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Background: 2016 2SS Convertible. Last inspection I was told I had 2mm pad left in the front and 5 mm in the rear.

I have never done a brake job in my life, except helping my dad when he did them (my first car 1975 Monza Town Coupe was one time). I want to try it thanks to YouTube rather than pay the dealer $$$ per axle.

For simplicity sake I think I want to stay with Brembo pads and just have the stock rotors turned vs. shelling out $450 to $550 for PowerStop Z26 pads and rotors.

So now my question. Brembo says the replacement pad for the front is P10064 low metallic or P10064N ceramic. The rear pads are P10071N ceramic. Which pad is better for the front, low metallic which is more expensive or ceramic which is cheaper?

I know rear brakes wear less than the fronts, so the fact that the rears only come in ceramic and are cheaper in ceramic for the front makes me think that the low metallic is the better, longer wearing pad. The low metallic has a black backing, and the ceramics have a red backing.

I'd rather buy the aftermarket Brembo genuine pads vs. going to the stealership for GM part number Brembos which are going to cost double or triple what an aftermarket Brembo pad costs.

Thanks for your response.