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Brake Pads OEM or Other ?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:16 pm
by damian777
Just replaced the  front pads and sensors  at 28,000  miles on my  X5 D M sport  as the  OBC said 150 miles  to go .  I had  a quote  from a main dealer  £ 286.00  inc vat  so looked on line and spoke to a few  well known parts  suppliers who recommended  Pagid , not the cheapest but supposedly  as good as  the  original BMW supplied.  Total cost inc fitting by  local garage  £ 125 inc vat.    I ve only driven  50 miles since fitting but cant help feel they dont bite as fast as original .  The  rear  pads  show  15000 miles to go on the OBC  service  info.
Is that  possible or do they need to bed in ?  Anyone know ?  What are  Pagid  pads  like ???

Re: Brake Pads OEM or Other ?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:24 pm
by Raj
All pads once replaced take time to bed in properly. Give it about 200 miles and they should be better than OE. Pagid are very good.