yeah they do make noise but my exhaust takes it away.

 

hondas the best way to go.. pads are soft and dont eat up your rotors

most aftermarket brake pads are hard and last longer but its easier to replace pads than rotors imo

 

i heard its better to get ap2 pads if you have an ap1. any truth behind this?

 

Do not buy aftermarket pads just to have "aftermarket." Since the OP hasn't suggested how he/she drives or what he/she is looking for performance-wise, I find it funny that you all are suggesting anything other than OEM.

Also, considering the nature of the very vague question and knowing that tires wear out faster than brakes, I'm going to assume that the car has at a minimum a replacement set of tires. I'm going to assume that they are of lesser gripping power than OEM spec'd tires(something crappy like ES100's or the like). Putting an aggressive pad on a crappy tire is not smart.

If the clamping power of the brakes exceeds the gripping power of the tire, the car helps you by engaging ABS. While effective, not exactly the coolest thing to witness when traffic comes to a halt.

Stick with the non-sexy suggestion of OEM. Hardtopguy.com is one source. Also, your car is pretty old now. You should be about to change your brake fluid for at least the second time, regardless of mileage.

 

oh whats wrong with ES100 my friend keeps telling me to get

 

Friends don't let friends ride on E(xtra)S(lippery)100's!

 

I would definetely stay with OEM. And yes ES100's suck ass.