82DMC12

It's about time to change my brake pads. The original pads are Ferodo but I'm having a hard time finding a website that sells both front and rear Ferodo pads.

FCP Euro - Has Ferodo rear pads but no front pads. Also I've heard Akebono are good but neither front nor rear are in stock. They have "Genuine Audi" front Brembo pads in stock but not rear pads. They do have Textar pads front and rear, not sure if they are any good?

ECS Tuning - They have rear Ferodo but no front pads. They have rear Akebono pads but no front pads. They do have "Genuine Audi" front and rear in stock.

AudiPartsStore.com - also shows pads out of stock and they suggest other part #'s but no picture or description given so not sure what I'm getting.

Rock Auto - Many brands but of course only Akebono rear, they don't even list the fronts. Other brands like Centric, Power Stop, etc that I don't know if they are very good in this application.

Basically I'm after the same OEM feel and performance as well as dusting because I'm actually extremely happy with the stock Ferodo brakes. Anywhere else I can look for a matching set of Ferodo or Akebono, or is my best bet just getting "Genuine Audi" from ECS? I was hoping to save some money buying one of those brands which I see recommended on here a lot.

AudiAllTheWay

Textar is an OE provider so they are good quality.

I have used Textar rotors on a C6 S6 and they were identical to OE for half the price.

Wires

When I did ours, I but Zimmerman (another OEM supplier) for pads and rotors. They feel exactly like the pads our SQ5 came with (complete with the annoying levels of dust. )

I got them from germanparts.ca, and they have a germanparts.com site for US.

82DMC12

Thanks guys. I think I'll get a set of Ferodo pads from AutohauzAZ. They have both front and rear. Also, a new front pad sensor and rear pad sensor!

RCPrato

Try here https://www.germanautoparts.com/cata...-Brake.Pad.Set

I got Ferodo front pads and ATE rotors from here for my 18 SQ5 and same setup for rear.