New hawk pads and the wear sensor

[ebox86]

Has anyone had any problems with the brake wear sensor not fitting into the eyelet with new Hawk HPS pads? I am running them all around and the little clip that is supposed to hold t he senor in is too small and just falls out.

What should i do, just glue it?

[digger]

get proper pads. HPS suck......

you dont need a wear sensor i havent used one for years and years

[AndrewBird]

If you actually want a wear sensor and would like it to work, just silicone it in place. Otherwise just zip tie the sensor up out of the way to keep the light off.

[FLG]

Just to add.... Hps pads suck.

Leave it zip tied out of the way worst case, front one should be enough as the fronts will wear faster anyways.

I didn't have an issue though when I ran Hps pads for the breif time I did. They truly are bad though.

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[ebox86]

Just to add.... Hps pads suck.

Leave it zip tied out of the way worst case, front one should be enough as the fronts will wear faster anyways.

I didn't have an issue though when I ran Hps pads for the breif time I did. They truly are bad though.

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wow thats interesting, two in a row bad reviews for hps, i had previously heard generally favorable things about the pads but im now reconsidering what to go with in the future.

What is the general most favorable performance street pad? Stoptec?

[digger]

OEM textar and jurid work great on the street and this is the brand what you get from the dealer if you are ok with paying a premium but they are available elsewhere if you look around in the aftermarket world. they do dust alot.
given the brakes are slightly important i put up with the dust and wash the wheels occasionally....thats a decent tradeoff to me. its not hard to point a pressure washer at the wheels every now and then...

if you plan on doing the occasional track days or similar then it is a fair enough to get a different pad as a tradeoff that copes with temperature better but does not bite quite as nicely as the above when stone cold.

not until you bleed the stock brakes, and new pads/disc do you realise actually they arent that bad.