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      11-30-2015, 04:58 PM   #1
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Ceramic Brake Pads

Anyone go with a ceramic brake pad yet?
Lower dust, less heat fade.
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      12-05-2015, 07:07 AM   #2
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Had them on my 1 series and loved them. I have only seen them for the fronts on the M235 so far
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      01-07-2016, 04:12 PM   #3
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CoolCarbon makes them for front and rear now.

Front: 8822-D1609 $147.95
Rear : 8885_D1656 $137.95

Anyone?
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No ceramic probably isn't a good idea. It requires heat to work. The Insight is neither heavy enough nor driving fast enough to build up the heat required to get the pads to start working to their full potential. When you are driving 120mph and need to repeatedly slow down to 60mph for a sharp turn then ceramic pads are for you. Doing an auto-x will not heat up your brakes enough.
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      02-24-2016, 04:34 PM   #5
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No ceramic probably isn't a good idea. It requires heat to work. The Insight is neither heavy enough nor driving fast enough to build up the heat required to get the pads to start working to their full potential. When you are driving 120mph and need to repeatedly slow down to 60mph for a sharp turn then ceramic pads are for you. Doing an auto-x will not heat up your brakes enough.
Thanks, I went with stop tech semi metallic, low dust.
Will install them on Monday
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Just installed ceramic's on all four, now I need to wash my black wheels so they are the original color. I will post back once they in-bed a bit more
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