At present, there are many kinds and brands of brake pads on the market, which are difficult to distinguish between true and false. The Internet is full of so-called original accessories marked by various small factories, workshops and cottages, with prices ranging from tens of yuan to hundreds of yuan, with uneven levels and huge differences. Inferior brake pads will make the braking distance longer, and may overheat during long-distance braking, leading to terrible consequences such as brake locking or membrane rupture. Therefore, it is the most basic to choose qualified brake pads produced by genuine manufacturers that meet national and European standards.
The production and materials of brake pads vary greatly. Materials are mainly divided into semi-metal and non-metal brake pads. These two brake pad materials are also sold in the market, and most vehicles are in use. They are also relatively cheap, and are mainly composed of pads, adhesive layers, noise-proof sheets and friction materials.
For brake pads with high metal content, hard friction materials may lead to accelerated brake disc wear, at the same time, it will produce relatively large braking noise, and the high temperature resistance and heat dissipation effects are also poor, which indirectly leads to an increase of braking distance by more than 30%. So the budget is enough to consider using ceramic brake pads. This material has high friction coefficient, excellent high temperature resistance and small thermal attenuation, and has good braking effect even under long distance, high strength and high temperature. Relatively speaking, the noise and service life are better than those with metal.
As a novice, private car owners who don't know much about car maintenance can go directly to the 4S shop. There have been cases in which unscrupulous shops tricked car owners into replacing brake pads with little wear within 20,000 kilometers. Many people are worried about this. More and more people like to place orders for their products, spend some working hours, and even install and replace them themselves. So how to choose which reliable brake pad brands are worth starting with?
According to 1999 European automobile safety regulations and China's national standard certification, the mainstream brands of brake pads that meet the production standards on the market at present are:
1. Wear-resistant REMSA
A well-known Spanish brake pad brand was founded in 1970, and set up a factory in China on 201/kloc-0. It has its own factory and its high-end products are imported from Europe. Strong braking force, damaged film and few imitations.
2. Ferodo
The friction brand of Federal-Mogul Company, 1897, was established in Britain, producing the world's first brake pad. It has always been the designated product of Formula One racing in the world, ranking first in production and sales, and is called "the father of brake pads". Its champion spark plugs, wiper blades and other products have been designated by 500 automobile manufacturers around the world, ranking first in the world in production and sales, and the original automobile manufacturers have a global market share of nearly 50%. Slag dropping is easy, and low-end products are not wear-resistant.
3. Bosch Bosch
Bosch, Germany is the leader in the auto parts industry, but most of the brake pads are produced by OEM, and there is no factory of its own. The cost performance is average, the reputation is average, the performance is balanced but limited, and many of them are manufactured in the original factory, which is wear-resistant but noisy. By virtue of its monopoly position in automobile ABS ESP braking system, it has been designated as original equipment by many automobile manufacturers around the world.
4.brambo
Italian manufacturer of high-performance brakes, focusing on high-end and racing cars, takes super-running as the standard, starting from high-end products with 4-6 pistons opposite, with first-class braking force and slightly higher price. It provides an excellent braking system solution for the world's high-end super-running and formula racing cars, but the civil cost performance is not high, so it is blind to use such a good friction plate for ordinary vehicle brake drums.
5.TRW Tianhe
Trina Solar Automotive Group is a pioneer and leader in automotive safety system and one of the top ten automotive parts suppliers in the world. Good reputation, low friction coefficient, friendly disk and acceptable cost performance. It is recommended to use disks at the same time. Due to the production capacity, some main engine plants in Xinyi, Shandong Province have serious powder loss, and the noise is very high after long-term use.
6.golden unicorn LPB
Shandong Golden Kirin Group is a large-scale private parts enterprise in China, mainly engaged in the manufacture of automobile brake pads, leading the industry and exporting a large amount. The annual output of automobile brake pads is 20 million sets, covering nearly 2000 varieties of brake pads for various vehicles and construction machinery in the market, and the export volume accounts for more than 90% of the total output. Some foreign products are also produced by OEM. The cost performance ratio is quite high, and it enjoys a high reputation in the domestic auto parts market with high utilization rate.
7. Tammington Textile Factory
Texta brand brake under Minton Group was established in 19 13. They are a century-old German brand with many imitations. Almost all of them are made in China now. There is a factory in Shijiazhuang with rough packaging and hard brake pads. The level of packaging and products on the market is uneven, and the cost performance is not superior. At present, it has been acquired by Nisshin Textile, with mixed quality.
In addition, there are some mainstream brands, such as Ma Ruili, Nisshin Textile, Aite and Sasaki. And some top-level modified high-end products such as Endless and AP. , are in line with the current national production standards of high-quality products. You can choose the most economical and suitable brake pad products according to your economic strength, driving habits and vehicle positioning.
Generally, the original brake pads are replaced after they are used up. No problem. You may want to change a higher-end product to improve the braking performance and improve the shortcomings of soft sound or loud noise before. Some brands and information recommended above are recommended for reference and selection. As long as it is a regular national standard manufacturer's product, it basically meets the safety requirements. For high-end models, it is recommended to choose some high-end products owned by brands.
It is not recommended to buy some brake pad products with automobile trademarks in the after-sales market, especially on the Internet. More than 95% are high imitation. Fake brake pads have low cost and high profit, and fake and shoddy products flood the whole market. It is still recommended to buy some ceramic brake pads from big-name regular manufacturers. The price of ordinary models is around 200 yuan, which is quite cost-effective.
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