Changing brakes
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i just gave my car in for the front brake pads to be changed and the services advisor was shocked i had done only 12000 km ... he then though it was a idrive error ... but then took it for a drive and realized it acctually needs to be changes ..
and once i though of it he was rite i have never gone thrue a set brakes so fast ..
so has anyone else done less then 12000 km for the front brake pads
and once i though of it he was rite i have never gone thrue a set brakes so fast ..
so has anyone else done less then 12000 km for the front brake pads
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Originally Posted by P.S.B' post='311067' date='Jul 15 2006, 03:08 PM
i just gave my car in for the front brake pads to be changed and the services advisor was shocked i had done only 12000 km ... he then though it was a idrive error ... but then took it for a drive and realized it acctually needs to be changes ..
and once i though of it he was rite i have never gone thrue a set brakes so fast ..
so has anyone else done less then 12000 km for the front brake pads
and once i though of it he was rite i have never gone thrue a set brakes so fast ..
so has anyone else done less then 12000 km for the front brake pads
How do you drive your car, may i ask?
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='311069' date='Jul 15 2006, 05:30 PM
I almost have 12000km on it and i for sure will need a brake pad change soon...together with a new set of tires.
How do you drive your car, may i ask?
How do you drive your car, may i ask?
theres a lot of city drive and when i get a spot to move i liek to zoom thru it
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Originally Posted by P.S.B' post='311100' date='Jul 15 2006, 06:22 PM
theres a lot of city drive and when i get a spot to move i liek to zoom thru it
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='311111' date='Jul 15 2006, 07:01 PM
Then, if i understand correctly, then, my friend, there is no way for the brake pads to las you only 12000km.
They should last for at least 50 000 km's.
There must be a malfuction with the brake pad sensors.
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Originally Posted by Markymark' post='311455' date='Jul 16 2006, 08:09 PM
It looks like my front pads are going to about 30,000 kms on mainly urban driving
Mainly city driving!
50 k is min!
The iDrive do not always show correct figures. It somethimes need some days the calibrate itself.
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Originally Posted by Markymark' post='311463' date='Jul 16 2006, 08:29 PM
^^^ hope so! Visually there seems to be a lot of pad left, and I'm at 22000 k now
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