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FWIW I have 38k on my stock pads....

One Auto-X day on them and daily driving/spirited driving.

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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader (Post 1869782)

nice, bumped brake thread.

:icon18: i had no idea it was so old. woops

For me, just normal street driving, I won't resurface the rotor more than once. I'll replace it after the second set of pads or if the rotor gets warped. I'm actually nearing the point of upgrading to the Akebono's from Z1. There's still some life in my current set, but I might have to bite the bullet and decide soon. Friggin thing is so damn expensive though. If I were going from the Akebono's to a BBK, at least I could offset some of the cost by selling them. No one will pay much for the base brakes.

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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader (Post 1869782)

nice, bumped brake thread. I'll give an update on the Carbotech XP8s

Let me start by saying thier awesome! Unbelievable stopping power, no heat up required. Cold, stopping pressure is equivalent to stock. Warm, it gets a little lighter. (less foot pressure more stopping)

1st 3k miles no noise.

I'm at 5k on them now. They squeek at slow speeds, coming up to traffic lights with light pressure on brakes. Not loud enough for people to turn their heads and look.

Noise seems to go away for a while after getting them really hot on a back road.

I've heard this experience repeated with other that installed the XP8s so I think it's pretty typical.

Are you tracking the car regularly? If not, you'll probably have to re-bed regularly (or just drive like a maniac and abuse your brakes regularly). They'll de-bed themselves over time from regular cold street driving. Gets worse as you move up the range.