728besitzer 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2014 crikey...seems very quiet on this forum... can anyone advise where to obtain the best priced brake pads for a 7 series? either factory original or quality alternative. NOTHING made in China or Brasil etc. with regards to brak pad sensors... if one replaces the pads before the sensors are activated do you need new sensors replaced at the time of new pad replacement? or are the 'old' sensors still good to go? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobD 41 Report post Posted May 20, 2014 crikey...seems very quiet on this forum... can anyone advise where to obtain the best priced brake pads for a 7 series? either factory original or quality alternative. NOTHING made in China or Brasil etc. with regards to brak pad sensors... if one replaces the pads before the sensors are activated do you need new sensors replaced at the time of new pad replacement? or are the 'old' sensors still good to go? cheers For something decent but reasonably priced you could try Race Brakes on New North Road in Auckland. BMW will naturally charge a lot but then the factory pads are pretty good. Race Brakes stock plenty of European brands if that's what you're after. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1524 Report post Posted May 20, 2014 Depends if you want to buy local or not. BNT do Mintex which are a good OEM alternative, and Bendix Ultimates. Euroitalian or Milland would probably have something. Race Brakes will probably have more performance orientated pads rather than OEM spec stuff. Might save a little bit ordering overseas from Pelican Parts etc if you dont mind waiting Yes you can re-use your sensor in this case Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
728besitzer 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2014 Thanks. I am trying to free myself from the shackles of having to pay the Newmarket BMW guys twice the amount for parts that cost half the price at a main dealer in europe. And since many companies supply parts that are then branded 'BMW' then there must be more economical options available. I dont mind paying extra for local but when brake pads cost $300in europe at any BMW dealer for a full set but $600 in Newmarket BMW...then that is almost criminal. Have you used any european (british or german) parts suppliers that ship to NZ? And has your experience with Pelican or Milland been favourable? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1524 Report post Posted May 21, 2014 A Jurid OEM front and rear pad set incl shipping would be approx $300NZD from Pelican Parts, so yeah 1\2 price. Ive used random ebay sellers in Europe before but mainly Pelican Parts. Orders from US usually only take 1 week to arrive. Every supplier i have dealt with local or otherwise has been fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rgvkiwi 10 Report post Posted May 22, 2014 Go to race brakes, I just got a set of rears for $75.00 that are equal to or better than oem. I believe they said they could do a similar compound front for not crazy money too...certainly less than $300 all up... Certainly popping in and discussing with them can't hurt? If you say the guy with the yellow e36 m3 sent you he might recall the rear pad he sold me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
728besitzer 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2014 Thanks fellas. Great advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
