Front Brake Pads - Replacement Advice Needed!
01-13-2013, 10:45 PM
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Front Brake Pads - Replacement Advice Needed!
I just noticed that my front brake pads have ~493 miles left according to the iDrive system.
How does my 2006 550i know that? Based on a generic estimate of brake pad life? Or are there intelligent sensors that know that somehow?
More importantly, how should I replace them, since they aren't covered by my warranty? Buy OEM or aftermarket pads? And I'm hoping I can replace them myself with the help of a mechanic friend.
Any advice/help is appreciated!
How does my 2006 550i know that? Based on a generic estimate of brake pad life? Or are there intelligent sensors that know that somehow?
More importantly, how should I replace them, since they aren't covered by my warranty? Buy OEM or aftermarket pads? And I'm hoping I can replace them myself with the help of a mechanic friend.
Any advice/help is appreciated!
01-14-2013, 08:34 AM
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most choose to go with aftermarket pads, mainly for less brake dust compared to the OEM brake pads. some popular aftermarket pads we sell include posi-quiet, stoptech, and cool carbon if interested.
01-14-2013, 02:11 PM
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BMW use ATE standard as OEM pads, you can go for ATE ceramic if you want less-dust and an improvement.
I am going for Zimmermann drilled rotors and ATE Ceramic (a friend of mine has these pads on his E90, definitely less dust and very good braking). I also have on my C Class Zimmermann with standard ate and are very good even though multiple times i wased the car with the rotors heated, no problems like "ovalisation". (don't know the english term so i improvised lol)
I am going for Zimmermann drilled rotors and ATE Ceramic (a friend of mine has these pads on his E90, definitely less dust and very good braking). I also have on my C Class Zimmermann with standard ate and are very good even though multiple times i wased the car with the rotors heated, no problems like "ovalisation". (don't know the english term so i improvised lol)
01-15-2013, 05:14 AM
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Remember to get a new sensor aswell ( BMW OEM sensor ) ! , whitout that you won't be able to reset the frontbrake service menü in the cluster ( showen in the i-Drive , but resetet with the trip counter at the cluster ).
Remember to get a new sensor aswell ( BMW OEM sensor ) ! , whitout that you won't be able to reset the frontbrake service menü in the cluster ( showen in the i-Drive , but resetet with the trip counter at the cluster ).
01-16-2013, 03:02 PM
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01-16-2013, 03:14 PM
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for best performance, the oem pads are hard to beat. if you want less dust, go aftermarket, but you may lose some stopping performance.
01-17-2013, 07:19 AM
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Ok, great. So I should just head to a near-by dealership and have them replaced... Use OEM parts and call it a day.
Dooniver1 - Let me know what you do and how it goes!
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