust off. The wheels look like they haven't accumulated any more dust since the swap. I hope to wash this weekend...

[TopTrim]

I used carbontech on my 2008 Corvette, what kind of price are they quoting for the SQ5 pads?

I picked up the EBC red stuff front and rears from APW for $225 delivered.

[drumnjuny]

I've had the the EBC red stuff pads on for a couple hundred miles now. I'm still in the break-in phase. So far they are much smoother (less bite). I can't comment on the low dust yet. I installed them the Friday of the BIG SNOW and the roads are a dirty mess. I haven't washed the original brake dust off. The wheels look like they haven't accumulated any more dust since the swap. I hope to wash this weekend...

I picked up the EBC red stuff front and rears from APW for $225 delivered.

awesome! thanks for the info. I've never had a problem with redstuff pads before, so i figured it was worth a shot. also got them pretty cheap like you (i think rears were cheaper on amazon, fronts cheaper on autoanything.com or something so i mix n matched)

[henri12]

Any ceramic pads will produce low dust. They are not as good as having semi-metallics but ceramics are good enough for DD.

[S-Fore]

they are a bit pricier than EBC....like $300ish for F&R

I used carbontech on my 2008 Corvette, what kind of price are they quoting for the SQ5 pads?

[EYE4SPEED]

Which brands make ceramics for both front and rear?

EDIT: found a matched set from Brake Perfomance

[ggould]

I ordered a set of EBC Redstuff (front and rear) for my SQ5. will report back after a few weeks of usage.

Verdict?? ? ?

[TopTrim]

Verdict?? ? ?

I have about 5000 miles on them now and love them. They work great and everytime I walk by the car and see the clean wheels I remind myself that replacing the stock pads at 500 mile was worth every penny.

[drumnjuny]

Whoops! Yeah I have a few thousand miles for sure. I brake like a maniac and dust is way down!

Super happy with the swap. Only one thing is idk if I ever got the rear broken in correctly bc it still squeals a little bit. Probably because I brake hard so rarely use the rear

[S-Fore]

Since someone bumped this thread, I'll update and say I am very disappointed with the Carbotechs. Won't ever buy any of their products again. Mediocre pads, in this application and they glazed in like 800mi. Mike at Carbotech was a real douche via email too. Pretty much blamed me for following the only bedding process that they have listed on their site and said it was for other compounds and not for their street pads. Never actually replied as to a break in/bedding process for the street pads at all. I brake normal and they were mediocre performance wise too. Had my shop grind them and soak them to try and get the constant, extremely loud screeching noise to go away...Live and learn. When these go, will most likely go Stop Tech or EBC myself too

FYI to all, I am currently awaiting pads from carbotech, so another option. I have used them on 2 past rides and have been very happy with them. This applies to the SQ5. They are not listed in their site, but they are making them now for the SQ. not sure if anyone knows this, but it seems that the SQ uses the same front brakes as the current A8 w 380mm front brakes. Contact Mike at Carbitech if anyone is interested.

[TJay74]

I put the EBC pads on our SQ5 about 500 miles ago, they have been perfect so far.

[BarryT82]

I'll probably buy some PowerStop pads when I replace mine. I have them on my Passat and they work well.

[waxxonMTL]

bump !! Just got my hand on a set of Q5 brembo for my S4... I'm one of the few who can size the initial bite of the OEM pad ( First day was weird then after 24hours I got used to it lol) and as a detailer, brake dust isn't much of a problem. Still annoying, but not the biggest issues to me. Also, knowing the OEM works well in cold canadian winter is a +. I heard some pad doesn't work as well ( i.e: Hawks HPS)

The reason #1 I did this upgrade was to get better brake feel, so I'm unsure if the ceramic pad will loose that ''fixed feel'' because they don't bite as much.

1) Should I still opt for the Stoptech ceramic ?

2) Anyone tried the NEW updated 2016 Brembo pad that was spoken about in this thread ? Review ?

[Gravy Train]

I purchased a set of TRW Ceramic pads nearly 6 months ago and haven't found the time to install them. The price was right and TRW is an OEM for many makes but dusting is unknown and reviews are scant.

The front pads are interchangeable with the A8 and the rears are Q5 (any trim) compatible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N0RFUG4
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00897PO7K

Update now that they're bedded in: Dramatic reduction in dust and overall performance is similar to OEM with just a small reduction in initial bite. The pad material looks like a semi-metallic and the dust produced is still carbon black but in much lighter quantity. Pedal modulation is a bit more linear now and they're completely silent but I haven't tested the limits of them with heat-cycling. For a street pad, they're just fine. I still can't be sure this pad is built with their DTEC formulation but I'm happy with them, especially for the price.

I've researched all the alternatives and the only others I'd try are the Porterfield R4S and the EBC Red Stuff, with bias toward the Porterfields.

[agautohaus]

My EBC Redstuff are great and low dust way lower than stock (after break in of course). But the bottom line is I'm hammering the brakes in a 4400lb glass roof SUV haha. Dust gonna dust, yo

[waxxonMTL]

I tried cross-referencing the akebono pad with subaru sti 2013 and volvo s60 but I don't seem to find the same akebono everyone use on the stock s4 caliper. Anyone had luck ?

Guess it's between TRW TPC1663 or the centric posiquiet ceramic ?

[2014AUDIQ5TDI]

Just purchased a 2014 Q5 TDI and looking for some help please! Took it to the dealer because of loud brake noise. The dealer told me I needed to replace the front pads/rotors for $1300 including labor. Said my brakes were at 4mm. I figured I would rather buy some brake pads and rotors myself and install them. Anyone got suggestions on what pads/rotors would be the best? Also would I need to buy new bolts, sensors and objects that are similar? Not looking for anything too crazy. This is my daily driver. Thanks in advance!!

[ets141]

Whoops! Yeah I have a few thousand miles for sure. I brake like a maniac and dust is way down!

Super happy with the swap. Only one thing is idk if I ever got the rear broken in correctly bc it still squeals a little bit. Probably because I brake hard so rarely use the rear

You probably use the rears more then you think...

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[lucaq]

Akebonos rock. Had them on my b6 a4 as well. I got some Centric Posi Quiet pads for $22 on Amazon but haven’t installed them yet. Are the 2018 SQ5 pads the same as the A8 also? Rear same as Q5? Across generations? Maybe I’ll throw akebonos on there instead if I can find ‘em.