My car is in for a service today and I asked them to look at the brakes as they are juddering a little. They are recommending that I change the pads and discs. The car is almost 3 years old and has covered 31k miles. The pads are the originals. I think if the discs are warped, they should be replaced under warranty... Appreciate your views... Update; Just heard back. They have agreed that the discs will be replaced under warranty if I pay for the new pads...
result. I had a similar thing but they refused to change the discs, it turned out to be my wheels anyway.
Brake judder under light braking. They said they had to measure run out and general wear as part of the warranty claim, so it must have backed it up.
RRP for BMW 330d front pads and sensor just north of £140, so £150 is in the ball-park. Not that I'd pay RRP mind you.
The last set of pads I got for my previous E61, I seem to recall paying £40 for Pagid pads from Euro Car Parts. Pagid are a perfectly good make, that I have used several times.
Just bought a rear set of Brembo discs & pads and sensor for my F11 535i, for less then £220 delivered to the Highlands, on one of Euro Car Parts special deals. Brembo quality, two piece discs for less than £85 each, Brembo pads for £30. Peter
Peter, is this the same quality you encountered with Brembo front discs? It would appear Brembo quality is not what it used to be. I use the word quality carefully, as in good quality being a product that is within specification. An example of good quality is McDonald's: the same quality at every outlet, where all products are delivered within a set standard. Unlike Brembo, and from my own experience Pagid and Ferodo, who seem unable to supply articals that perform in a consistent manner. I must say £30 for a set of Brembo pads is remakably cheap, and just hope they prove to be remarkable value.
Ah, yes... I do believe that was an unusual defect. We can always find examples of rogue parts. Brembo is an OEM to BMW, how we find and define quality is a difficult one. Let me put it another way, Brembo claim to be OEM quality or 'better'... for the aftermarket, proof will be in use. Peter
I find Highsided's analogy of "quality" when he refers to McDonalds extremely funny - I have had the misfortune to have eaten at a few McDonalds - usually because there was literally nowhere else, and whilst I would perhaps agree that McDonalds are consistent, I am afraid that in my experience, the food has been consistently cr_p! One of the worst was a McDonalds in France of all places, where I had a breakfast, of india rubber scrambled egg, and plastic bacon, on a sawdust muffin - it truly was appalling. I have used Brembo, Pagid and Ferodo for some years, and never had any concerns over quality, or ever had a problem with any of them. Maybe Highsided has had problems because of other issues, perhaps for example, not cleaning the hub sufficiently well prior to fitting new discs, causing run out - it only takes a spec of grit or rust to cause the disc to not run true. I always take great care when changing discs, to ensure the hub is perfectly clean, and I also check the new disc too, just in case a piece of swarf has stuck to the anti-rust coating. I have changed dozens of discs over the years, and never had a run out / judder problem with the new ones afterwards.
Discs tend to warp more on auto cars as when your at traffic lights etc you have your foot on the brake so if you have hot brake discs and your foot is on the hot brakes that can make them warp
