I put new pads on the 1982 300sd about 9 months ago. They were not Mercedes textar pads. I bought them before I knew textars were best. They came from a euro parts dealer. They were his best pad. They have given no problems or noise when stopping. I also replaced the wear indicators.

Yesterday, my brake light started flickering. I know that means the wear indicators are letting me know its time for pads again.

How long should I typically get out of a set of pads? Do you get more than 10 months out of textar pads? Would like to know. I do a combination of city and highway driving 50/50.

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1982 300SD Light Blue
2002 Honda Accord SE
1974 Toro Wheel Horse Tractor
2000 Toyota Tundra Pickup

This question is very hard to answer, however I will give an example to try to explane it.
My Father had a 83 Buick Riveria. (I know, I know Bad words)
I had a 82 Buick Riveria
My Father would get 60K to 80K from a set of dealer pads.
I would get 20k to 25 k from the same pads.
Later I got my fathers car when it had 170K miles, replaced the pads for the second time and then got 18K out of that set.
Moral to the story, It depends on the driver, not the car.
By the way, it looks like I will get about 20K out of my 126.

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)

I wouldn't rely on the sensors 100%.... Many times I've seen sensors go bad or the sensor wire break causing the light to flicker. Might be worth pulling your wheels this weekend to be sure

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I have the same year Benz and model that you have. I purchased Mercedes pads (not sure what textar pads are) for the front of my car. I got 20K miles out of them in about a year and a half time period.

I do 80/20 highway/city driving with my car. I believe the composition of the pads are designed such that they dissipate faster, and don't compromise the rotor.

I am probalby abnormally rough on my brakes though. I thought I should have gotten more life out of them as well.

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'82 300SD 206K miles Anthracite Grey received 250,000 Km badge
'93 GMC Turbo Diesel 1-Ton Dually 113K miles Stolen 17 Jul 05
2005 GMC 2500HD Crew Cab D-max 22K miles Love it!
'68 Corvair Monza 110 Coupe 26K Sold
'66 Corvair Monza 110 Convertible 123K
'52 Ford 8N Sold
'66 Ford 3000 Diesel (204 hours) For Sale
'86 White 2-65 MFWD Iseki Diesel

It really is hard to tell. It also depends on the condition of your rotors. I believe my front rotors were originals, badly worn and uneven. Sticking calipers can cause 1 side to wear much more than the other.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

Willrev

I'm afraid the number of months they have been on there is meaningless, did you cover 10 miles or 100,000 miles in those months?

Pad life is, as has been stated, a function of the type of driving you do, the distance covered, and the condition of the calipers and rotors. Sticking calipers could cause premature wear on a set of pads.

Kevin

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'85 300SD