I need to replace my brakepads and there are so many options. What brake pads do you guys run on your e55 and where I can I get them?

Akebono brake pads- they feel good and virtually no brake dust
I got my set off of Amazon

Are these the ones?

Street - stock rotors and pads (moderate dust). They are good up to 600*F

Track - two piece rotors with CarboTech XP-10 Ceramic Pads (black within two days) and Motul 660 fluid. They are good up to 2250*F.

where do you get the OEM/Stock pads?

I call the MB Dealer. 10% over cost for me. They are dirt cheap and takes 5 minutes to swap pads and 30 minutes for rotors.

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I rate these centric brand pads for the money I have the sport model pads formerly known as street performance pads. $100 on rockauto.com I think these will fade less than the akebono's on a track day. The coefficient of friction on these goes up the hotter they get and its pretty noticeable.

http://www.stoptech.com/products/stoptech-brake-pads

Also using centric discs no complaints. Discs are discs to me no point in spending big money on those it makes very little difference imho.

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Akebono pads smooth out the initial bite unlike the stock pads which felt like an on/off switch no matter how lightly I pushed the pedal. Car feels like it has a normal hydraulic brake system.

Virtually zero brake dust and haven't had the slightest squeak.

I've been through 6 sets on various cars with the same results, including e55, e500, e320 (x2), Infiniti, Cadillac

akebono..fantasic..1/5th the dust of oem on my black gloss wheels, super quiet
.. all 4 corners for 200 bucks from amazon

Akebono Front and Rear pads are cheaper now!

E55 Akebono EUR983 EURO Ultra-Premium Ceramic Front Brake Pad Set $113

Akebono EUR984 EURO Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pad Set $87

SO MUCH less dust than OEM

They aren't cheap but Porterfield RS4 pads are the best street pads I've ever used.

AKEBONO

Akebono

Do replacement pads come with this new hardware? I'm looking at the Akebono pads.

Not in my box.