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I'm not knowledgeable on brakes. Bob mentioned replacing everything. How do I shop and what should I get.

I looked on Amazon at hawk pads and ekebono. How do you know if they fit. I have no idea what to look for. The car is a daily driver and I'm just looking for a better look and the least amount of dust

I have a 14 accord sport. . I'm watching videos on how to replace them. Probably would take me all weekend, projects aren't ever as easy as they look.
 
I found brakeworld.com... they have colored rotors. They're pretty cool looking. I don't get how they could stay that way
 
Find a small local parts store and the counter person will get you the correct parts to fit.
I always try to buy the best brakes and rotors because they are a very important item.
Akebono are very good low/no dust pad with very long life.

Brakes are one of the few items on new cars you can replace yourself.
Take your time and make sure you have the proper tools before you start.
Lube the brake slides and clean any old rust from under the slides.
I have had to grind the part of the pad in contact with the slide so the pad could move freely, some might not like that but it has worked for me with the salt on the winter NYS roads.
 
Hawk Brakes are very good. One of my best friends used to work for them. Look at the Tire Rack and do some research there. If you're going to do it yes change pads and rotors. I'm a professional tech and wouldn't do it any other way.
 
Bob was having a little fun. Do you have the car already? So you know the dust is bad? I don't see anything on the Honda site indicating the Sport has different brakes than the other models. My experience with Honda factory pads is they are ceramic and have minimal dust.

I wouldn't really recommend doing the brakes unless you have some experience with this or a friend who does to help you.

As far as "how do you know they fit" you need to consult a parts catalog or go to an auto parts store and they will get you the right parts for your car. I'll pile on with the people in your other thread that Akebono Pro-Acts are great pads, but they don't seem to have them yet for your car, although I did find one online source that said the OEM pads are Akebono.
 
WAXOFF said:
Hawk Brakes are very good. One of my best friends used to work for them. Look at the Tire Rack and do some research there. If you're going to do it yes change pads and rotors. I'm a professional tech and wouldn't do it any other way.
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He just got the car last week. Tire Rack doesn't show anything (brakes) for his car.
 
I also did mention that if you went to ceramic brake pads:
for the sake of reduction in brake dust build-up (your stated concern)...you might as well, IMO, replace the rotors (compatibility with the pads); and the OEM brake lines with SS lines. $$$$$$$

It's your choice to replace these components on a brand new vehicle, or not.
If yes:
In order to remain within the engineering specs...
The manufacturers/resellers of these components have the conversion charts for doing so. Give them a call or email.

I personally wait until these components are due for replacement before deciding to go with other-than-OEM. Getting my initial monetary outlay's worth, so to say.

Anyway:
Good Luck!

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
I personally wait until these components are due for replacement before deciding to go with other-than-OEM. Getting my initial monetary outlay's worth, so to say.
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Yeah, I waited through 40K miles of horrendous black dust before changing to Akebono...wish I had done it sooner.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Bob was having a little fun. Do you have the car already? So you know the dust is bad? I don't see anything on the Honda site indicating the Sport has different brakes than the other models. My experience with Honda factory pads is they are ceramic and have minimal dust.

I wouldn't really recommend doing the brakes unless you have some experience with this or a friend who does to help you.

As far as "how do you know they fit" you need to consult a parts catalog or go to an auto parts store and they will get you the right parts for your car. I'll pile on with the people in your other thread that Akebono Pro-Acts are great pads, but they don't seem to have them yet for your car, although I did find one online source that said the OEM pads are Akebono.
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I'll ask again if the pads are ceramic. Maybe I'm being my anal self and not realizing the dust im getting is considered minimal. I'm not getting Beemer quantity dust. It would look very cool to have black calipers and rotors. I've never seen colored rotors before
 
Hit the wheels with Sonax FE, then coat em. Cleaning will be much simpler after that
 
frankprozzoly said:
I'm not knowledgeable on brakes. Bob mentioned replacing everything. How do I shop and what should I get.

I looked on Amazon at hawk pads and ekebono. How do you know if they fit. I have no idea what to look for. The car is a daily driver and I'm just looking for a better look and the least amount of dust

I have a 14 accord sport. . I'm watching videos on how to replace them. Probably would take me all weekend, projects aren't ever as easy as they look.
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If on Amazon, all you have to do is enter your car's make and model and it will tell you if pads fit or not. My favorite source for replacement parts is RockAuto.com--all you have to do is find your make/model/year and have the pick of whatever you need.
 
CDot said:
If on Amazon, all you have to do is enter your car's make and model and it will tell you if pads fit or not. My favorite source for replacement parts is RockAuto.com--all you have to do is find your make/model/year and have the pick of whatever you need.
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Rock Auto is a good place, my only problem with them is if you are ordering multiple items they frequently come from different locations so the shipping gets multiplied (I believe Rock Auto is a "virtual" company, that they have no warehouse, etc.--they basically broker with different wholesalers and have a (computer) network setup to make it all seamless--except for the shipping costs).
 
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