Auto Extra Friction AXMD374 Semi-Metallic Brake Pad

I have been previously using ceramic brake pads from Advanced Auto Parts, so this time around I decided to use ceramics for the front, these for the rear. I am comparing these to my previous setup, I'm not a brakes pro or professional mechanic, but I know how to do proper maintenance.Like other semi-metallic brake pads these get your wheel dirty with all the brake powder, and also these wear out quicker then ceramic. Ceramic brake pads are not suppose to be work as good unless your braking a lot to heat them up, but compared to the mess these makes and their life, ceramics would be better. Now this is just a generic review, it isn't comparing other semi-metallic brake pads, these was good for the price. And you could go through a couple of these before you got to the price ceramic ones, so that part is positive, and OEM brake pads are usually semi-metallic.