I went to Halfords to get rear brake pads. I noticed the own brand were a dark colour and the Ferodo a light colour at £1 more per pair. The Ferodo were nicely chamfered so I got those.
Is the brake material much the same?
I read somewhere they had got rid of asbestos so they are harder. Would I notice any difference?
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Everyone seems to claim their brake pads are the same as manufacturers, but like you, I'm not so sure. Not only do they all look different, some have chamfers etc on them. Some seem to make the wheels real dusty in no time at all, and some seem to make a lot of noise or break up. I think all the brake material is probably made by a few manufacturers, but there must be many grades and specs. Do all the replacement manufacturers use exactly the same spec as the OEM? I doubt it. Your observations seem to confirm that. I bought some Ferodo pads for my Range Rover, after the Land Rover specialist promised they were the same as OE. When I opened them they had no chamfer on the leading edge of the pad, and no anti-squeel material on the back. When I complained they gave me some old rubbish about not being needed, so why do Land Rover put it there? In the end they swapped them. The other thing to bear in mind is the disc life, as these are now pretty much a consumable item, although the manufacturers won't admit it. Discs are a dam sight more expensive than pads, so maybe non OE pads that are possibly harder on discs offer no real saving. As it happens, all brake friction products are soon going to be marked to ensure they conform to some sort of standards, some industry thing to try and ensure that motorists only get decent quality product.
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