front brake pads

[iluvmercs]

I'm not far off a front brake change, too, when I will be going back to OEM discs, and trying a different pad this time round.

EBC Yellowstuff are on the list, but I have thought about a ceramic compound pad.
These Redstuff pads seem like a decent one to try, but could anyone perhaps please answer a couple of questions?

This may be silly, but being a harder compound, do the Reds take any longer to bed in?
I track my car, so - for both Yellow and Red pads - how is the "pad deposit build-up" issue from which our cars can suffer?

Many thanks,
Darren

[CycleSi]

My Redstuff pads took 100 miles to bed in and become silent.

I also used them on my SL55 AMG which was a 1950kg car running 604 bhp and they were excellent on that too.

I have never used Yellowstuff so can't comment.

[geordie jay]

yellow stuff here

[rob-s]

Red Stuff front and rear here.

[marc1]

Do the EBC pads have wear sensors?

[MikeFish]

My yellow stuff fronts have wear sensors.

[marc1]

Cheers Mike.

[geordie jay]

theres been loads of posts on here about pads.like whats been said the oem are just as good as anything else,but I think the majority went with yellow stuff,and like mike said yes sensors come with them.

[RossDagley]

theres been loads of posts on here about pads.like whats been said the oem are just as good as anything else,but I think the majority went with yellow stuff,and like mike said yes sensors come with them.

You'll melt the OEM pads quicksmart if you track the car at all.

[Wavey Dynamicist]

Any of the people running Yellowstuff ever run Ferodo DS2500? Looking to change pads wheh I change the discs in a week or so.

I got 4 trackdays and 20,000 miles off the Ferodo.. While they were good on road and track, I want to try something new..

[MikeFish]

I've used the DS2500s on previous cars and liked them, but I never used them on the RS due to the lack of wear sensors.

[geordie jay]

theres been loads of posts on here about pads.like whats been said the oem are just as good as anything else,but I think the majority went with yellow stuff,and like mike said yes sensors come with them.

You'll melt the OEM pads quicksmart if you track the car at all.

sorry ross didn't relise he was tracking car fella.i meant day to day running pads

[Harris.]

Ds2500's are one of the best pads out there but as said above no wear sensors . Never really got on with the EBC items so I avoid them .

[iluvmercs]

theres been loads of posts on here about pads.like whats been said the oem are just as good as anything else,but I think the majority went with yellow stuff,and like mike said yes sensors come with them.

You'll melt the OEM pads quicksmart if you track the car at all.

Or if you have a spirited drive down an Alp.....
It added an extra level of "excitement", mind!

Darren

[NJMAudiRS4]

I ran the Ferodo Premier's, they were very good better than OEM a in my opinion. Bought some new discs so decided to try new pads and went with Yellow Stuff, they perform better than the Ferodo pads even when cold.
I was looking at Hawk Ceramic pads but couldn't find enough info to warrant using them. They are supposed to be very good with little dust. May bite the bullet and try them when new pads are required.