Brake Pad Question

[faz]

FYI, Last month at a local independent shop, I had both front rotors/pads replaced on my 05 3.0 with original BMW parts for $550 OTD. (Family commitments don't leave me any time now to work on the car, so spending $100-$150 on labor to have it done was well worth it.)

I was having a metal to metal contact on my right-front brake. No sensors warnings.

[THK]

Originally Posted by Helmuth

Sensors are front left an rear right if I remember right. Pad change is removing the wheel, opening two screws, changing pads, tightening the two screws, putting the wheel on ..... x4.

Time is ~2hours when you do that with your 16 year old son.

Not sure if that qualifies for $650.

Don't forget the rotors. If your rotors are worn to close to the minimums, replace them too.

Pads, rotors, and sensors for my X3 was a little over $500, plus DIY. Used a friends heated garage, so I had to spring for lunch.

The time was about 2 hours.

[1stE53]

Originally Posted by THK

Don't forget the rotors. If your rotors are worn to close to the minimums, replace them too.

Pads, rotors, and sensors for my X3 was a little over $500, plus DIY. Used a friends heated garage, so I had to spring for lunch.

The time was about 2 hours.

Was that for all 4 sides? For the front it seems way to high. If there is a decent size lip around the outside of the rotor surface = time to change rotor and pads, if it is small, 1mm or less (like mine were) they will last one more set of pads. Just be sure to bed the pads in. Its a lot of fun to do!!

[THK]

All four cornors. Forget the visual on the lipnot an accurate way to gage rotor thickness, mic the rotors.

[THK]

On second thought, replace the rotors. What I have learned through the years, MB, BMW, and Audi have very agressive brake pads which will eat the rotors up. If you stick new pads onto used rotors, the new pads will eat up the rotors to a very minimal thickness and could cause vibration problems or brake fade. Error to the safe side, replace the rotors.