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Old 06-12-2017, 07:15 PM
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Here's my .02 worth. Sometimes the "top of the line" brake pads are made of a very hard material and as a result, when the brakes are cold may take more pressure to stop. These pads a designed to operate under very high temperatures. To make em' work, they have to be hot.

No fault of NAPA counter folks, but sometimes if a customer asks for the best pads available, they are sold the HP pads designed to work under adverse conditions. OEM type pads should work just fine and return the system back to as it was in the beginning. TAZ
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What you are describing sounds like metallic brake pads
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What you are describing sounds like metallic brake pads
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