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poolie
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Brake pads

Post by poolie » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:28 pm

Only had the car 5 months when I bought it the idrive said rears need replacing in 32000 and fronts 4500. I've done nearly 10000 miles in car , the fronts are saying 3500 miles and the rears need changing in 450 miles

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Re: Brake pads

Post by Alan Gunn » Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:23 am

I have seen a lot of posts on this subject and Pagid brake pads come up a lot.
I used them on both of my bm's with no problems.

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Post by lezmtaylor » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:24 am

I agree with Alan and look on Pelican parts for the ''HOW TO'', an American site ,but very good, remember they are LHD though.

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Re: Brake pads

Post by poolie » Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:51 pm

Thanks for your reply. The pads and wear indicator cost me £94 All in from BMW. How do they justify nearly £230 to fit them :o

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Re: Brake pads

Post by X5Sport » Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:53 pm

One hour for labour.  Ours charges £220/hr +vat.

Been told that the major service on my X6 is £750 (inc MOT).  I’ll check whether the folks in Milton Keynes that we have just found (owned and run by ex-BMW techies) can do any better.  They only use genuine parts so slightly dearer, but their labour is £50 an hour.
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