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Brake Pads
I have found that if you can count on one thing going wrong before you go on a trip, you can count on your brake pads squealing in protest. No matter how well I plan for a trip, I should always remember to save money for unexpected and last minute things I will have to do to my car.
Though I can change the brake pads a month before I go, something magical happens that makes them wear down faster. I don’t understand how it happens I just know it will.
I remember one trip to Connecticut for many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons was that one of my new brake pads snapped off halfway there. I didn’t know it because I was on the highway, but the problem became apparent when I got to my destination and had to start using my brakes.
I had just put on brake pads a few weeks before and I was sure I was ok to drive the six hours there and the six hours back without having any problems.
When I pulled onto the off ramp and came to a stop at a light, I heard an unearthly crunching sound. I thought it couldn’t be my brake pads because they were just new, and I had never heard brake pads make that noise anyway. As I found my way to my hotel I realized there was something very wrong because the noise happened each time I applied the brakes. It was like metal was rubbing on metal. I didn’t know what to do, and I really didn’t have any idea where to get help.
As it turned out, the brake pads I had installed on my car were not as new as I thought they were. They didn’t have a chance to wear down, they just snapped off. They must have been old brake pads that had been sitting around for too long, though I’m not really sure why it happened. I haven’t had the same problem since. I do know that riding home from Connecticut I was ok.
Had it not been highway for most of the trip I would have had to get them fixed there. They still worked, but it was a sound that signaled if I didn’t get them fixed soon I would be facing a huge repair bill. I made sure I found a new garage so hopefully I wouldn’t be sold old brake pads ever again.
Brake Pads
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Akebono ACT905 ProACT Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pad Set List Price: Sale Price: $51.21  |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards, Akebono ProACT Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide the ultimate braking experience suitable for the vast majority of motorists. Designed using vehicle-optimized friction formulations aimed at eliminating noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and severely limiting wheel dust, while increasing durability and smooth braking events, they are the best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, as well as upgrading from conventional pads... |
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Akebono ACT908 ProACT Ultra-Premium Ceramic Front Brake Pad Set For 2002-2010 Lexus GS300 or Toyota Camry List Price: Sale Price: $46.40 |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards, Akebono ProACT Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide the ultimate braking experience suitable for the vast majority of motorists. Designed using vehicle-optimized friction formulations aimed at eliminating noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and severely limiting wheel dust, while increasing durability and smooth braking events, they are the best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, as well as upgrading from conventional pads... |
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Akebono ACT976 ProACT Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pad Set List Price: Sale Price: $56.96 |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards, Akebono ProACT Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide the ultimate braking experience suitable for the vast majority of motorists. Designed using vehicle-optimized friction formulations aimed at eliminating noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and severely limiting wheel dust, while increasing durability and smooth braking events, they are the best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, as well as upgrading from conventional pads... |
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Hawk Performance HB275F.620 HPS Brake Pad List Price: Sale Price: $58.66 |
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HPS - High Performance Street disc brake pads are world renowned for increasing stopping power on your street legal vehicle. Increasing the performance of your vehicles braking system is easy when you choose Hawk Performance’s HPS braking compound... |
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Akebono ACT865 ProACT Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pad Set List Price: Sale Price: $47.87 |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards, Akebono ProACT Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide the ultimate braking experience suitable for the vast majority of motorists. Designed using vehicle-optimized friction formulations aimed at eliminating noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and severely limiting wheel dust, while increasing durability and smooth braking events, they are the best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, as well as upgrading from conventional pads... |
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Wagner QC1293 ThermoQuiet Brake Pad Set List Price: Sale Price: $49.50 |
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Wagner Qc1293 Thermoquiet Ceramic Pad Set |
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Akebono EUR946 EURO Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pad Set List Price: Sale Price: $54.75 |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards , Akebono EURO Ultra-Premium ceramic rear brake pad set provides precision rear end braking for European car enthusiasts who demand seamless performance from their vehicles... |
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Akebono ACT995 ProACT Ultra-Premium Ceramic Rear Brake Pad Set For 2004-2010 Toyota Sienna Sale Price: $51.74 |
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Engineered to precise Original Equipment (OE) standards, Akebono ProACT Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide the ultimate braking experience suitable for the vast majority of motorists. Designed using vehicle-optimized friction formulations aimed at eliminating noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and severely limiting wheel dust, while increasing durability and smooth braking events, they are the best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, as well as upgrading from conventional pads... |
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Hawk Performance HB268F.665 HPS Brake Pad List Price: Sale Price: $68.88 |
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HPS - High Performance Street disc brake pads are world renowned for increasing stopping power on your street legal vehicle. Increasing the performance of your vehicles braking system is easy when you choose Hawk Performance’s HPS braking compound... |
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Hawk Performance HB432F.661 HPS Brake Pad List Price: Sale Price: $87.34 |
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HPS - High Performance Street disc brake pads are world renowned for increasing stopping power on your street legal vehicle. Increasing the performance of your vehicles braking system is easy when you choose Hawk Performance’s HPS braking compound... |
Posted by Irwan on March 11, 2011
