Hawk 02-06 RSX Type-S / 00-09 S2000 HPS Brake Pads: Front Reviews

Glad I picked these over a few other pads I was looking at. I had the bed them to the new cross drilled rotors I bought, but once they were set these things clamp really well. Great upgrade over stock cheapo pads.

Have these matched up with Power Slot Slotted Rotors and they work great! Once they warm up they work awesome, no complaints at all. Comes with some grease or whatever too, so install is quick and easy.

They grab! I like these over ceramic because they stop really well but when they heat up they bite even harder. Coming off the freeway going MUCH faster than I should I hit the brakes and they stop QUICK at the end bite harder than initial. Sort of gives you a nice cushion in case you need to slow down quick after you've already planned your decel. Breaks within breaks. Downside? After car wash it takes a minute before they grip well so you could have an "Oh s$&@ moment" I love carbon pads!

These pads like everyone else say do take a minute to grab hard. Compared to my stock pads these DO in fact grip more and when you need them most they GRAB more after the intial braking. May not be good for track I dunno but I do know that when they heat up they get hella stickier and I didn't notice any brake dust until the end of the pad life. When they get wet they take much longer to grip. It's a bit scary at first to not have any brakes but I can say this. I like them better than ceramic.

SO it was time to replace the old OEM break pads. These pads are awesome!! They will have you cleaning the break dust off the rims, but not as much as I thought. Great pads, I will be buying these again, intill I can accutally upgrade my breaking system. THANKS!! Two thumbs up from me!!

The pads themselves are a great replacement for the OEM pads. They bite a bit harder and I would say the dust production is on the same level if not a little more than the factory pads. However, the brake pedal now feels a lot firmer and I definitely have more confidence in my brakes. They are definitely worth the money for anyone looking for a little more bite in their brakes without having to step up to track pads.

It was about that time to replace the OEM pads. I shopped around and browsed the forums for reviews for a good pair of new pads. I was NOT disappointed with the purchase I made. They do have some noise until they are fulled bedded. Make sure you bed them in via the instructions provided. They do take one to two braking stops to get the full benefit of stopping power(pads need to be warmed up). Much better stopping power over OEM pads. I would recommend these as a great upgrade for street use. CRSX is the mecca!

Installed with Brembo cross-drilled rotors and braking performance is not noticeably improved. Perhaps new lines would help them bite better. Also, pads squeak a lot after a cold start and put out moderate levels of dust.

shipped quick, installed quick, work great! they are way better than oem