Fd1 brake pads

[rk 86 wa]

hey guys, just wondering if anyone has changed pads yet on the fd1s?

what pads did you go with?

fronts/rears/fronts and rears

why?

cost?

any help would be much appreciated :)

thanks!

[renegadeice]

i've been thinking of doing this myself. I've heard on the forums somewhere that people complain about the civic brakes not being very responsive on long car trips. fortunately, i haven't had such an experience.

[FallenAngel]

Yea the OEM pads are pretty dodgy as they heat up really quick.

I've changed mine to spoon EK9 pads, although they need a little custom work done. But they are GREAT!

[dmx]

i've been thinking of doing this myself. I've heard on the forums somewhere that people complain about the civic brakes not being very responsive on long car trips. fortunately, i haven't had such an experience.
u right. but my advise, don't DIY mate. it's related to death or alive :D


Yea the OEM pads are pretty dodgy as they heat up really quick.

I've changed mine to spoon EK9 pads, although they need a little custom work done. But they are GREAT!

yupe. this, the easiest to improve your brake.
change to ferrodo and SSBH line, will improve much.
upgrade to BBK, will be "MONSTER" :D

[rk 86 wa]

FA: did you just have to alter the actual pad? thanks for the reply :)

dmx: yah looking at ssbh :), what is a ferrodo? and yah i wish bbk haha seen the ap ones? massive!

[dmx]

FA: did you just have to alter the actual pad? thanks for the reply :)

dmx: yah looking at ssbh :), what is a ferrodo? and yah i wish bbk haha seen the ap ones? massive!

ferrodo is brake pad brand name, anyway, you can other brand as long it's heavy duty/racing.
AP ? yeah, but also massive price too :D

[FallenAngel]

The actual pad itself had to be shaved a lil as our pads dont have this "fin" on the edge of the pad... (think of the mugen lip), those had to be shaved off and fits perfectly

[rk 86 wa]

ahh i get you, thanks! :D

[blommer]

sorry for reviving an old thread.

Can any FD1 owners confirm brake pads front & rear in bendix part numbers? I do not think what they have online is accurate

FD1 runs on a R18 engine if this helps

[lolmclol]

Bendix - Front DB1191 / Rear DB2177

[blommer]

Bendix - Front DB1191 / Rear DB2177

^^This is what bendix says on their website. Can you confirm they are spot on?

I have been given part numbers like DB1515 for fronts and DB1142 for rears.

All help appreciated. Thanks

[lolmclol]

^^This is what bendix says on their website. Can you confirm they are spot on?

I have been given part numbers like DB1515 for fronts and DB1142 for rears.

All help appreciated. Thanks

Can't confirm, but it might be worth giving them a call and getting a written confirmation from them should they be incorrect.

[stevo1210]

My OEM pads squeak. :(

Happens to be more noticeable after the brakes get warmer with start/stop. Only 25K on my car as well! :O

Asked another few people with FD's... apparently I am not the only one.

[Honda_FD]

My OEM pads squeak. :(

Happens to be more noticeable after the brakes get warmer with start/stop. Only 25K on my car as well! :O

Asked another few people with FD's... apparently I am not the only one.

Yup. I used to have that problem aswell.

Got Honda to check it out when the car was still on warranty and no problems were found.
So I Changed pads to Bendix like the guys were discussing in the thread.
and no more squeaking noise.

Also, Try not to maintain the brakes. Like, Dont spray them with water after a long drive
and sitting on the Hand Brake at the lights. Because they're crap brakes they tend to heat up
easily and can warp.

[leetie123]

my FD1 OEM brakes now squeak all day even after hard braking, its giving me the shitz now

[Stevil]

just so ya all know, CRV, DC2 R and early NSX pads all fit our FD1 with a tiny bit of pad material removed, 20secs !

Leetie plenty of quality pads available for under a $100, if ya dont mind a little dust then I cant recommend the Remsa's enough, I also replaced my front rotors with another set of DBA's last month, they do a budget non slotted front rotor pair for $128.

[xenonkuraz]

Fd2 pads same as fd1?

[leetie123]

a side questions. just want to ask all fd owners - do you feel like when you step on brake, you have to push quite far in to get the brakes working? I mean push further than other cars I have driven. Is it normal?

[Stevil]

No Leetie I find the FD1 brake pedal pressure is pretty consistent with similar cars. Something that will make a difference is the better brake fluid and Pads. Hey Leetie why dont you put up your location ??

[stndrd]

Best bet would be to pull a front & rear pad out, take it into your local Bendix supplier and match it up with their book

[fitme]

oem cost around $160 for the rears...fronts is almost the same price

squicking was gone when my front rotors was resurfaced at 70Tkms

ill do DIY for the rears this weekend,,,,

[leetie123]

@ Stevil Im located in Brisbane. I think next service I will get my brake fluid changed.. currently 72k on my odo

[stevo1210]

Wow, didn't realise I posted in here three years ago. My OEM pads in the rear gave the ghost recently, so I got Bendix pads to replace them. DB1515 and DB1142 in the rear. I noticed Bendix didn't put brake shims on the front pads - and my mechanic didn't transplant the OEM ones over either, but the rear has them from Bendix... any issues here?

[riftan]

hey guys, just wondering if anyone has changed pads yet on the fd1s?

what pads did you go with?

fronts/rears/fronts and rears

why?

cost?

any help would be much appreciated :)

thanks!

I personally like to use Honda Genuine product.
There are plenty of other good brand on the market such as QFM, Project Mu, etc,. But I am playing safe here.

for the Rotor, I would go with DBA 4000 series non slot. Unless you want to go to track sometime. Go with Slot version. DBA-4488 vs DBA-4488S. Don't take DBA-488.