I actually settled on epad but hard to come by here … and Ended up with TRW Ultra - I think they are similar if not same
Thank you all
TRW is now under the ZF umbrella. Textar is part of TMD Friction, along with Mintex, Pagid, and others. Not the same, but both shooting for the same market segment.
I got my ePads from NAPA, under one of their many subsidiary lines, but it doesn't appear they stock them any longer.
FCP carries both TRW Ultra and Textar ePad, and FWIW, they tout a "lifetime" guarantee.
I've never tried Akebonos, but their reputed initial bite, or lack thereof, is what steered me away. But I can't imagine they're any worse in that respect than the old PBR/Axxis/whatever Metal Masters. Nothing to snap one out of cold morning grogginess like approaching an intersection and realizing that the brakes won't obey. Not desirable in what was ostensibly a street, not track, pad, but they did fix it with the Ultimates.