2015 Audi SQ5 3.0 TDI Biturbo

[Daniel_M]

At some point, I needed to replace the brakes. I opted to replace both pads and rotors and went with DBA T3 slotted rotors front and back. From memory the front were not a stocked line, so there was a wait of about a month for them to come in.

The front were unsurprisingly fairly costly, the rear seemed reasonable. It must have been somewhat soon after I got the car because at the time I wasn’t all that concerned about dust… If only I knew. For pads I went with TRW on the front and IBS on the back.

I’m not an expert in braking, but have had to perform a few emergency type stops and have been very impressed with how quickly the big fella comes to a stop.

When I need to replace the pads again I will absolutely be following Lucas’ advice and going with the ATE ceramic for dust reduction/elimination.

Pardon the filthy rims...