Hard backing pad for the ETS 125 REQ-Plus sanders

[Econoline]

Dear Festool, for the hundredth time, please make a hard backing pad for the ETS 125 REQ-Plus sanders. The AH-ES-ETS/ETSC works really well, it would work so much better with a hard backing pad.
E.

 

[Festdewalkita]

Seconded.

 

[Cheese]

Or Festool Corporate, if there is a reason why you prefer not to make that hard pad option available, please share that reason with us so that we can become more intelligent consumers.

Otherwise from our vantage point, it’s all just crickets.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I buy these types of replacement pads for my 150mm sanders, been extremely happy with the quality and performance so far, indistinguishable from the Festool branded ones in use I've found:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005470400590.html

You can also find them on Ebay.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

That doesn't make sense, does it. They make hard pads for everything else, including the ETS 150 and both sizes of the ETS/EC, and all of the Rotex's