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Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Moe on  Thu May 24 15:31 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I've had my share of premature wear and tear with break pads. I saw that IPD is offering brake pads with a 40,000 mile guarantee. I think that's the best for a heavy set 1993 240. But my question is.. what kind of pads have YOU ALL (y'all) used and whats the longest lasting one?

MOE

p.s. we're talking stop and go NYC Manhattan traffic all the damn time!







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    Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be chris herbst on  Sat May 26 12:27 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    I have 40k on a set of Remsa Gold pads ($21 for the front pads, shims, and brand new hardware). I've used them repeatedly and the last set I took off with 30k on them were about 1/3 used. They hold up well and don't dust too badly.

    The Volvo pads seem to stop really well, however. They are dusty, but I don't really mind the dust. Also the Remsa pads can sometimes be noisy, but I'm not too picky about that either. Mostly, just picky about how they stop.







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    Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be Robert Ludwick on  Thu May 24 20:08 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    I didn't think anyone used brakes in Manhattan, I thought that's what bumpers and horns were for there :-)

    ---Robert







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      Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

      posted by  someone claiming to be Moe on  Fri May 25 02:37 CST 2001 [RELATED]

      Gulliani (mayor of NYC) just passed the Fred Flintstone act, which requires that one must have brake pads on their automobile and can't use their feet to stop anymore.

      Too bad they ain't do nothing bout them cell phone users!

      MOE







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        Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

        posted by  someone claiming to be Robert Ludwick on  Fri May 25 05:25 CST 2001 [RELATED]

        Mabey he can pass another law requiring cell phones used while driving to be confiscated and used for filling pot-holes?

        -------Robert







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    Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be bob on  Thu May 24 17:00 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    I own 4 240's and use only genuine volvo brake parts. It's been my experience that the "long lasting" pads do not perform as well and they are noisy.







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      Re: Best Brake Pads? 200 1993

      posted by  someone claiming to be dave lotman on  Fri May 25 03:52 CST 2001 [RELATED]

      My mothers 90 245 used to eat the genuine volvo pads every 20k. Tons

      of dust and they are expensive to boot. I changed her car to the PBR

      deluxe which is what IPD sells. Now, they last the 40k or more and

      there is much less dust with no squeal. In my experience people that

      have problems with the PBR deluxe pads did not wear them in correctly.

      Its very important to follow the wear in procedure. In my experience

      the PBR pads stop as well as oem or better.

      Dave 82 242ti






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