when I went to do the service at the local mazda dealership today, I was told that only 15% of my front brakes are left and i need to replace them. I decided to not replace the brakes there, cuz I thought it might be cheaper if I do it somewhere else.

1) Please give me some suggestions about where I should buy the brakes and where I should install them for a better price?

2) And does anyone know how long will 15% last? 3weeks? shorter or longer? the dealer told me . it will decreases faster as it approaches the end , but the problem is how much faster. I did an naive math:
1000 days : 85% <=====> 176 days : 15%
So from the simple math, it shows that it will last about 176 days. however, in reality it must last shorter than that...but by how much shorter?


3) should I replace them with the stock ones or maybe the mazdaspeed ones or other brands?

please help me out!

thank you!! : )

 

The only thing I can tell you is that it'll go from 15% to 5% faster than 100% to 90% because the volume of brake material is less when it gets to lower levels. At least that's what the voices in my head tell me.

 

i have about 37k km now. The dealer told me the front brakes have 15% left, the rare ones have about 65%.

 

that's excactly what the dealer told me . it will decreases faster as it approaches the end , but the problem is how much faster. I did an naive math:
1000 days : 85% <=====> 176 days : 15%

So from the simple math, it shows that it will last about 176 days. however, in reality it must last shorter than that...but by how much shorter?

my dealer told me he replaced his brakes when there were 25% left... 25% is 1/4 which is a lot.... i don't want to waste that much.

 

how many track days??? it is very unlikely that you are down to 15% after 37k miles.

beers

 

ZERO track days.....

 

Buy some pads...remove wheels.... remove caliper slide bolts....push back piston...install new pads...re-re bolts.......

takes about 15 minutes....shouldn't need anything else.

Or come by my house and I'll do it for you ( Cloverdale)

 

just get some pad and change it out now.

 

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