Rotex Gold Brake Pads
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Rotex Gold Brake Pads
I have always been extremely unhappy with the amount of dust created by the MB OEM brake pads on my ML320CDI.
Even though there was still plenty of wear left at 37,500 miles, I changed the front pads on my ML320CDI last week to the Rotex Gold. I've had them on my G500 for over a year and have been very pleased with the brand. I just got back from a run to FL on business, so they now have about 1200 miles on them. I had cleaned and polished the wheels after the installation.
They are dead quiet - no squeals, and seem to have better braking than the originals. Most important there is no dust on the fronts, although the rears are already starting to get dirty; and the fronts with the original pads were always 3-4X more dirty than the rears. Now, I wish that Rotex would make the rears available.
If you're in the USA and you do decide to go with the Rotex Gold, let me point you to a good vendor, as there is one out there who is a major crook. Also, if you're going to do the job yourself, get a 9mm hex bit to remove the caliper bolts. That bit is just about impossible to find.
Even though there was still plenty of wear left at 37,500 miles, I changed the front pads on my ML320CDI last week to the Rotex Gold. I've had them on my G500 for over a year and have been very pleased with the brand. I just got back from a run to FL on business, so they now have about 1200 miles on them. I had cleaned and polished the wheels after the installation.
They are dead quiet - no squeals, and seem to have better braking than the originals. Most important there is no dust on the fronts, although the rears are already starting to get dirty; and the fronts with the original pads were always 3-4X more dirty than the rears. Now, I wish that Rotex would make the rears available.
If you're in the USA and you do decide to go with the Rotex Gold, let me point you to a good vendor, as there is one out there who is a major crook. Also, if you're going to do the job yourself, get a 9mm hex bit to remove the caliper bolts. That bit is just about impossible to find.
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Thanks for the review and good to know as I"ve been looking to replace my pads. Can you shoot me a PM with the vendor info? Also, would the ML500 carry the same part #?
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