jmueller

Guys,
I ordered new pads all around and was sent A0074209320 for the rears. They appear to be identical to the old pads, however, the old shim or backing plate does not fit onto the new pads. The little clips have no where to go on the new pads. Is this the wrong pad? It has a different number written on the pad than was on the box. A0064207520 is written on the pad itself. Any help would be appreciated.

BLKROKT

Don't think they're necessary. Most aftermarket pads don't come with backing plates, and the OE ones usually don't fit.

m a x i m u s

When I changed my pads stock for stock I didn't add any additional plates or anything. I just used the new pads as they were.

jmueller

Thank you guys. I was a bit nervous there for a second. Still need to bed the pads, just not really any roads to do that on around here.

BLKROKT

Should only need to get up to 60 for OEM pads to bed them. 10 hard 60-20 stops and let em cool should do it.

Jasonoff

The shim is glued onto the insulation pad.

BLKROKT

Duh. Didn't even notice that.

604 C63

OK I have to laugh at this, but only cos it is something I might do myself.

"Panic button, panic button, where did I put the panic button? Damn! Now I can't even find the panic button and I need to press it!!! WHO'S GOT THE BLOODY PANIC BUTTON?!?!??"

Lol. This has got me written all over it.

jmueller

I did it without putting the metal shim back on. If you are saying that the shim should have been stuck to the sticky part, that would not have worked as the metal tabs on the top prevented it from laying flat. If you are saying that the pads have built in shims; i.e., the sticky part is the shim, then I understand. But there was no way that the OEM shim from the original pads would fit onto the new pads.

In fact, it looks like a shim would "clip" onto the back of your picture if the shim clips went just outside of the white numbers on the top of that pad. On the original pad, those indentations do not exist as the clips are on the outside of the shim and pad.

jmueller

Ha. Yes. Not that I was really freaking out, because I would have just put the old pads back in or taken a ride up to the dealer to get different pads, but you are right that I was standing there thinking: "well, how the hell did that happen and what did I screw up."

BLKROKT

That matte black thing with the MB logo on it in the picture IS the shim. Don't try to fit your old shim on top of it.

jmueller

10/4 - I have had no noise and they are much quieter than the old pads that had the metal shims on them.