Ceramic brake pads are still a relatively new technology, but have quickly become the stock brake pad material of choice for many luxury vehicle brands including Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Lexus and Range Rover, to name just a few.
As a technician, you know that there are many brands to choose from when it comes to brake pads and brake rotors, in the same way that there are different types of friction to choose from – organic, semi-metallic, ceramic...
How to Tell If a Brake Pad is Ceramic or Semi-Metallic? Color is no longer an indicator of the friction material. Don’t judge a brake pad on just the color of the friction material. Not all dark grey friction materials...