Brake Pad Recommendations? 2006 W164
03-12-2009, 09:22 AM
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Brake Pad Recommendations? 2006 W164
Hey all, I did a search to see if I could find some good suggestions for new pads on my car but came up a bit short-handed. I have 34,000 miles on my ML350. This will be the first brake pad change since purchase.
When I went to a private autoshop that exclusively services MBZ, they looked and said I needed front pads and that the rotors looked perfectly fine.
However, when I went to a MBZ dealership, they looked and found that the REAR pads were worn and the rotors showed a ridge.
I will go to another dealership in town to confirm (best 2/3??) because it's sort of strange that the rear ones would go before the front ones.
In either case, does anyone have a good suggestion for aftermarket pads and/or rotors (if it turns out I need them). Also, please tell me what type you have (ceramic, semi metallic, etc).
Thanks ya'll.
When I went to a private autoshop that exclusively services MBZ, they looked and said I needed front pads and that the rotors looked perfectly fine.
However, when I went to a MBZ dealership, they looked and found that the REAR pads were worn and the rotors showed a ridge.
I will go to another dealership in town to confirm (best 2/3??) because it's sort of strange that the rear ones would go before the front ones.
In either case, does anyone have a good suggestion for aftermarket pads and/or rotors (if it turns out I need them). Also, please tell me what type you have (ceramic, semi metallic, etc).
Thanks ya'll.
03-13-2009, 06:30 PM
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Hey all, I did a search to see if I could find some good suggestions for new pads on my car but came up a bit short-handed. I have 34,000 miles on my ML350. This will be the first brake pad change since purchase.
When I went to a private autoshop that exclusively services MBZ, they looked and said I needed front pads and that the rotors looked perfectly fine.
However, when I went to a MBZ dealership, they looked and found that the REAR pads were worn and the rotors showed a ridge.
I will go to another dealership in town to confirm (best 2/3??) because it's sort of strange that the rear ones would go before the front ones.
In either case, does anyone have a good suggestion for aftermarket pads and/or rotors (if it turns out I need them). Also, please tell me what type you have (ceramic, semi metallic, etc).
Thanks ya'll.
When I went to a private autoshop that exclusively services MBZ, they looked and said I needed front pads and that the rotors looked perfectly fine.
However, when I went to a MBZ dealership, they looked and found that the REAR pads were worn and the rotors showed a ridge.
I will go to another dealership in town to confirm (best 2/3??) because it's sort of strange that the rear ones would go before the front ones.
In either case, does anyone have a good suggestion for aftermarket pads and/or rotors (if it turns out I need them). Also, please tell me what type you have (ceramic, semi metallic, etc).
Thanks ya'll.
