brakes wearing very fast
05-14-2006, 01:07 PM
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iv only 6000 km since i got the car and the reading from the i drive for the front break pads changed from 16000 to 14000 in 2 days and i bearly drove the car to the grocery store in those 2 days .. so i was wondering how many KM's or miles do u guys get from ur front brake pads
05-14-2006, 01:20 PM
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do not worry about it.... you will do about 40000km with teh breaks....
IT IS THE SENSOR only.... the reading is not accurate.... the numbers on your Idrive will increase again soon.....
IT IS THE SENSOR only.... the reading is not accurate.... the numbers on your Idrive will increase again soon.....
05-14-2006, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by P.S.B' post='282333' date='May 14 2006, 10:07 PM
iv only 6000 km since i got the car and the reading from the i drive for the front break pads changed from 16000 to 14000 in 2 days and i bearly drove the car to the grocery store in those 2 days .. so i was wondering how many KM's or miles do u guys get from ur front brake pads
05-14-2006, 01:35 PM
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75.000 km on clock... And the service menu says 33.000 km's left for the rear brake pads, and 22.000 km's left for the front pads!! That's cool! The brakepads have never been changed! 
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Originally Posted by E60Sim' post='282352' date='May 14 2006, 04:35 PM
75.000 km on clock... And the service menu says 33.000 km's left for the rear brake pads, and 22.000 km's left for the front pads!! That's cool! The brakepads have never been changed!
05-14-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='282356' date='May 14 2006, 11:37 PM
you must really obey the speed limits and rules
We drive mostly at nights and longer trips: That means high average speeds, low comsumption, and almost no braking at all... I just got home after 340 km's on highways... The traffic was heavy, but I didn't stop at once on the hole trip
Just keep a good distance 
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I changed the rear brake pads at 23,000 km. My front pads won't go past 30,000 km according to I-Drive.
11-16-2006, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by P.S.B' post='282333' date='May 14 2006, 10:07 PM
iv only 6000 km since i got the car and the reading from the i drive for the front break pads changed from 16000 to 14000 in 2 days and i bearly drove the car to the grocery store in those 2 days .. so i was wondering how many KM's or miles do u guys get from ur front brake pads
Do not worry. I have 67 000 km on my pads and computer still indicates 9 000 km to next service.
Drive style always sporty.
11-16-2006, 03:54 PM
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Have done around 25,000 kms in my 530i... iDrive shows 14K left on the fronts and 15k on the backs. At the recent regular service I complained that the brakes were squeaky but after checking, the garage said there was nothing wrong with them - just the effect of a lot of dust on the roads here. Squeaks seem to be getting worse over time, and it's annoying me too!
11-16-2006, 04:03 PM
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Probably do not measure very good with low miles/kms or your sensors are not reading correctly. I am at 34,500 miles (55,500kms) now and my iDrive says the front brakes (the worst performing) still have 36,000 miles to go. I ask the SA to check each time as I do not trust the readins but he says that is correct and I and only down about 50% on front pads. rears are even better.