Carquest "Blue" Brake Pads
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Carquest "Blue" Brake Pads
After alot of research and help from this board, I had some Carquest Blue Brake pads installed today in an effort to control the brake dust issue with the OEM brakes. I had it done at a local goodyear.
My question is does that particular pad come in ceramic and semi-metallic. I assumed I was installing semi-metallic pads, but after I got home I started to wonder. Did I get the right pads? Should I have specified semi-metallic? Thanks for the help
My question is does that particular pad come in ceramic and semi-metallic. I assumed I was installing semi-metallic pads, but after I got home I started to wonder. Did I get the right pads? Should I have specified semi-metallic? Thanks for the help
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Ceramics should be a gold color and the semi-metallics should be Ford blue, the light Ford blue. They doubtfully would mistakenly give you the gold ones, they are twice the price for ten times the headaches. I'm almost positive the blue ones are semi-metallics, I just go by color anymore when buying them. If installed right, the pads will be the best thing you've done to the truck.
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Originally Posted by BLUE20004X4
Ceramics should be a gold color and the semi-metallics should be Ford blue, the light Ford blue. They doubtfully would mistakenly give you the gold ones, they are twice the price for ten times the headaches. I'm almost positive the blue ones are semi-metallics, I just go by color anymore when buying them. If installed right, the pads will be the best thing you've done to the truck.
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Ceramics aren't Blues , unless this is something totally new, there not even Gold anymore actually. There a Copper/Ceramic mix and there black now , seen a set last month. Blues are Blues and they call them there 2 yr pads - there warranteed for 2 years , but last 4..Golds are now below the Blues w/no warrantee and there weeding those out(discontinuing). All Carquest Pads are still made by Raybesto's..
BTW- All Ceramic lifetime pads did use to be Gold , I remember doing a Van with em and they were Gold. - I did Ceramics Lifetimes last winter on an F150 and they were black. So it's a little confusing - I was told there economy pads are Gold as well lol.. Can't they just pick a freakin color and stick with it..
BTW- All Ceramic lifetime pads did use to be Gold , I remember doing a Van with em and they were Gold. - I did Ceramics Lifetimes last winter on an F150 and they were black. So it's a little confusing - I was told there economy pads are Gold as well lol.. Can't they just pick a freakin color and stick with it..
Last edited by jbrew; 01-12-2007 at 10:56 AM.
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