12-04-2023, 10:39 AM | #1 |
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best brake pad options
Hi, i need new brake pads on my M2 and was wondering what everyones thoughts are on the best options. Im currently thinking i should go for either the textar GF rated pads, which are the same as originally equipped, or Brembo Xtra, which i think are supposed to be an upgrade over the original textar pads. Does anyone have any first hand experience to suggest the brembo Xtra pads are better? Any other suggestions for better brake pads? Thanks
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12-04-2023, 01:31 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for your input, definitely not a track car, but not driven lightly either. Plenty of fast road driving and the occasional trip around europe and obligatory lap of the ring. Generally bashing around country roads. I have the blue brakes, 380mm front 370mm rear. I believe the 2NH brakes are the 400mm brakes?
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12-04-2023, 04:08 PM | #4 | |
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Sounds like you need a fast road pad. I think this type of pad is pretty common, and readily available for the standard blue brakes. I don't use such a pad, but I'm sure you can get advice on one from quite a few people here. |
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12-04-2023, 04:58 PM | #5 |
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I have come to the conclusion i want to use either ATE pads that are GG rated, or brembo Xtra pads. The brembo pads are more expensive, so i want to find out if they are actually better or not. They don’t appear to give a COF rating. Does anyone have experience of the pads and could you give some insight ad to whether or not the brembo xtra pads are a worth upgrade over the ATE pads? Thanks
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12-05-2023, 03:02 PM | #7 |
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Ferodo DS2500 front and rear is the answer. That's as close as one can get to a good street pad that can also take some track use. You can read a detailed description here: https://www.essexparts.com/news-blog...s-right-for-me
Front for Blue M2 Calipers= https://www.essexparts.com/ferodo-ds2500-brake-pads739 Rear for Blue M2 Calipers= https://www.essexparts.com/ferodo-ds2500-brake-pads742 |
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12-07-2023, 10:33 AM | #9 |
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It depends on what you are looking for, my favorite brand is EBC and they offer a wide variety of pads.
Red - similar power to stock, no noise no dust Yellow - superior power to stock, no noise, with dust Blue - Track oriented cars You also have the RP lines but these are for cars that pads are mainly for the track not meant for street cars.
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12-08-2023, 09:51 AM | #10 |
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The BMW OEM M Performance pads are VERY good but also very expensive, made by Textar as well. Very noisy when cold but incredible bite on track and no fade. Would not street drive them though, was going to but they are too noisy.
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I just checked Canadian law and there is nothing about brake pad compound and road legality on there, and provincial regulations stipulate only about pad thickness and rotor thickness. In regards to US law I only saw regulations about copper content being restricted. But that's more for the manufacturers to worry about not the end consumer. This is also more for polution and not friction and engineering requirements - which the ECE R90 regulations is about. But since OP is in Europe, ECE R90 is a legit concern.
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Not really. Not if we're talking about the track spec pads which might not fall under road legal requirements - in NA I don't think there are any laws about brake pad compound so we don't have to worry.
But just because it is OEM doesn't mean it is road legal. For instance look at the MPE, you have to sign a wavier saying you indemnify BMW for any liability due to the exhaust being louder than legal limits, and that it is track use only. For instance ECE R90 specifies cold weather performance, and the M performance pads are supposed to tolerate higher track temps. This could very well mean that it will not meet the cold temp braking performance required for ECE R90 - as most track capable pads don't do well cold.
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I've never heard of the need of road legal pads in Sweden (we're a part of EU after all), as long as the car passes the yearly inspection with enough braking force you're good. However we have quite a liberal view on cars and modifying them.
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IMO ECE R90 is a double edged sword. In one aspect it screws over car enthusiats and their potential brake pad choice. In another aspect, it prevents absolutely piss poor quality products to make it to store shelves where there can be cases where the brake pad friction material can separate from the backing material. At the end of the day im just glad Canada doesn't have these regulations and most car regulations are pretty relaxed. It makes owning and maintaining a car much easier when you have more freedom to make your own choice.
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