AkebonoEUR946 Euro Ultra Premium Ceramic Disc Brake Pad Kit, GREY

I started using these as every day pads on my E46 M3, got sick of all the dust of OEM pads. They stop great and no dust! I even took them to the track a few times and they did great! Hardly faded and only declined because they wore down all the way. Highly recommended for the price.

The fit my wife’s 2008 BMW X3 perfectly. Even though I didn’t replace the rotors, these brake pads performance is great.After about 1,000 miles, no noise, no dust, and they brake extremely well. I definitely would consider buying them again.

Clean operation, but stopping power seems less capable than OEM.

These are great brake pads! As noted before, they don't seem to have that first initial bite as OEM and other pads but they still work fantastic after that initial contact. I personally like them because it is more of an ease in to harder braking. Best of all there is nearly no brake dust at all! I used to have to clean my wheels every couple days to keep them looking good. With these, after two weeks there still is barely any brake dust.

A bit noisy when coming to a stop

This brake pad set fit perfectly onto my wife's BMW x3. Followed some online instructions to ensure I was doing everything as seemless as possible. Saved a bundle of money vs having it done at a shop and the car stops even better than the previous pads that were on it. These have removed the "grab" the car had before and assist in avoiding a hard brake when it isn't required.

This was used on my wife's BMW X3. I felt the pedal feel was a little less, but my wife didn't think so. For me, I think the slightly softer feel was better than the factory ones that had a race car feel (too touchy AND way too much dust). Wish I replaced with these years ago, prior to the pads actually needing replacement. Again, better peddle feel, quieter braking, and that annoying dust is gone (factory pads left the wheels filthy in 1 week, and hard to clean). Only negative comment is the fitting of the pad sensor, but this may have to do more with the sensor (used the original ones). The sensors didn't come off too easy from the old pads and did not lock into the new pads, so I used a quick setting epoxy to secure them. Excellent price through Amazon. If you have brakes that are sooting up your wheels, don't wait any longer, just buy these (quieter, smoother, CLEANER).

I bought these for my E46 M3. Huge mistake. Yes, they're quieter, yes they make less dust. I don't really care about those things, I want performance not posing. They have horrible feel. They feel mushy, they're missing the great initial bite and crispness of the OEM pads. I could tell they were actually stopping the car well, but they did not inspire confidence and really ruined the driving feel. I'm back to OEM pads and the car is fine again. Big waste of time and money on these pads. OEM 4 Life.