Honda Civic Wheels, Tires, & BrakesHow underrated these parts can be when properly upgrading your Honda Civic to a true sports machine. Wheels, Tires, and Brakes for your Honda Civic can change the way your car looks, acceleration, and stopping distance.
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I know this is my 1st post, but i'm amazed on how bad the original factory front brake pads are. Long story short my g/f bought a new 08 Civic last May and right now she has 25k miles on the clock and the car is in need for brakes...what aftermarket set of pads do you guys suggest for this car? metalic, semi, ceramic?? The car is an 08' Civic Coupe (not SI). She tends to brake hard t times and does a lot of fwy driving. I want to buy a decent set of pads and have my mechanic put them on.
thx for your help guys.
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i have a hunch that the factory pads are like "test" versions, kinda like how when you buy a printer, the ink cartridge is only half full of ink lol. on my 02 the front pads were done after 20k miles, but my next set of oem pads from the dealer lasted 40k miles. regardless, if she does alot of hard braking, i would recommend the Hawk HPS pads which are built a bit better to withstand prolonged and hard braking better than the stock semi-metallics.
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Stock pads were not junk they just dont' last long. Plus 1 for gearbox with the Hawk HPS. I have them now and they are superb. EBC greenstuff were good too just dusty.
I am having the same EXACT experience. I have about 22K miles on my 08 Civic LX and the front pads are done. I want to purchase after market pads but here is my dilemma: I want to buy pads that match the OEM composition: (organic, semi-metalic, ceramic, etc, etc, etc). That's what I don't know. Amazingly I called the dealer's parts department and they did not know what the composition of the OEM pads were. I then called a local parts store and they said that the composition of the OEM pads were Ceramic. If this true? Thanks for your help.
