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Ceramic brake pads are an attractive alternative for many drivers to the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) pads that came on the car when it was new. History The use of ceramic brake pads is a relatively new phenomenon. For many years automakers offered new cars with brake pads that were either semi-metallic or composed of an asbestos-based compound. As health concerns grew around the use of asbestos, semi-metallic or low-metallic pads became the standard for most automakers.
quick job, easy to do... and ceramic brake pads are anything between $45 (monroe, they have a $15 mail-in-rebate this month) , $80 (hawk), etc, for every axle. now in the street, withi normal pads, i think they charge around $100 per axle, then more if you want ceramic, then more if your rotor need to be turned.f you replace the brake pads ahead of time, you can just slap brake pads (remove tire, remove two bolts, grease a bit, replace slider (it just pops up), replace spring and reinstall the new pad)...