They are supposed to be very low dusting pads - soimething that I like!

www.akebonobrakes.com

 

The website says that they are not yet available for the MINI.

But there are some really good options out there for low dust.

I'm using the Hawk HPS pads on the front with OEM pads on the rear. When my rear's look filthy, my fronts look only slightly tarnished.

 

domo akebono, mr. roboto

 

 

I will have to check but I am sure the person at Autobacs told me they were in stock yesterday.

 

On my Mini I run Wilwood/TCE BBK with Hawk HPS pads for the street.
On my Suburban I have Akebono Cermanic pads. There is almost no brake dust and the wear is outstanding. I had to replace the rears after 90,000 miles due to a parking brake problem, so I went ahead and replaced the fronts. After 90,000 miles (much city driving on a heavy vehicle), the fronts had close to half of the pad remaining. Many automotive companies (such as GM) use Akebono as their OEM for brakes.

 

I just heard that Mercedes is switching over to Akebono as their OEM supplier.

 

I use the Akebono ceramics on my Subaru Forester. Hardly any dust & it's a very light colored dust. Not the black coal dust like you get from stock MINI brakes. My MINI will be getting a set of them soon.

 

Checking the Tire Rack web site - they list "Front Fitment" for the MINI. Anybody know if rear Akebono pads are available for a Cooper S?

 

A large majority of German car companies use Jurid or Pagid pads. Have for a long time. The Jurid on the slower cars and the Pagid on the faster cars. And that is on the 06 cars.

 

You might want to give Axxis deluxe plus pads a shot -- they're a good street pad designed specifically to cut noise and dust. The price is great too.