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Old 04-17-15, 06:30 AM
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How long will these brake pads live ?






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Old 04-17-15, 07:27 AM
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2-3k miles maybe. But I say change them before you have to drop money on a new brake sensor...
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Originally Posted by PatrixUSA
Not to brake your *****
Fixed.

Lettuce discuss pad life next.
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In all seriousness, (IIRC) I think 2-3mm is the point of replacement and 11-13mm is new. Eyeball internet ruler shows about 5mm.
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Originally Posted by PatrixUSA
Not to break your *****, but you are referring to the "brake" pads... couldn't resist.

Yeah, i noticed after i posted my question, but it was the auto correct, sorry about that...

But stick to main problem here and answer my question ! lol
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from the looks of it, you still have a lot of life left in them
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