I have akebono ceramic pads on my e90. The dust problem is gone now. Not sure they are available for X5.
I have akebono ceramic pads on my e90. The dust problem is gone now. Not sure they are available for X5.
Hey Joop,
I'm actually pretty disappointed with the PQs, and am thinking of switching them out and putting the old OEM pads back in. Although the dust is VERY low compared to the stock pads, the stopping power is almost as proportionately low. They just don't have any bite, and you have to push the pedal quite hard to get a decent rate of braking. I drive pretty aggressively and have always love the BMW brakes - not so much right now.
If anyone has any recommendations for a low-dust pad with high initial bite and aggressive braking, I'd love to know.
I'll probably throw my barely used PQs up for sale shortly.
orange260z
2009 Porsche Carrera S Coupe PDK/Sport Chrono Plus - Porsche Racing Green / Sand Beige Full Leather
1999 Miata - Brilliant Black/Tan Leather
Jon,
The dealer did a warranty brake job on the x5 at 34K miles. We drove it home & I pulled the factory pads to replace with ceramics to eliminate the dust. Installed Akebano ceramics and zero dust, same stopping power as the factory set up. But the harder ceramic pads chewed up the factory blank rotors, they only lasted less than 25K miles. Was past the factory warranty so called Ray for some S&D rotors plus bought another set of Akebano ceramics. Stopping power now better than the factory set up, zero dust, quite happy with this combo.
Bruce
Bruce
21 GMC Sierra - mine
16 X5 M-Sport - wife
11 M3 - 1st son
04 Tundra - 2nd son
17 X1 M-Sport - daughter
Former (mo/yr sold):
15 335xi M-Sport (8/18)
11 335is (8/17)
11 X5 AW/blk (11/15)
04 330xi blk/gray (7/15)
06 ZHP SGM/blk (6/15)
08 335xi blue/blk (4/15)
04 ZHPci MB/blk (2/14)
04 ZHPcic IR/Alc (10/13)
01 540iT anthra/blk (7/13)
04 ZHPci TIAG/blk (9/12)
03 540i M-Sport (9/12)
01 325ci (3/12)
02 325iT 5MT (10/11)
05 ZHPci (7/11)
03 330cic (2/11)
00 323ci (10/10)
Bruce, how is the initial bite with the Akebonos? Would you recommend them for an aggressively driven car?
orange260z
2009 Porsche Carrera S Coupe PDK/Sport Chrono Plus - Porsche Racing Green / Sand Beige Full Leather
1999 Miata - Brilliant Black/Tan Leather
I currently have Akebono euro pads on my zhp and don't like them. Should have spent the money on some hawk hps pads.
Anyone have any recommendations that combine the bit of OEM with low dust? I HATE cleaning the 135s!!!
orange260z
2009 Porsche Carrera S Coupe PDK/Sport Chrono Plus - Porsche Racing Green / Sand Beige Full Leather
1999 Miata - Brilliant Black/Tan Leather
I don't think any ceramic pad is going to make you happy for aggressive driving, they can't dissipate the heat as well as composite pads and will fade. Had pretty good performance from a Hawk composite low dust pad before, don't recall the name of them. I was just recommending the Akebonos to Joop for his x5 cause the stock pads on the e70 dust up way more than stock pads on a ZHP.
Bruce
21 GMC Sierra - mine
16 X5 M-Sport - wife
11 M3 - 1st son
04 Tundra - 2nd son
17 X1 M-Sport - daughter
Former (mo/yr sold):
15 335xi M-Sport (8/18)
11 335is (8/17)
11 X5 AW/blk (11/15)
04 330xi blk/gray (7/15)
06 ZHP SGM/blk (6/15)
08 335xi blue/blk (4/15)
04 ZHPci MB/blk (2/14)
04 ZHPcic IR/Alc (10/13)
01 540iT anthra/blk (7/13)
04 ZHPci TIAG/blk (9/12)
03 540i M-Sport (9/12)
01 325ci (3/12)
02 325iT 5MT (10/11)
05 ZHPci (7/11)
03 330cic (2/11)
00 323ci (10/10)
I second the above. Ceramics are purely just an adequate street pad, that is next to no dust. Cold performance is far worse than normal pads. I've run several brands on several of my cars. Akebonos work ok on my wife's XC90, but the recent Hawk PC pads I put on the ZHP are very unsatisfying, even just for street use. As much as I like clean wheels, I am ordering ST pads from Ray.
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Hmm, good to know, thanks. I think I'll skip them...
Bruce, the brakes are different on the X5 and X5M... I checked the website for akebono and they don't have any applications for me. But, I am still on the lookout for a good, low dust pad...
As for the rest of you, regarding the ZHP, I loved the Stoptech pads on my ZHP. Dust wasn't horrible and performance was great...![]()
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21 GMC Sierra - mine
16 X5 M-Sport - wife
11 M3 - 1st son
04 Tundra - 2nd son
17 X1 M-Sport - daughter
Former (mo/yr sold):
15 335xi M-Sport (8/18)
11 335is (8/17)
11 X5 AW/blk (11/15)
04 330xi blk/gray (7/15)
06 ZHP SGM/blk (6/15)
08 335xi blue/blk (4/15)
04 ZHPci MB/blk (2/14)
04 ZHPcic IR/Alc (10/13)
01 540iT anthra/blk (7/13)
04 ZHPci TIAG/blk (9/12)
03 540i M-Sport (9/12)
01 325ci (3/12)
02 325iT 5MT (10/11)
05 ZHPci (7/11)
03 330cic (2/11)
00 323ci (10/10)