random google quotes
eres the thing I can pick up replacement Bendix TitaniuMetallic II Brake
pads at Advanced Auto Parts for around $30.00 Bucks. I had the same pads in
my Alero and there so hard they warped my rotors, do you think they will do
the same to Elantra rotors?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 6:56 AM
Subject: Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii

> Anybody ever try Bendix TitaniuMetallic II front pads?
>
>
>
> They claim.
>
> Bendix TitaniuMetallic II provides unsurpassed braking performance right
out
> of the box. TitaniuMetallic is a coating that is applied to the pad's
> friction surface during the manufacturing process. This coating raises the
> brake pad's initial stopping power while the pad mates to the rotor
surface.
> After about 50 stops the TitaniuMetallic coating wears away, having
> completed the pad-rotor surface mating process. What remains is a premium
> Bendix semi-metallic brake pad that will provide miles of outstanding
> performance across a wide range of operating conditions.
>
> Features:
>
> *                         Available for all domestic applications
>
> *                         Bendix premium semi-metallic friction
formulation
>
> *                         Noise-reducing shims to mirror Original
Equipment
> specifications
>
>
> Advantages:
>
> *                         Greater stopping power with reduced pedal effort
> from the very first stop
>
> *                         Shorter stopping distances than other brand
brake
> pads
>
> *                         Quiet brake operation
>
>
> Benefits:
>
> *                         Improved braking
>
> *                         "Better than new" performance
>
>
>
> $38 from Advance Auto Parts, - Lifetime Warranty!
>
>
>
> Sounds too good to be true!
>
> http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=BEN
>
<http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=BEN&MfrPartNumber=MK
> D45A&PartType=219&PTSet=A> &MfrPartNumber=MKD45A&PartType=219&PTSet=A
>
>
>
> PS. thanks for all the comments on my much earlier post, further research
> confirmed that the Axxis Ceramic pads are really hard on rotors.
>
>
>
> PSS. my Van's at the body shop getting it's restoration, paint stripping,
> repaint of the UPS Brown Bottom - Tan top.  It will soon look as good as
it
> runs (it is running the best it ever has!).  Had to clarify this, as some
> Vanagons run bad and look bad.
>
>
>
> Jack R.
>
> 84 Westy, Wolfie