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Oct 17, 2002 | 02:09 AM

dr_ed

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Ceramic Brakes

Need to replace the pads on my 99 ES, which pads are best just for regular driving? Do I need ceramic brake pads? Or are the cheapy ones from autozone ok?

Oct 17, 2002 | 03:14 AM

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I would think OEM ones would be fine... unless you take your ES300 to TrackDays or u drive like crazy...

Oct 17, 2002 | 03:17 AM

JasonChen

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Originally posted by dr_ed
Need to replace the pads on my 99 ES, which pads are best just for regular driving? Do I need ceramic brake pads? Or are the cheapy ones from autozone ok?

just get some OEM ones, they are good for daily driving. EBC will give you better performance minus the brake dust like the trd pads

Oct 19, 2002 | 03:46 AM

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just get some OEM ones, they are good for daily driving. EBC will give you better performance minus the brake dust like the trd pads

Newbie alert! EBC and TRD pads... No brake dust? Are they ceramic then?

Oct 19, 2002 | 05:03 AM

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Newbie alert! EBC and TRD pads... No brake dust? Are they ceramic then?

EBC pads are made with kevlar, very little to no brake dust.
TRD pads are semi-matalic, which = LOTS of brake dust (speaking with personal experience, I had HP pads).