I'm about ready to give up on Power Stop Brakes. About 2 months and 1000 miles ago ago installed a full set of Z23 Evolution Sport pads all around and since day one, they were clunky AF. That is, as is the case with many aftermarket pads, the fit is so poor that I get a loud clunk sound the first time I brake in a certain direction, as the pad shifts in place on the caliper carrier.
Today I finally pulled the pads off with the intention of bending the mounting tabs forward a bit so that they seat more firmly. Lo and behold, two of them broke right off when I did this
This is beyond irritating, as this was already a replacement set that I ordered after the ones that arrived already had broken tabs. As you might suspect, with these broken tabs, the brake pads shift and clunk even worse than before.
I'm about ready to give up on this brand, but I wanted to ping the mind hive here regarding what's involved in switching pads. Specifically, I replaced the rotors at the time of the brake job and properly bed them with the power stop pads. If I switch to a different type of pad (or go back to OEM VW), will I have to have have the rotors resurfaced in order to accept the material of the new pad in the new bedding process?
While I'm on the subject, can anyone recommend an alternative OEM+ type of pad. This is a family hauler it's going on, with the standard 312mm alltrack/non-PP GTI rotors. I know there are millions of threads on this, but my last bout of research led me to the power stop pads, and here I am...
Today I finally pulled the pads off with the intention of bending the mounting tabs forward a bit so that they seat more firmly. Lo and behold, two of them broke right off when I did this
This is beyond irritating, as this was already a replacement set that I ordered after the ones that arrived already had broken tabs. As you might suspect, with these broken tabs, the brake pads shift and clunk even worse than before.
I'm about ready to give up on this brand, but I wanted to ping the mind hive here regarding what's involved in switching pads. Specifically, I replaced the rotors at the time of the brake job and properly bed them with the power stop pads. If I switch to a different type of pad (or go back to OEM VW), will I have to have have the rotors resurfaced in order to accept the material of the new pad in the new bedding process?
While I'm on the subject, can anyone recommend an alternative OEM+ type of pad. This is a family hauler it's going on, with the standard 312mm alltrack/non-PP GTI rotors. I know there are millions of threads on this, but my last bout of research led me to the power stop pads, and here I am...