honda brake pads(disc brakes) vs. other premium pads

I'm about to replace my front disc pads on my Honda CrV 99'.

Is there a qualitative difference between a 'Known Top of the Line'
Premium brand versus the Honda OEM Brake Pads.

I've heard Honda is good, just don't know if their competitors make
an equal , better or lesser product at the High End???

BTW, I've gotten 60K miles off these pads on a manual transmission
-- downshifting lightens the braking load.
So I've done well with the Honda OEM pads!!




My beer drinking friend across the street who can barely change his
own oil and has the Dealer do all his maintenance and repairs has
already told me to
stick with the Dealer Honda pads.

--- so that exact tidbit of knowledge
based upon really no experience, and TV/Advertising influenced
Consumer Sentiment has already been given.

 

At one point I had replaced the pads on my 2000 Odyssey with
aftermarket pads. After about a year of trying to quiet the grinding
and squealing, I gave in and bought the Honda pads. I got them from
hparts.com (888-894-6632) and they didn't cost me much more than
aftermarket. They came with the anti-vibration shims and grease to
put on the back.

The new pads do not make noise. I've been really happy with them and
(as long as hparts.com is around) I will likely never buy after market
pads again.

Randy

 

(Randy Crowder) melodiously murmured in

Hear hear! Aftermarket sucks large.

Note to Canadian readers, Honda Canada does NOT supply shims or grease with
the pads. They must be purchased separately.

 

If hparts.com goes belly up, you can always try cheaphondaparts.com

 

I replaced my front brake pads a few years back on my Honda Civic '95
DX with the cheapest autozone pads. They gave me the anti-squeal
compound too-- and it's worked fine. I guess that was 3 years back--
they've still got a bit left in them and there's been no squeal or
anything. (although recently i've started hearing the faintest of
squeals but i think it may be my rear drum brakes-- haven't looked at
them in the 5 years i've had the car)
-mr speck.

 

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I purchased Odyssey 2002 front brake pads at a Honda dealer in Montreal last
summer: shims and grease were included in the box.

 

Must be brand-new then. Every single set of OEM pads I've ever bought in
twelve years for my '91 'Teg has come bare-bones. Pads only. Nothing else.
Shims are about ten bucks each.

 

I bought Honda front pads for a 95 Civic, and they also came with
shims and grease.

 

But when did you buy them?

 

Just talked to the parts guy at the local Acura dealership. He says that
some models come with shims/grease and some don't. My '91 Integra just
happens to be one of those that doesn't. Some models originally had them,
but they were eventually removed to lower the cost of the pad set.

 

I used to sell brakes (Cantex/Mintex) and they always perplexed me.
I've seen people with an application swear up and down that a given
set of pads of ours was absolutely no good ... then another customer
200+ miles away swear that our same product in the same application
was fantastic. Go figure.

In general, I stay away from the cheap grades. Even if you get lucky
and they don't squeal, they are much more likely to wear out
prematurely or be very prone to fade.

If you are going to use pads from a brand like Wagner or EIS, please
use their best grade ONLY. I used Spectra Premium from Ferodo ... OK.
Quiet, long lasting but prone to fade.

When ordering parts for my Honda cars, I used manhonda.com

--- Bror Jace