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Old 03-13-2007, 09:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I searched around but didn't see too much info.
I'll be taking my car in for a brake inspection soon. I'm pretty sure that the brake pads are almost done. I've used Hawk HP+/HPS on my other car and quite like them, with the exception of the noise from the HP+. I'm trying to decide if I should:
1) Hawk HPS / OEM rotors
2) Hawk HPS / Brembo blanks
3) OEM pads / OEM rotors

This car is mainly driven by my wife, so the pads can't be as noisy as the HP+ on my other car. If they are, I'll stick with OEM setup.


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3, because it's the wife's car.
I'm not sure if they've got Brembo blanks for the Matrix. At least there were none when I was looking around for a set 2yrs ago. If they do exist though and they turn out to be cheaper than OEM rotors then I'd go OEM pads/Brembo blanks.
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Thanks for the vote.

I checked with the guy I get my brake pads from. He can get me Brembo blanks for the Matrix and they're cheap. He's recommending PBR Metalmaster for the front and rear, which are also cheap.

I'll get the brake inspection done and see what the damage will be.

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