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Wow, you must do a lot of highway driving. I've got 50K Km. (31K miles) and the dealer said I need new front pads pretty soon. So, got ceramics, Raybestos's service grade.Fossilfuleburner wrote:Not sure about their composition but they're the longest lasting pads I've ever had a vehicle. My 05 Pathfinder has 96,000 miles and there's still plenty of pad left. It looks like it will go 130,000 miles easy. When it comes time to replace I'll definitely use the factory pads again.
I was told they are Ceramics at the dealer....Npath wrote:Dumb question here... do the 05+ Pathfinders come with ceramic brake pads or semi metallics?
Do you NEED new pads, or did the dealer TELL you that you needed new pads. Pop a tire off and take a look for yourself.Npath wrote:Wow, you must do a lot of highway driving. I've got 50K Km. (31K miles) and the dealer said I need new front pads pretty soon. So, got ceramics, Raybestos's service grade.Fossilfuleburner wrote:Not sure about their composition but they're the longest lasting pads I've ever had a vehicle. My 05 Pathfinder has 96,000 miles and there's still plenty of pad left. It looks like it will go 130,000 miles easy. When it comes time to replace I'll definitely use the factory pads again.
It'll be a few years where I'll finally see how long they'll last.
WRONG!! semi metalics are used on most vehicles from the factory, that is why we get lots of brake dust on the wheels, Ceramics omit no dust.disallow wrote:I was told they are Ceramics at the dealer....Npath wrote:Dumb question here... do the 05+ Pathfinders come with ceramic brake pads or semi metallics?
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Dealer was sorta lying to you. I replaced my front brake pads yesterday morning and they do have metallic in them. The magnet did attract and placed the magnet on the new Raybestos "service grade" pads and did not attract whatsoever.disallow wrote:I was told they are Ceramics at the dealer....Npath wrote:Dumb question here... do the 05+ Pathfinders come with ceramic brake pads or semi metallics?
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The oem pads on the R51 are ceramic. Ceramics have less dust, not no dust.KEVSTER wrote: WRONG!! semi metalics are used on most vehicles from the factory, that is why we get lots of brake dust on the wheels, Ceramics omit no dust.
Mine are still original too with 110,000 miles.Fossilfuleburner wrote:Not sure about their composition but they're the longest lasting pads I've ever had a vehicle. My 05 Pathfinder has 96,000 miles and there's still plenty of pad left. It looks like it will go 130,000 miles easy. When it comes time to replace I'll definitely use the factory pads again.
guys! u gotta get me the brand/make/part numbers/anything of those brake pads!BMXPath wrote:Mine are still original too with 110,000 miles.Fossilfuleburner wrote:Not sure about their composition but they're the longest lasting pads I've ever had a vehicle. My 05 Pathfinder has 96,000 miles and there's still plenty of pad left. It looks like it will go 130,000 miles easy. When it comes time to replace I'll definitely use the factory pads again.
I placed a magnet on the front pads and it attracted. It never slid off as I held it vertical.BMXPath wrote:The oem pads on the R51 are ceramic. Ceramics have less dust, not no dust.KEVSTER wrote: WRONG!! semi metalics are used on most vehicles from the factory, that is why we get lots of brake dust on the wheels, Ceramics omit no dust.
If you have 20 minutes, you can re and re the wheel and a brake pad very easily. Anyways, yeah, there was a pull when I placed the magnet 1/4" away from the surface.BMXPath wrote:Now I am curious about the oem pads, are they ceramic or not? I said they are because of what aftermarket listings say... Yes, aftermarket listings.
Examples:
Akebono brake pad listings say, "OE material is ceramic"
Beck Arnley brake pad listings say, "Ceramic pads: OE equipment type pad material"