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Brake pads and discs

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:05 pm
by Supercooper04
Hi,

I'm wanting to renew my front discs and pads, are there any recomendations for manufacturers as there are loads out there, there are the usual. Brembo etc.

Re: Brake pads and discs

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:46 am
by StuBeeDoo
Other than genuine BMW, the world is your oyster, so to speak.

Personally, I use Ferodo Premier pads and ATE discs on the F25. My wife is a cheapskate, so on her Citroen I use Delphi discs and pads. I won't touch any pads made by the TMD group - Mintex, Pagid, Textar (IME all the same pads in different packaging) - because I have had problems in the past with them leaving a sticky residue on the discs which causes a judder.

Re: Brake pads and discs

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:09 am
by Alan Gunn
I have used Pagid many times with no problems at all.

Re: Brake pads and discs

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:35 am
by marti
I use Textar which is another bmw oem manufacturer.

Re: Brake pads and discs

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:59 am
by X5Sport
+1 for Pagid. They and Textar are OEM suppliers. Never had squeaking or juddering on any of our BMWs with their pads/discs.

Re: Brake pads and discs

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:52 am
by Raj
I never recommend Pagid anymore. Textar/Brembo or just OE from the dealers.

I've had issues with Pagid a few times so steer clear now personally. Their discs are prone to warping. They went downhill after ECP bought them out (I'm sure they did from memory a few years ago as remember reading it somewhere).

I've just bought a complete set of Brembo front/rear discs/pads from Autodoc for the 4.8. Good service and not a bad price.