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Originally Posted by bmw-01
So after reading some of the posts on here i decided to change the brake pads on the car. I was really tired of pulling up to stop signs sounding
like a school bus and couldn't handle driving this car for two plus more years with the noise.
I changed the pads to the carbon ones offered at ACG Automotive.
(858) 633-1017 - Gerrard, he was great!
I just drove 350 miles with the new pads and this is what i learned.
1) No noise whatsoever.
2) completely clean wheels, no brake dust and funny enough
the rust i was seeing on my wheels is no longer there.
3) The car does not have the same BWM stopping power that it had when i picked up the car but the difference is minimal as i mostly drive in the city. For me, it was really worth the change as i will never take
the car to the track.
I have been driving BMW's for 30 years and have never had this issue. My last car was an F10 and there was no noise at all.
Come on BMW! $120K car and it sounds like a junker out of the gate?
I guess spending $700 for the pads + $375 installation is not something i should worry about but you would think as we have all spent a lot of money on this car we wouldn't have to make such a change.
Now i'm a happy M Driver once again. Finally!
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Great info and was your's a constant issue? Mine is very intermittent, and doesn't happen very often, but annoys the hell out of me when it does. It's my only real gripe. My dealer said it's a known condition w/ no solution...