A6 replacement brakes

[Eliot Sennett]

Hi:

 

Quite a while back I asked for recommendations for new brake pads for my
2006 A6 Quattro and received some nice suggestions, along with requests that
I let people know what I did. A couple weeks back, I got Hawk Performance
Ceramics, front part# HB538Z.760 rear part# HB544Z.628, and also put in new
rotors.

 

Although I'd been warned that in this car aftermarket brakes are notoriously
noisy, these are quiet as a mouse. They stop really well, although factory
brakes are pretty good too. You can hit them really hard and they'll stop
fast without ABS kicking in, unless the road is really slick.

 

I can't tell yet about their claim of being nearly dust-free, because I
haven't cleaned the black dust from the original brakes off the wheels yet.

 

Also, the parts seem to be much cheaper than the factory parts. The pads
were $125 front and $75 rear.

 

Eliot