madmadGL

Has anyone put in low dust brake pads just for appearance sake?

The front wheels get dirty so quickly (as they do for all German vehicles, as far as I know).

BlownV8

Ceramic pads work great for keeping the dust down.

amthatiam

Akebono, love em wheels stay nice and clean.

Dan

sak335

BMW actually finally switched to non-carbon pads in 2013. My 328 wheels are gloriously clean now. Wish M-B would do the same. This is due to a TUV mandate as far as I know, but it obviously doesn't apply in the USA.

I've run ceramic pads on other cars but they don't typically have the initial bite that the stock pads do. I'd love to find out what the new BMW compound is and see if I can source it for the GL, because despite being low-dust they have great bite.

Bimmer777

Ran Akebono pads on my last SUV and loved them. GL will be getting them when pads are due.

ddruker

I am running Akebono ceramic pads on my GL 350 - they work great and no dust. I don't notice any real difference vs. OEM. Bought them from Amazon, you may need to measure your rotors to see which of two possible sizes you may have on your truck.

amthatiam

Best price I found for Akebono was on RockAuto...........

Dan

Bimmer777

^thats where i got mine

2010GL550

+1 for Akebono. Been running them (with drilled rotors) on 2010 GL550 for some time now with no problems. Stops as well as OEM and NO DUST!

bselph

Been running Rotax Gold for 85,000 miles and get no dust. Love them as I could not tell a difference in performance.

taeandji

I need to replace brake pads for 11 GL350 and wondering the difference between Akebono Eur 1122 vs 1123... can someone tell me the difference?

drgeeforce

Is anyone using EBC pads?

2010GL550

I tried EBC pads on my 2005 Acura RL and had terrible luck. I used the EBC Red and had grinding noises and warped rotors (two sets). Switched to the Akebono and things were perfect.