when was your first brake job

[TonyLS]

Just curious how long the OE pads lasts. Can people post how many miles and years you ran with the OE pads before having them replaced. Also add what type of driving you do, all hw, all city or mix.

Thanks

 

[scjmc]

35K. First owner put 19K miles on it. Unknown driving habbits. My driving is a mix of city/hwy. I had them replaced at a local shop with NAPA pads. They squeaked constantly and got the rims dirty fast, so at 49K I changed them myself with NAPA premium ceramics. No more problems.

 

[Jim Henderson]

Pads are very dependant on driving style etc.

My 2004 was a used car when I bought it at 14,000 Miles. It was a rental in Hawaii, where I think they don't allow over 45mph so no high speed, but probably a lot of stop and go and fumble foot drivers. I changed my front pads at around 45K and the rotors had a definite ridge. I probably should have had them turned. I would guess I had another 5K miles in the fronts.

The rears were changed at about 50K but probably had another 10K at least.

Just my experience,

Jim Henderson

 

[nickandersonLS01]

i just changed mine at 55k, they were pretty bad, im assuming these were the stock pads, the rotors had a massive groove.

 

[Dukester]

Changed mine at approx 51K. The fronts were worn out and the rears were pretty much gone. Rotors were grooved slightly, but still ok to use.

Duke

 

[vicls]

Okay do you guys usually hear squeaking or grindy noise like most cars do. So how you know when to change your brakes? Because i don't hear any noise at all and mine stops just fine. Its possible other owner changed the brakes, just wondering how you could tell.

 

[Jim Henderson]

When ever you rotate your tires, you should check all the pads inside and outside to see how they are wearing. I don't think ours has the spring thingie that chirps when it is time to change brakes. When the pads are about as thin as a dime it is probably wise to change them. I think some people recommend at about 1/16 inch to maybe 1/8. Be sure to look at them with a strong light and see if you can see the pad on the outside diameter and the inside. You might have a pad that is wearing unevenly.

If you hear a grinding noise you will need to turn the rotor and it might be too late. A squeal might just be a noisy pad, but metallic sounds is bad.

You should rotate your tires every oil change or two. That is also a good time to grease the sliding points with brake caliper grease.

Good Luck,

Jim Henderson

 

[vicls]

So ours doesnt' make squeal noise or grindy noise when there getting bad? So i guess only way to check is by taking of the tires and checking

 

[MDavis0424]

Just had front pads replaced at 30,000, which seems a little early to me. My driving is almost all stop and go with very little highway. I bought the car as "premier certified pre-owned" with 21,000, which leads me to believe they didn't inspect the brakes as closely as they should have.

 

[KevinACrider]

Just changed my fronts at 55,000. They were pretty good but the driver side was all but gone. Both rotors were ridged too. Next time I'm replacing with better rotors and ceramic pads.