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    Default Raybestos Brake Pad Wear

    I have had a set of the semi metallic pads on my 535i for a number of 3+ years. Getting extraordinary mileage out of these things, what is the rest of the group seeing on wear for these. Driving is mixed city/hwy.

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    Don't use the brakes at all, your pads will last forever. Just downshift any time you need to stop.

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    My QS's have been great for half a year so far. They're making a tad bit of noise when they're really heated up... but I can handle noise when I'm having no dust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bin_jammin
    Don't use the brakes at all, your pads will last forever. Just downshift any time you need to stop.
    That's the way I got my last set of pads to last 100,000 miles! When I changed them the wear indicator light had still not come on, they were close, though...

    Stayed with Jurid pads, very quiet, (never a peep out of them) a bit dusty but I don't really care, my wheels clean off easily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bin_jammin
    Don't use the brakes at all, your pads will last forever. Just downshift any time you need to stop.
    But dont forget you have to wear a flat cap or a trilby if you are driving like that
    Oct '00 E46 330i. Feb '92 525i (departed)

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    my qs front brake pads from raybestos have over 30,000 miles with very little wear.
    Thanks,

    1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment

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    I would have to say my mileage is way over 50,000 miles. Rotors do not have a ridge and pads still have a ton of material left on them. Am I just easy on the brakes or am I loosing brake performance due to aged pads ?
    Derek A.
    90 535i 5 Speed - Style 5 17"

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