EBC YellowStuff Brake Pads (DP42454R)

Vehicle Specific Guidance: Owners of BMW M2/M3/M4 FG80 (2021-on) routinely report on owners’ forums that the original BMW pads are exceptionally dusty and can also be noisy. Hundreds of owners worldwide have already upgraded to EBC YellowStuff pads and this brake modification has proven to completely rectify these complaints in every instance. If you are tired of cleaning your multi-spoke wheels every week, YellowStuff pads is the answer.

YellowStuff is a performance low-dust ceramic material and strikes the optimum balance between outright performance, low dust and day-to-day usability. It’s fair to say YellowStuff is the ‘Goldilocks’ material in the EBC range, hence it’s no wonder Yellow has become the go-to pad for owners of performance vehicles worldwide and EBC’s top-selling material by far.

Yellow is an organic friction material with an exceptionally high ceramic content and low steel fibre content. This makes Yellow extremely kind on brake rotors, and since 70% of the dust on your wheels is actually produced by the rotor, not the pad, fitting a ceramic organic pad such as YellowStuff will significantly reduce the amount of brake dust produced vs. typical OE semi-metallic brake pads.

Despite being totally silent in operation and producing low dust, Yellow also has a stable friction coefficient of 0.42 over a broad temperature working range of 0 - 550°C. This makes Yellow an excellent choice for performance vehicles driven enthusiastically on the public road or that do the occasional track day.

YellowStuff is also a popular upgrade for trucks, 4x4s and SUVs where the increased stopping power helps shorten braking distances, especially with heavily laden vehicles or when towing big loads.

YellowStuff is approved to ECE R90 meaning this material is ADR compliant and thus totally legal and safe for use on public roads in Australia.

YellowStuff is manufactured in Bristol, United Kingdom. Unlike many other high-performance brake pads on the market, YellowStuff has been awarded the top ‘N’ rating by the U.S. EPA for its environmental credentials, meaning YellowStuff contains zero copper or other harmful materials that research shows can contaminate waterways and pose a threat to marine life.

NOTE: YellowStuff also makes a great race compound on lighter/modestly powered vehicles, however for heavier/high-power vehicles frequently driven very hard on the road or regularly doing trackdays, consider BlueStuff which is still 100% road legal but is more biased towards improved on-track performance. The additional benefit of BlueStuff is that the bedding-in time is roughly 3x shorter than YellowStuff, perfect for customers who want a more ‘plug n play’ brake pad.

DP42454R fits the following vehicles: BMW M2 (G87), M3 (G80), M3 Competition (G80/G81), M4 (G82), M4 Competition (G82), M4 Convertible (G83) 3.0 Twin Turbo from 2021-onwards fitted with Brembo brake calipers.