AkebonoACT1324A Ultra-Premium Ceramic Front Disc Brake Pads

2018 Lexus RX350. Replaced pads at all four wheels and front rotors at 87,000 miles. Factory pads still had a few mm left on them, but front rotors were warped and starting to groove. Took 4 hours in my garage, giving myself ample time to clean the calipers and shims, back out the electric parking brake, and regrease pins and shims. Saved $1000 in labor costs, well worth my time.The Akebono pads fit perfectly. I reused the factory shims after cleaning them up, and they mounted perfectly to the pads. Also reused the factory squeelers, which mounted perfectly as well. The Akebono kit does include new squeelers and clips, but no brake grease. The Akebono clips fit perfectly in my calipers after removing the factory clips and wire brushing a small amount of corrosion in the caliper slots. They snapped right in without issue, and the pads slide within the clips with no binding.The electric parking brake on my RX350 was easily retracted using a 9v battery and aligator clips. I only needed one full battery to retract one piston on a dissassembled caliper, but two full batteries and a AA battery pack to retract the piston on an assembled caliper. The 4 pack of AA batteries from an electric home safe worked better than the 9v battery trick.The Akebono pads are smooth, quiet, and emit minimal dust. Very smooth under light braking, and powerful when necessary. Quiet as factory pads. Also silent when reversing the car, which is a good indicator of a quality pad.

I was skeptical if the formulation was the same as for my BMW but alas - it is perfect for my Highlander. Akebobo scores an another win and has become my first choice for brake pads! 60 yrs of experience and engineer talking here. They don't promote corrosion resulting in judder. All hardware included, easy to install , top quality and excellent performance. Oh - -brakes . . .the stopping power is excellent.

These are the best brakes I'll using them in newer car for the price and how quiet they are too with with a lot less brake dust too

AKEBONO ACT1324A ULTRA PREMIUM FRONT BRAKE PADS..Very easy to install on 2015 Highlander. No noise, smooth braking. My second time buying AKEBONO Pads (2015 Lexus). Good product…

Long lasting better than the OEM

Really ease intallation the quality is good fit perfectly my car the brake performance is also good the hardware is included and is really worth the money

These brakes make my 2018 highlander brake like when I first bought it.

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