M6 Brake Pads (E63)

[Irish_Stu]

So my front brake pads are nearly ready to be changed.

BMW official pads are looking like around £250, whereas cheaper alternatives are coming in as low as £60, quite a big difference.

What are peoples views on cheaper alternatives? I'm assuming it wont have any effect on the mondial warranty as they aren't covered anyway?

Stu

[andygtt]

I bought front disks and pads from a BMW dealer for £650 so shop around for the pads and get genuine items IMO

[RossP]

I bought textar pads from euro car parts for my e92 m3. IDENTICAL to the BMW item (the ones I took out were made by textar but also had BMW logo). Fraction of BMW price.

[Schermerhorn]

They are the same brake pad as the 535D and also have the same brake pad wear sensor as the 535D too.

Textar is as good as OEM if not the same thing in a different box.

Avoid Mintex, APEC or other similar brands. They are 'premium' for 2.0 Tdi etc models but not upto standard for big engined nose heavy cars.

I've also found Breck (Lumag) to be better quality or as good as OEM.

Look on Ocean BMW's Ebay website. They are usually very competitive. If your dealer quotes you silly prices tell them that an official BMW dealer is cheaper online and watch them match it in a heartbeat. Their margins are massive so haggle hard.

Edited by Schermerhorn on Wednesday 23 October 20:36

[Cambell]

I put OEM front discs on the car with Delphi pads and all is well.