Hey guys,

I have to do my brake pads soon (light has been flickering for the past 200 ish miles) and I am completely lost as to which brand of pad I should invest in. I know I have ATE calipers, and am aware of the Bendix/ATE switch hitting for the OEM equipment, but which brand of pads should I get? I don't mind brake dust too much as my wheels are SO easy to clean (imagine an 80's hot wheels car), all I care about is noise and stopping power. The intention is to replace my rotors with the next set of pads, so for future reference as well, what brand of rotor should I look out for?


Thanks,

Carlen

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

Any major brand semi-metallic or organic pad will work great for a daily driver. Just be sure to use plenty of anti-squeal paste on the back of the pads. Brake dust is all but guaranteed unless you go to a full ceramic pad.

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FYI: PBR Deluxe -- a terrific pad -- comes with a pad attached to the back of it so, with those, there is no need to use messy paste/goop.

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2008 E350 4matic / Black/Anthracite

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Gone but not Forgotten:
2001 E430 4matic, 206,xxx miles, Black/Charcoal
1995 E320, 252,xxx miles, Black/Grey
1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black

When I inquired here about a year ago, I think the majority vote was for Textar which, for your car, can be had for $77.00. But when I priced the Textars for my E420, they were about the same price the dealer wanted for MB factory pads, so I went with the factory pads. You should call your dealer just to check on the price of factory pads. It may surprise you. Given roughly equivalent pricing, I would go for factory parts any day. That includes rotors.

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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled)
1994 E420, 200,000+ miles
1995 E420, 201,000 miles

I use ceramic all around.Got sick of cleaning wheels.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

See if Akebono (ceramic) makes a set now for the W126...you'll be happy with them I'm sure.

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Jim

1992 500E
2007 CLK63
2003 Audi RS6
2001 Audi allroad

Except for the first few stops when its below freezing, you get used to it.

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