where do you buy your parts?

[Weasel]

Originally Posted by dville

Find and buy: Rotex GOLD brake pads.

If you want to have your wheels look good for OVER one month without any noticeable brake dust, get these pads.

I put them on my 2001 X5 4.4 Sport, and my 1999 740iL (same part numbers front and rear for both vehicles!)

Best money I ever spent.... (around $70 per vehicle)
Search online for the best price.

I buy parts from

pelicanparts.com (dealer parts or aftermarket available)
alloembmwparts.com
bimmerparts.com

How have the Rotex pads been with noise? I only ask because every BMW that comes through the dealer with aftermarket pads squeal like scalded pigs... Also is there any performance difference noticed, for better or worse?

[dkl]

Originally Posted by Weasel

How have the Rotex pads been with noise? I only ask because every BMW that comes through the dealer with aftermarket pads squeal like scalded pigs... Also is there any performance difference noticed, for better or worse?

Really? I guessed I've been lucky. My Axxis Deluxe Advanced pads have been very quiet, even more so than OEM. My OEM pads would squeal every so often, but the Axxis haven't made a sound thus far (had it for about 6k miles and counting). I'm liking the Axxis pads more and more since it hardly shows any brake dust even after about 1 month of driving without a wash!

[dville]

Originally Posted by Weasel

How have the Rotex pads been with noise? I only ask because every BMW that comes through the dealer with aftermarket pads squeal like scalded pigs... Also is there any performance difference noticed, for better or worse?

I was anxious to put them in, so I did not turn the rotors.
So NEW pads and not so new rotors = squeal.

The next weekend I put some "disc quiet" behind the rear pads and that reduced the noise to a scalded pig with a pillowcase over his head at the back of the barn. (very acceptable). I did not put the disc quiet on the front pads.

If you don't turn the rotors after new pads, you will get noise.

I really don't have a measurable way to discern the performance difference. They both feel the same to me the way I drive. I did not buy el cheapo pads, so I expect equal or better performance than stock.
(I bought Rotex GOLD, not Rotex 'tin' )


Some people may say they can tell, but unless you drive on the track and experience brake fade, and have some seriously crappy pads, you should not notice much difference between decent brand pads..

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