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Im keen to know about akebono as well not for my car but when looking for parts for the bosses Q5 i see i can get akebonos for it never heard much about them before apart from the fact that they are used on the McLaren P1 hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwirich
I haven't used them before, but have read / heard a lot about them. There's at least one other thread in this section on these pads.
Will know soon enough ......................
I used remsa pads on my d4 when I changed them out a couple months ago were highly recommended by brakes direct but I'll put them in the bin the are developing a low speed squeak like a taxi and in my opinion more dusty then Lr pads. I have a full set of machined genuine rotors in my shed for $50 if anyone wants them I upgraded to dba slotted rotors
I was about the get Australian rotors put into a Mercedes 200 class, and the installer said we cannot do it, they will scream at low speeds. Evidently the Euro specification softer metal improves cold weather braking. But decreases life. Hard rotors can be noisy.
Have you noticed a difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by josh.huber
Just picked mine up from its service. According to the invoice, front rotors were $180.33 each, rears were $185.85 each.
Akebono pads installed. They don't feel or perform with any noticeable difference to the originals. I gave them a couple of hard stabs on a quiet bit of road on the way back to the motel, and they seemed to pull the vehicle up just as well as previous, with no noise etc. Now remains to be seen how long they last and how the rotors wear (I've got the old rotors in the back of the vehicle for comparison), and how clean the wheels stay. ;)
While doing the service, Barbagallos discovered a nail in front right tyre. Had not started to lose air (TPMS was still showing 39 psi in all tyres this morning) - but they repaired the puncture anyway. Much better them finding and repairing than me finding out the hard way half way between Southern Cross and Coolgardie tomorrow night (will be a late one home after a dentist visit in the afternoon). :D
Have to say that I'm still very happy with the service provided by Barbagallos. They've been excellent to deal with ever since I bought the vehicle. Would happily recommend them to anyone.
The near new Freelander 2 I had for the day wasn't a bad ride either. Ideal little wagon for running around the city, and I've no doubt would be a good all rounder out of town as well. I'd be interested to know what fuel consumption they get out of these. That little diesel hums along at quite low RPM at ~ 60kph in town, and still has plenty of pull and quick response when you need it. Someone asked me recently how the Freelander compares to the RAV4. Simple - they don't. The Freelander is in another league and outclasses the Toyota in almost every respect (I had a new RAV4 on loan from Toyota for a week at work a little while back to "evaluate"). ;)
Thanks for that be keen to know how they go over time but good to hear initial reports are promising!Quote:
Originally Posted by BMKal
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Originally Posted by kiwirich
Hi Richard
I have a set of these on my D3 including new rotors. About 4 months old now ..
I'm lucky to see any appreciable dust on the wheels in 4 weeks (then it gets a wash !!). I'm impressed with these pads
Cheers
Steve
Me too,
Fitted the Akebono pads front and rear with new discs.
Can't be less than impressed with these pads:
No dust to speak of.
No squealing.
No difference in stopping and feel.
The other surprising thing is the minimal rotor wear, in fact after 3 mths I can still just see the cross hatching on the rear discs, the cross hatching on the front discs would of been visible for nearly 2 mths!
I won't be going back to standard again.
Yeah didn't tell wife she came home and said what did you do to the car!! But the old ones were shot so who knows.