• Front brake pad set, 2.5L application
• EBC Brake-In surface coating for faster bed-in
• 0.5 nominal friction coefficient with approx. 50% dust reduction
• Most EBC Red Ceramic pads approved to ECE R90 brake safety regulation

Quieter, Better Braking With a Longer Bed-In

This Redstuff pad brakes better and runs quieter than the pad it replaces, though being a hard-wearing compound, bed-in can take as long as 1000 miles as the pad gradually takes up the shape of your rotor. Drivers need a bit of patience during that break-in period, but the payoff is a genuinely impressive fast-road pad built for repeated heavy braking. EBC's Brake-In surface coating helps speed that seating process along and conditions the rotor surface at the same time. That's real, testable information, not just marketing language.

Real Numbers Behind the Claims

In EBC's own testing, this pad has stopped a passenger car, sedan, sport compact, or hot hatch 13 meters quicker than OEM pads from 100 mph, while emitting far less dust than a typical semi-metallic compound. The compound carries a nominal friction coefficient of 0.5 with approximately 50 percent dust reduction versus a stock-style pad, and most EBC Red Ceramic pads are approved to the ECE R90 brake safety regulation. Those aren't just marketing claims, they're the kind of specific, testable numbers that back up a genuine performance upgrade. It's the kind of detail EBC backs up with actual testing rather than just claims.

Straight From Subispeed

A genuinely quieter, harder-stopping pad for a 2002-2003 WRX or 1998-2002 Forester, backed by real stopping-distance testing rather than vague marketing claims.

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