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Feb 13, 2008 | 10:03 PM

mitchcole

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Love the ceramics

There are few things in life that actually do what the manufacturer claims. GM Ceramic pads do not fit in this group.

I've had these on the car for about 400 miles just to make sure.

Wow. They do not disappoint relative to the dusting issue. They do have dust - but they are a big difference over stock pads.

I can't tell any difference in stopping power between these and stock for around town driving.

Love them!

Feb 13, 2008 | 10:09 PM

jgump

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Do they have rivets on the back of the pad? I am looking to use these with stainless pad covers.

Thanks

Feb 14, 2008 | 12:45 AM

warpster

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Originally Posted by jgump

Do they have rivets on the back of the pad? I am looking to use these with stainless pad covers.

Thanks

if they do just grind them off

edit; Actually I have them on my car and when I added my covers, that's what I did!

Last edited by warpster; Feb 14, 2008 at 12:47 AM.

Feb 14, 2008 | 08:48 AM

bilx013

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St. Jude Donor '12

I have had the GM ceramics for about 1000 miles and at first there was a ton of dust, but now there is minimal dust at best...quiet to...

Feb 14, 2008 | 11:00 AM

Toque

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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !

I have had GM ceramic pads on for 8000 or so miles. LOVE THEM !

Dusting is gone, no noise, and I do not notice any difference at all. If you race your car then I heard you would feel a difference.

They did dust a bit for the first hundred miles or so. But I fugure they were just breaking in. They are perfect now.

Toque

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Feb 14, 2008 | 11:08 AM

LF97C5Vette

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Try a Series of Hard Braking. I'm not kidding... just 2-3 60-20s and you'll have fade. I have the AC Delco Ceramics, and you're right on everything....

Pro's
They're quiet.
They have minimal dust.
They work well for daily driving.
They work well even when cold.
They last a long time.
They're pretty cheap.

Con's
They don't have great bite... feel a little soft
They get terrible brake fade - from just a couple hard Brakes during spirited driving.
They last Forever... (LOL I want to replace mine when they wear out... so this is a con)

My conclusion: They're a good buy for a daily driver who doesn't do much, if any, spirited driving. Or a Guy who's spirited driving includes high speed jaunts on the freeway, but no hard braking into twisties... Otherwise, get stock Z06 pads, or HPS pads, because these will disappoint. Low Dust and No Noise won't be worth it if you fly off the road... lol

-Dan

Feb 14, 2008 | 11:27 AM

Jet-Jock

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I believe you are referring to AC/Delco DuraStop pads. Excellent pad I used them on my C4 after trying a couple different brands. Hands down a superior pad plus they fade a lot less then most other pads.

My comments on fade are based on the burnish period after installation. Hawk pads were pretty much fading out after 20 consecutive full stops from 0-30 mph. When I changed over to the DuraStops, at the 20th stop I had little fade and a lot of stopping power left in them. That maybe different from course driving, I don't know for certain.

Either way be sure to burnish your new pads before you use them.

Last edited by Jet-Jock; Feb 14, 2008 at 11:31 AM.