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06-30-2006, 08:01 AM

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the rear ones do not always last longer. Depends on the driving style.
The more you throw it around the quicker the rears wear, due to DSC (DTC) using them to correct the car.

I have 25k on the clock now and both, front and rear show 9000 miles left.

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06-30-2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='305199' date='Jun 29 2006, 04:01 PM

... not warranty either

The e39 has been out of warranty for a very long time, over 100K miles now and almost 9 years old. BMW can replace my e60's pads and rotors at their expense and I'll do it myself after the service/warranty coverage expires.

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06-30-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='305159' date='Jun 29 2006, 10:54 AM

Generally with most modern cars that is true because there is less 'meat' on modern rotors and the life of the rotors are about the same as the pads. But a measure of the rotors would quickly tell if they're still within spec. If you had 10k miles left on the pads it could be that the rotors were still okay.

True, but chances are the rotors will go out of spec before the new pads wear out, which could result in warping.

I would question the dealer about it....like do I have to worry about the rotors getting too thin before these pads wear out and what problems will I experience.