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18-01-2006, 10:36 AM
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Does anyone have a rough indication of how long front brakes should last?
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18-01-2006, 10:48 AM
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White Lightning
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i killed my bendix advance pads over a period of 11 months. but that included many many sprited driving situations. i should think if you dont hammer your brakes they would last a couple of years. you should be changing your brake fluid at least yearly as well.
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18-01-2006, 10:56 AM
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I replaced both the front and back brakes on my XR6 when I bought it 2 years ago (67,000km) now have 110,000km and according to my mechanic - who is a good friend, I m not likely to get another 5,000km! I just wanted to know if this is normal wear or if it's because I tend to drive it a little bit hard?!!
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18-01-2006, 11:52 AM
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White Lightning
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2 years on pads can be a long time if you like to brake hard.
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18-01-2006, 12:03 PM
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personally i think brakes should AT LEAST last a year and a half, any shorter and i think you are braking to hard IMO
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18-01-2006, 12:52 PM
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White Lightning
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Quote:
 i was impressed the advance lasted as long as they did. they still have plenty of meat left on them but i had glazed them up real nice. it just gave me an excuse to throw greenstuff in cos i have wanted them for ages and the advance would fade out after a few minutes on my favourite mountain. |
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18-01-2006, 06:22 PM
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BASS ON BOARD!
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I have had just about 12 months out of mine and 3 months after i got the new pads i put slottered rotors in all round. still going good!
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18-01-2006, 06:33 PM
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it all depends on how ya drive it
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18-01-2006, 07:33 PM
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In both the XH I had and the EL I have now I'm happy to see 20000km out of a set of front pads, and I don't brake like a lunatic.
E series brakes are small for the weight of the cars and use their pads quickly.
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18-01-2006, 07:38 PM
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IN a taxi the pads in the ef/els used to last any where from 30,000-40,000 km.. .. so id say the k's your car has done on pads is pretty good
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19-01-2006, 11:45 AM
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Thanks heaps you guys! At least I now know that it is reasonable
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19-01-2006, 11:53 AM
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I live in a hilly area and have to replace the pads about every 4 months. I fitted new rotors about 3 months ago, and already they have a small lip :(
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19-01-2006, 12:16 PM
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Gunna girlie-man
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has anybody heard of the kevlar brakes, ive seen them on ebay, but never tried pads made of kevlar?? any info would be great
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19-01-2006, 12:24 PM
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White Lightning
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the ebc greenstuff pads i put in are kevlar/ceramic. should be equal force of metal pads but less wear on your rotors.
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