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Review on Akebono EUR396 Ultra Premium Ceramic Brake by Darryl Buck

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not for BMW e39 Fits brake pads

I like Akebono and would give it 4 stars (5 if it brakes harder) but 4 is good considering it's 95% dust free is. But only three because this site says it fits my 2002 BMW 525i e39. However, ALL other websites except this one say it is NOT suitable for my machine. And I've had vibration issues after several balancing, trueing and new rotors. I've been dealing with them for about 18 months now and it was time to replace them as I did further research and found out the rear wheels should be £1239 (according to this and all the other sites it's a genuine E39 rear pad ).

Pros
  • A dream come true
Cons
  • Makes me angry