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Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 05:51 AM

how long can u drive on your brake pads after the brake pad wear warning light has come on??

lwebb12 · 11-30-2003, 07:04 AM

not too long. you dont want the rivets eating up your rotor

Furious · 11-30-2003, 07:28 AM

in kilometers its like 1000-2000max

Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 02:13 PM

so like no more than 500 miles and try to engine brake alot?

Furious · 11-30-2003, 02:37 PM

try asap

El Presidente · 11-30-2003, 02:42 PM

the person who owned my car before me did not pay the extra $10 to have the damn sensor put in.

I drove on mine until they started to squeal like hell and found out while rotating my tires I had almost no pad left and was eating up the rotor bad.

If you want to upgrade rotors, you can wait a little longer to save that money up if you need to, but if you dont act quick enough then you will have to resurface or buy new rotors.

Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 03:14 PM

its gona be tough to get my car in until the weekend... but i guess i only drive like 20-30 miles a day max.

El Presidente · 11-30-2003, 03:24 PM

you should be fine then.

Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 03:31 PM

what did it cost you to replace them parts and labor

CyPHER · 11-30-2003, 04:17 PM

60 bucks here...just parts. It's an easy DIY unless your rotor needs turned.

Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 04:32 PM

i suck at DIY

Aggieland81 · 11-30-2003, 04:40 PM

plus a guy that works for my dad owns a preowned bmw/ porsche dealer and his best friend happens to own a bmw werkshop in the same building, so i think i can get a hook up.

El Presidente · 12-01-2003, 03:34 PM

I did my pad and rotor replacement myself with another guy who works at dealerships on hand should I do something wrong. It's real simple. The heardest part was pushing the calipers back out. But since you have a hookup it wont matter.