wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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NJSS wrote:Wiggs
Unusual wear pattern?
I would have expected fronts to wear out much more quickly than rears - any idea why?
NJSS
Yes was unusual .... And no idea why .
Noticed the rears quite low when had tyres changed .. But the fronts were a lot better( bigger disks maybee) G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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 13th Feb 2013 8:43 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
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NJSS wrote:.....I had advisories from stealer that I needed new pads at the front for 2 years before they were changed........insist on having replaced parts returned.
My D3 is mid 60's mileage....I am on my 3rd set of Pads & DISCS....
when the pads have been just before the light came on the discs have been to minimum thickness also....
Nothing really to do with the way I drive my auto..others I know have about the same...
as a comparison the:
VW Golf I have currently is at 56k miles & still on original discs / pads (3rd set of tyres all round)...still not reay to swap (= the lease company got do this anyway ....you have to get light on or have wrecked discs before they act (which is a load of  )
The Golf before got to 58k before any work done to brakes
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| 13th Feb 2013 9:54 pm |
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mooro47
Member Since: 11 Dec 2012
Location: Surrey
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Not worth taking any chances with brakes. Apart from the damage you do to discs if you leave them too long there's always the the possibility of them giving up at the precise point when the in the Volvo pull out in front of you. My front discs looked quite worn and the pad were on the limit. Changed at 63k miles and although the book is full of LR dealer service stamps (last one at 60k before I brought the car) they couldn't have looked to hard at the brakes 
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| 14th Feb 2013 9:29 am |
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outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: Emigrated to Notts
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M3DPO wrote:All the milages above seem very good IMO and appear to be much higher than on D3s including discs as no one has commented on worn D4 discs, does his mean the D4 brakes are more efficient than on D3s, if so it has to be a big plus for upgrading the D3 brakes to D4 spec when they are ready for changing usually around the <30k mark paricularly he front.
Fronts are bigger discs than on D3 ..think rears are same but could be wrong...D4 certainly stops better than D3  Cheers Ian
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| 14th Feb 2013 9:56 am |
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