Which brake pads do the dealers use?

King · #1 04-14-2005, 10:42 AM

Is it Mintex? What is the best recommendation for replacing the pads with something that provides for quick braking...without spending an arm & a leg on Brembos!

I just had ALL my brakes done at the dealer...front, rear, rotors, etc. However it feels like the vehicle slowly comes to a stop. I even took it back and they re-bled the brakes to get rid of any possible air in the lines, but really not much of a difference.

On my 540i however (I know it's lighter,) when you tap the brakes, you get immediate response the way it should be!

hayaku · #2 04-14-2005, 12:47 PM

no, not Mintex.. Jurid and Textar are a very common choice on OEM BMW.

with new brake pads/rotors, you *NEED* to bed them in before they actually bite the way they are supposed to.

UCrewX5 · #3 04-14-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hayaku

with new brake pads/rotors, you *NEED* to bed them in before they actually bite the way they are supposed to.

- http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

breytonX5 · #4 04-14-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by UCrewX5

- http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

Yup it's a pain in the rear to do that bedding-in technique in city streets, but you gotta do it properly and correctly or you could end up like Krunkman with his Axxis constantly squealing.

saxe17 · #5 04-14-2005, 02:31 PM

Should I be doing this on a new X5 with 45 miles on it?

hayaku · #6 04-14-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by saxe17

Should I be doing this on a new X5 with 45 miles on it?

I would. Technically, you can just drive and the pads will eventually bed themselves into the rotors. This will happen all by itself over several hundreds/few thousands of miles all on its own.

bimmerfan · #7 04-18-2005, 08:01 PM

"squealing" in disc brakes is caused by the pad vibrating against the caliper. This vibration causes a high pitched sound which to the human ear sounds like a squeal... It is actually really easily fixed by removing the pads and applying a thin layer of grease on the BACK of the pad and reinstalling them. This will eliminate the vibration against the caliper and hence remedy the squeal...

JCL · #8 04-18-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerfan

"squealing" in disc brakes is caused by the pad vibrating against the caliper. This vibration causes a high pitched sound which to the human ear sounds like a squeal... It is actually really easily fixed by removing the pads and applying a thin layer of grease on the BACK of the pad and reinstalling them. This will eliminate the vibration against the caliper and hence remedy the squeal...

Proceed with caution. See my post in your thread on this fix.