07-22-2019, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SA, TX
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Originally Posted by ard
1. The last time we had a brake pad thread, there were 20 recommendations..all fine. The takeaway is that almost any reasonable pad will be fine.
2. Slotted AND drilled is just a pointless, ricer mod. There is utterly NO technical benefit, and multiple downsides. As I recall, only one rotor in the world comes OE drilled and slotted. And may be more to make a style statement than actual performance.
But as we see for pads, this isnt that important for 99% of the X5 uses. (If you are towing, DO NOT do this mod, IMO)
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^ All very true. But damn do they look pretty.  When I have one crack between the drills, or warp due to heat, I'll be sure to stop using them and will certainly change my recommendations.  At least a few hundred thousand miles on the various vehicles installed so far though... no issues. 
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