Any experience with PBR Ceramic brake pads?

Looking to replace the pads on my '03 GTI VR6. I'll stick with Brembo
OEM rotors and was wondering if ceramic pads are all they're cracked up
to be. Actually, can't decide between PBR Ceramics, Hawk Ceramics or
Hawk HPS for sporty street driving. This car doesn't get tracked or
x-crossed. But, as a daily driver, safety is paramount. Any thoughts
or suggestions? Thanks.

Not on a VW but my son put a set of ceramic pads on his 96 jeep Cherokee and
stopping power is vastly improved.

JoBo

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Looking to replace the pads on my '03 GTI VR6. I'll stick with Brembo
> OEM rotors and was wondering if ceramic pads are all they're cracked up
> to be. Actually, can't decide between PBR Ceramics, Hawk Ceramics or
> Hawk HPS for sporty street driving. This car doesn't get tracked or
> x-crossed. But, as a daily driver, safety is paramount. Any thoughts
> or suggestions? Thanks.
>

I went with the pad (grade I suppose) below ceramic, PBR brand - and they
are great... My mechanic said the ceramics would be even better, perhaps
next time I'd try them... Took these pads a little while to become properly
seated and stop squealing (slightly) at low speeds and light brake pressure.

I've got cross drilled rotors (Zimmermann) so stopping (initially) in the
rain, and brake fade have become non-issues... Car is a 1999.5 Golf TDI.
> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Looking to replace the pads on my '03 GTI VR6. I'll stick with Brembo
> OEM rotors and was wondering if ceramic pads are all they're cracked up
> to be. Actually, can't decide between PBR Ceramics, Hawk Ceramics or
> Hawk HPS for sporty street driving. This car doesn't get tracked or
> x-crossed. But, as a daily driver, safety is paramount. Any thoughts
> or suggestions? Thanks.
>

We have ceramics on one of our other cars and the amount of brake dust on
the wheels has been drastically reduced. Stopping power seems comparable.

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Looking to replace the pads on my '03 GTI VR6. I'll stick with Brembo
> OEM rotors and was wondering if ceramic pads are all they're cracked up
> to be. Actually, can't decide between PBR Ceramics, Hawk Ceramics or
> Hawk HPS for sporty street driving. This car doesn't get tracked or
> x-crossed. But, as a daily driver, safety is paramount. Any thoughts
> or suggestions? Thanks.
>