I would like just dust and noise.
How are Endless pads?
I hear good thing but know cost higher.
I had the Stoptech Street performance on a previous car. While they did dust a bit more then my OEM Honda pads, they NEVER faded even when I was beating the royal crap out of the brakes. Best of all, initial BITE was fantastic even in the winter timeWe have been using the Stoptech sport rotors and the Sport (Street Performance) pads or the Posi Quiet Ceramic pads for a while with fantastic results depending on rear configuration)
I have yet to find a pad that stops better and dusts less, It just doesn't exist, you must pick your poison, though there are some really good compromises to be had. The Ceramics are going to have a similar braking power to the stock pads, but it wont bite like a semi metallic pad will. The stock pad will also have greater fade resistance. For a daily driver, i'd go for ceramic. Guys that autocross and track their car definitely should consider dedicated pads to get the best of both worlds.
Here's an alternate to replacing the pads because of excessive dusting: clean the wheels thoroughly with Iron.X from Car Pro. Then spray the wheels with Reload, also from Car Pro. Like magic, the dust won't stick to the wheels! The Reload is supposed to last for up to 6 months- I treated my wheels just before winter started in Buffalo , and the wheels still don't collect brake dust. I'll be cleaning & re-treating the wheels when I install my new autocross tires & wheels (after treating them too!) this Saturday.
I wish I knew about this stuff when I had my Mini Cooper. Talk about brake dusting- yikes!
My solution for the dust: I got satin grey wheels that are roughly the color of brake dust
I have liked Hawk HPS for street-only applications on previous cars, but I'm not sure they have a PP front pad.
I use the Stoptech Sports on my e46 330i autocross / HPDE car, and they perform admirably. Though they wear very quickly at the track, fade isn't bad. However, I have sometimes found them prone to leaving noisy pad imprints when only gently street driven for a while.
Can you explain noisy pad imprints?
I have seen and wonder how made.
Looks like a shadow.
Yep. It looks like the outline of the pad shape imprinted on the rotor in a somewhat dark color. Some pad materials are more prone to it than others, in my experience. Every pad, when run hot against a rotor, will leave some of its material on the rotor - this is sometimes called a transfer layer, and why brakes should be bedded-in. I suspect that some friction materials continue to leave material when the car is stopped with the brakes applied, and therefore leave a heavier mark in that position, in the shape of the pad.
In my case, my 330i and my roommate's G35X both use Stoptech Sports, and we have found that with light normal street use, they tend to leave an imprint. Over time those imprints can cause variable friction, and therefore vibration as the rotors have "sticky" spots that grab the pad. It sometimes manifests as a "warped rotor" feeling, but goes away if we clean up the rotors with some steel wool.
However, strangely enough, I have not had a problem with imprints after a track afternoon on those pads. I am cautious to cool them for a lap, then stop and park the car using the clutch and compression, rather than using the brakes the last few feet.
In a related topic, my OE rear brakes from my '17 GTI Sport tend to imprint a bit after a car wash or heavy rain when the brakes are warm. This leads to some noise from the rear brakes the next morning until I clean them off with use. Some searching on this forum shows this as common. I have looked at the back side of the rotor and verified the imprints with a mirror.
My solution for the dust: I got satin grey wheels that are roughly the color of brake dust
I have liked Hawk HPS for street-only applications on previous cars, but I'm not sure they have a PP front pad.
I use the Stoptech Sports on my e46 330i autocross / HPDE car, and they perform admirably. Though they wear very quickly at the track, fade isn't bad. However, I have sometimes found them prone to leaving noisy pad imprints when only gently street driven for a while.