R32 Brake Pads

[balkanac]

The time has come for me to change the brake pads on my car. Im not sure which brand to go for, all i know is that i dont want OEM because the amount of brake dust is crazy. Any suggestions?

[FJ Steve]

zz2 will chime in with a response that will contain the brand "Hawk" or similar (my memory is shocking).

I will be going down the same track when the MKV pads are up for replacement.

[qsilverza]

EBC redstuff maybe ? Mine dont give half as much dust as my rears which are oem. And they are good at high temps to.

[balkanac]

how much were they? I heard that front pads for a MK3 VR6 are about $300

[Treza360]

I've got EBC Redstuffs all around. $690 for all four. Front pads fit the R and some other high end performance euros. Brake dust is less but due to the wheel design you're always going to have dust.
Performance wise they're quite as good as OEM (they're harder) but once warmed up they perform much better.
If you look on the EBC international website you can get the part number for the fonts. The rears aren't listed but they're the same pads as for the Audi S3 8L.
Cheers,
Trent

[balkanac]

hmmm, do you know who sells EBC? i dont think it would be easy to find them for an R32