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03-24-2009, 06:43 PM
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my brake pads leave a LOT of brake dust on the wheels i can clean them and two drives later thier DIRTY, whats up?
03-24-2009, 06:57 PM
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actualy my indy tol me the sensor isnt really that accurate at all and is just a stupid feature bmw decided to add & also that doesnt have to be replaced everytime a brake pad is changed
03-24-2009, 07:00 PM
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I still had about 10,000kms to go on the pads... the brakes were squeaking like mad, drove me nuts, replaced them anyways. There was quite a bit of pad left, like Howitzer saids its almost normal for bmws..
03-24-2009, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='825848' date='Mar 25 2009, 10:43 AM
my brake pads leave a LOT of brake dust on the wheels i can clean them and two drives later thier DIRTY, whats up?
03-24-2009, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='825863' date='Mar 25 2009, 11:00 AM
I still had about 10,000kms to go on the pads... the brakes were squeaking like mad, drove me nuts, replaced them anyways. There was quite a bit of pad left, like Howitzer saids its almost normal for bmws..
That what I do to my 1s
03-24-2009, 07:04 PM
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how do the ebc's grip? anybody got a deal on them?
Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='825864' date='Mar 24 2009, 11:01 PM
this is normal for BMW pads, this is why I have change to EBC green stuff and almost no brake dust
03-24-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='825870' date='Mar 25 2009, 11:04 AM
how do the ebc's grip? anybody got a deal on them?
03-24-2009, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='825870' date='Mar 24 2009, 11:04 PM
how do the ebc's grip? anybody got a deal on them?
03-24-2009, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Turboe' post='825895' date='Mar 24 2009, 10:31 PM
Is the idrive list supposed to actually know how much brake pad you have left? Or is it just a preprogrammed mileage ammount that it is set to go off at?
Brakes squeal as a result of the back of the pads vibrating against the calipers. If I do not have brake silicon, I use peanut butter. (Sunday night; all parts stores are closed.) It works, seriously.
03-24-2009, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Turboe' post='825895' date='Mar 25 2009, 11:31 AM
Is the idrive list supposed to actually know how much brake pad you have left? Or is it just a preprogrammed mileage ammount that it is set to go off at?