Which brake pads do the dealers use?
 

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! :confused:

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. :dunno:

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

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.

:iagree: - 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.

Brake Bedding
 

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.

The OEM brake pads are JURID or TEXTAR

So do you guys recommend swapping out the pads for something better than stock, or is it only a minimal difference??

So why don't dealers or BMW just use the less-dusting Axxiss pads as OEM that alot of owners eventually put on.

I don't there're anything out there that's "better" than stock pads for street use. The main reason many are switching to aftermarket street pads ie Axxis is to eliminate brake dust while still maintaining OEM braking performance. They're also easy on the stock rotors as well.

Performance-wise BMW pads are among the best. They just produced way too much dust.