Hawk HP Plus VS Hawk HPS

[bostonbmw]

This is my daily driver/autoX car. Are the HP Plus pads okay on a daily driver ? I don't mind noise or dust just want the better performer overall. Cheers Brian

[jlevie]

If you don't mind noise, Hawk HP+ pads will do an admirable job. But be aware that they will squeal, a lot.

[MikesJo]

Where would the best place to buy these in terms of price? So far tire rack and bmaparts are both $58 I've found :). Any where cheaper?

Myself I'm going for the HPS.

[nefarious7907]

HP plus pads eat rotors, I say get a set of HPS for the street and get a set of blues(for autocross) or a seperate set of pads for the track.

[10/10ths]

I have HP+ on my autocross/track car, very good pads but too noisy IMO for a daily driven car.

[erik325i]

I run the Hawk HP Plus on the track and they are great. I haven't gotten around to swapping them back out since last weel, so I've been daily driving with them for about a week. They work great on the street as well, but they squeal so much. I need to pull them back out and run my normal street pads because I can't handle the noise.
-Erik

[Mystikal]

They (HP+) also spark quite a bit. Have someone drive beside you at night and film your front wheel as you brake hard from highway and up speed.

I can't stand the noise, and run HPS' (on both cars).

Jay

[MikesJo]

Mystikal, you can't stand your HPS' or the HP+?

[emi325i]

I can't stand hps's.. i might try ebc. those did wonders on the toyota echo.

[BingM3]

This is my daily driver/autoX car. Are the HP Plus pads okay on a daily driver ? I don't mind noise or dust just want the better performer overall. Cheers Brian

Both pads are good but HP is a combo pads for street and track, HP+ like many said, can get really noisy on the street.....unless you are a heavy track addict, go with the +....the HP has great bite hot or cold than most pads out there.

[Mystikal]

Mystikal, you can't stand your HPS' or the HP+?

lol, sorry. Reading that again I see my dumbass sentence structure.

The HP+ make scary noises. The HPS' are silent.

Jay

[MikesJo]

I can't stand hps's.. i might try ebc. those did wonders on the toyota echo.

What couldn't you stand about them?

[Jand3rson]

I have the HPS on my car, I fucking love them. They bite hard, make no noise, and make barely any dust. I'll definitely buy them again.

[emi325i]

I'm starting to think there's something wrong with my brakes. I put them on both my car and my brother's and it's scary when cold. My dad even said that.

Driving at highway speed I jammed the brakes; the car slowed down, but the wheels never locked up. It was pretty scary. Later, I found an empty road, and tried some 30-0 stops... after a few lame attempts, they started grabbing better; the problem went away.

I had the same problem on my e46 years back.. same pads. Perhaps I did something wrong, since so many of you guys don't have any problems. At that time, I took the car in and had the brakes bled, inspected the system, the works.. they said it works fine. This time around, I cleaned and bled the system myself, which is an error-prone process. No better results. I should own a pressure bleeder.

[Brian D]

Driving at highway speed I jammed the brakes; the car slowed down, but the wheels never locked up. It was pretty scary. Later, I found an empty road, and tried some 30-0 stops... after a few lame attempts, they started grabbing better; the problem went away.

Did you bed in the pads?
http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm
Essential with the higher performance compounds.