[mousefarmer]

I took some brake pads off 2007 328i BMW. Since this was a used vehicle I'm not sure what sort of brake pads were used.

The brake pads I took off seemed pretty decent with lots of initial bite. However they are worn out now so was wondering if anyone can tell who made them. I looked them up but couldn't find anything.

There is an "M" on the ones with the spring thingy. The others say
DB941FE
1061 17R1A17

There is no brand or anything as far as I can tell and the plate material looks to be like a carbon fiber type backing. Does anyone know the manufacturer just from these numbers?

[The Nightman]

Can't find an exact match but they appear to be Duralast Max pads from Autozone. I googled "DB941FE" and came across an eBay listing for Jaguar brake pads with the same "M" logo and the seller claims they purchased them from Autozone: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254384834603

And if you search for Duralast Max brake pads, you'll see the same M logo on them: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266743657501


We can tell that they are not OE pads as they do not have ECE R90 or an EU country code (eg E1, E2, etc) printed on them.

Eg:

[mousefarmer]

Thanks Nightman!

[E90Dom]

It seems they are made my Roulunds, which supplies the old Duralast and current BrakeBest/Wearever lines according to some research.

https://www.bimmerfest.com/attachmen...01-pdf.512347/

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/th....353944/page-2

[mousefarmer]

Thanks!

The pads were very nice way better than the Duralast Gold semi-metalic pads I ultimately replaced them with.

It would be nice to see a detailed stopping distance comparison between brake pads sort of how the Youtuber Project Farm does with some different things but I haven't found one yet.

Those Duralast Max semi-metalic pads I think had ever better stopping bite than the BMW ones.