Which brake pads wear out quickest -
03-14-2008 | 01:55 PM
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Everyone is overlooking to obvious...Maybe 525d MSport drives backwards like Sonny from A Bronx Tale
03-18-2008 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by moschse' post='544959' date='Mar 14 2008, 11:55 PM
Everyone is overlooking to obvious...Maybe 525d MSport drives backwards like Sonny from A Bronx Tale
03-18-2008 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Palmo' post='544869' date='Mar 14 2008, 08:18 PM
Mine is showing the exact same thing - that the rears will wear out approx. 2k miles before the fronts - its been this way from about 10k - now done 21.5k. Interstingly, mine is also a 525d (April 2007 - LCI).
Maybe I have answered my own question...doh..
03-18-2008 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 525d MSport' post='546859' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:34 PM
Could it be the traction control braking the rears when making "spirited" starts in the wet? I do tend to do that at a particular Tee junction...
Maybe I have answered my own question...doh..
Maybe I have answered my own question...doh..
Bottom line is that I'm not going to loose any sleep over this! I do think the brakes are absolutely weighted / balanced perfectly for everyday drving - just my opinion.
03-19-2008 | 12:24 AM
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My 525d is show opposite signs- Fronts are more worn than the rear.
The car has done 8500kms and the iDrive shows that the fronts need to be changed after 17,000kms while rears need to be changed at 20,000kms.
Also, of late my front brakes have begun sweaking a bit, should i be worried? What causes this sound?
The car has done 8500kms and the iDrive shows that the fronts need to be changed after 17,000kms while rears need to be changed at 20,000kms.
Also, of late my front brakes have begun sweaking a bit, should i be worried? What causes this sound?
03-19-2008 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Sahil' post='547412' date='Mar 19 2008, 02:24 PM
My 525d is show opposite signs- Fronts are more worn than the rear.
The car has done 8500kms and the iDrive shows that the fronts need to be changed after 17,000kms while rears need to be changed at 20,000kms.
Also, of late my front brakes have begun sweaking a bit, should i be worried? What causes this sound?
The car has done 8500kms and the iDrive shows that the fronts need to be changed after 17,000kms while rears need to be changed at 20,000kms.
Also, of late my front brakes have begun sweaking a bit, should i be worried? What causes this sound?
Squeaking is result of dust going in to the brake pads after you washed the car, it will go away after a few spirited driving and brake
We live in a much congested traffic condition than rest of the world. We brake almost 4 times more than other part of the world. So it is pretty normal out brakes wont last more than 20 thousand KM. We then just have to turn the rotors and change all four sets of brake pads.
@sahil Please upload some pics of your lovely E60
03-19-2008 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by snkpkp' post='547415' date='Mar 19 2008, 04:41 AM
@sahil Please upload some pics of your lovely E60
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/2447/img0028yd6.jpg
Sorry the pics are in bad quality, taken from my phone. Will put up better ones later.
03-19-2008 | 04:19 AM
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must have paid a lot for that license plate lol..... if only people knew on this forum how much we pay for our cars...they would think we are nuts.....lol....
03-19-2008 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by snkpkp' post='547444' date='Mar 19 2008, 07:19 AM
must have paid a lot for that license plate lol..... if only people knew on this forum how much we pay for our cars...they would think we are nuts.....lol....
My first choice on the plates was single digit 5 but the price qouted for that was insane so i settled for 525 instead as my 2nd best choice. And i thought i'd be unique, last week i saw an exact same color and spec 525d with the same damn number ! We both had a laugh lookin at each others plates.