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Old 09-08-22, 08:41 PM
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Default Brake pads. Tom’s performer or Project mu street?

Doing some research on pads. I’m so over the dust, at this point the dust is slowly destroying my wheels from all the harsh cleaning they get. Hoping to make the right decision with your help. Spirited street driving summers in New England with the occasional mountain run. I’d like to have similar or better performance but no dust. I plan on doing front and rears. If anyone has experience with any of these pads or know where to get them at the best price. Thanks!
Also, thinking about clear coating some Brembo logos onto the calipers. Have any of you done that and where did you get your decals, I’d like them to be as authentic as possible.
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I just swapped my front pads for project mu type ps and the dust is real low now. My rears are stock pads and you can tell the difference in dust because the rears get more dusty than the fronts now
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I went with Endless MX72 fronts and Project Mu NS-C rears. Way less dust.

Unsure if the pricing is still the same, but feel I got a good deal from Nengun Performance. Front and rears for ~$400 is the best i've seen for high quality pads, but double check.

Also unsure how others feel about mixing front and rear brands, but they've been working great for me! Mostly highway driving but spirited drives on the weekend.


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I had mine replaced under warranty. Here are the part numbers...


OEM non squeal no dust replacment
Don't know why it says Fsport instead of just F...but these parts are a lot less expensive. The parts also fit LC500s.

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If ultimate low dust is the priority then Project Mu Type NS or Endless SSM PLUS should be top considerations.

We have the Type NS in stock and SSM PLUS just a few weeks out.

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Are you sure about those part numbers? per service bulletin L-SB-0144-17 the replacement pads for 2015-219 RCF are: 04465-0W200 and 04466-0W080 which are significantly more expensive than the part numbers you posted.

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I had mine replaced under warranty. Here are the part numbers...


OEM non squeal no dust replacment
Don't know why it says Fsport instead of just F...but these parts are a lot less expensive. The parts also fit LC500s.
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And, Lexus prices are less expensive for the Reduced performance pads vs the factory OEM HiPo pad.







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You are right. I took the numbers off the TSB I had that said they could be replaced for squeal, the Service Report has the numbers of the actual replacements which are the ones you stated. Sorry for the confusion.
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