Best place for Camaro SS brake pads in Dubai?
I've got a 2019 Camaro SS 1LE that I daily drive and the front pads are down to about 3mm, so I'm starting to look for a shop that won't ruin the performance feel or mess up the electronic parking brake. A few people have mentioned a Professional Camaro Brake Shop Dubai that knows how to bed in high performance pads properly, but I'm not sure which one to trust. Has anyone here had their sixth gen Camaro brakes done at a place that actually uses OEM or quality aftermarket pads and doesn't scratch the wheels? I don't want to end up with brake fade at the track or annoying squeal on the street. Any recommendations would be awesome.
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3mm on the fronts is replace-now territory, so don't sit on it waiting for the perfect shop. Once you're down there the pads can hit the backing plate fast, and on a Camaro SS that means rotors too. Book something this week and sort the track-pad question separately.
Be careful with the "knows how to bed in performance pads" line, because plenty of shops say that and then just do a quick drive around the block. Ask them which pad they'd fit and why, and whether it's a street compound or a track one. A real answer will be specific, not just "OEM quality."
Had a 1LE-spec car for two years and the Brembos are great but the stock pads dust like crazy. I switched to a Hawk street/track compound and it fixed the squeal and the fade at the track, though it was a bit grabby when cold. Worth deciding up front which way you lean.
The sixth gen has an electronic parking brake on the rears, so if only the fronts are worn you can skip that service mode entirely. For the fronts, make sure they clean the hub face, torque the wheel nuts in a star pattern, and use wheel protectors so they don't scratch your finish. Bedding in with a series of moderate stops from about 100 km/h, then a proper cooldown, saves a lot of noise later.
Do you actually track the car or is the fade worry more of a just-in-case thing? That changes the whole pad choice. Also, what's the km on it, and have the rotors been measured, since 1LE discs don't last forever at this wear rate?