FWIW, Im currently using the stop tech/centric drilled rotors with the black "e-coating" and Akebono ceramic pads all around. I prefer the softer initial bite of the Akes to the oem pads, and nearly zero brake dust.

The black coating on the rotors covers the hat as well the veins inside....it's holding up much better than my OEM rotors did.

What they look like:

__________________