[fazman]

So i had my stock set of front rotors and pads on my 2008 335xi e90 fbo that lasted me until 99,500 miles at which time i ordered the z4is retrofit front brake kit from tischer. my car is now at 112k miles and the cbs shows i have 7000 miles remaining. I'm kinda suspect of the mileage remaining since my stock set lasted me soooo long. but then again this is the z4is rotor retro fit kit with pads.

my question is, if my pads are actually going to ware out in 20k miles, i probably don't want these same oem pads... assuming i don't need to replace the rotors... which street pads would you guys recommend?

it is a daily driver that i never track... its mostly used crawling into work on the freeway. My front wheels also get A TON of brake dust so i would like to get a low dusting and longer life pad for street use.

now lets say i need to get new rotors as well, which rotors would you guys recommend for street use...? i'm not shy about spending money on parts since the car is FBO... but i am looking for good value of decent braking bite with longevity... and hopefully low dust and i would like to avoid squeeking brakes.

would FCPEuro offer any good warranty on the brakes/rotors?

[HP Autosport]

Stoptech Sport and Porterfield R4-S just to name a couple. Both are low dust, but still provide plenty of bite.

OEM rotors that are OEM spec are the best. Much better than cheap aftermarket ones that are blank, drilled or slotted.

[BurtMacklin]

I went cheap and picked up some R1 black/zinc slottled rotors and R1 ceramic pads. 15k miles on em so far and the hats still look new after a good washing. I'm not stoked on the pads, as they are incredibly grabby when the temps get below 40 F, so much so that I've nearly smacked my head on the wheel coming to a normal stop from 15 mph! Once warm, they are great though.

[Antetokounmpo]

Originally Posted by fazman

So i had my stock set of front rotors and pads on my 2008 335xi e90 fbo that lasted me until 99,500 miles at which time i ordered the z4is retrofit front brake kit from tischer. my car is now at 112k miles and the cbs shows i have 7000 miles remaining. I'm kinda suspect of the mileage remaining since my stock set lasted me soooo long. but then again this is the z4is rotor retro fit kit with pads.

my question is, if my pads are actually going to ware out in 20k miles, i probably don't want these same oem pads... assuming i don't need to replace the rotors... which street pads would you guys recommend?

it is a daily driver that i never track... its mostly used crawling into work on the freeway. My front wheels also get A TON of brake dust so i would like to get a low dusting and longer life pad for street use.

now lets say i need to get new rotors as well, which rotors would you guys recommend for street use...? i'm not shy about spending money on parts since the car is FBO... but i am looking for good value of decent braking bite with longevity... and hopefully low dust and i would like to avoid squeeking brakes.

would FCPEuro offer any good warranty on the brakes/rotors?

Why not take the wheel off and see how much pad material is left? I doubt they have 7k left. I found the pad wear estimate extremely non-linear so I did a sensor delete.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by Harambe

Why not take the wheel off and see how much pad material is left? I doubt they have 7k left. I found the pad wear estimate extremely non-linear so I did a sensor delete.

Right, less material equals more heat and accelerated wear.

[fazman]

Originally Posted by Harambe

Why not take the wheel off and see how much pad material is left? I doubt they have 7k left. I found the pad wear estimate extremely non-linear so I did a sensor delete.

i just moved from NY to SoCal... stuff is still in boxes at my place.

Plus its hard to get time and space to do this stuff now a days with an almost 3 yr old that i take care of. i did take it to my local firestone for my free lifetime alignment, they said the pads look great. I'm now at 115k total miles on the car and the cbs dropped to 6000 miles remaining for the front. funny tho, the rear pads went UP from 33k to 34k miles remaining on the cbs.