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Hi everyone,
just curious in knowing how many miles your oem pads lasted. I had to replace mine at 14000 miles. Is this normal considering that i don't usually race my car?

Oh don't forget to post your pads mileage.

Thanks.

 
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much depends on how you drive - if you brake harder or tend to ride the brake pedal..they will wear quicker.

I have a 2k1 coupe with original pads - 25k miles and also a 98 sedan, original pads replaced at just over 50k miles.

 
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i replaced mine at 10000 miles

 
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i replaced mine at 49k and they had about 1/3 life left. i have a manual though and downshift alot. they didn't need to be replaced but i bought aftermarket pads and rotors.

 
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65,000, before I switched to my Porterfields (for specific reasons) I could have gotten anoher 10 out of the pads and 30 out of the shoes, easily. Of course I do a lot of Freeway driving.

 
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I replaced mine at 24,000. granted they had a little bit of life left...
Did you actually get to see the old pads, or did someone just say you needed new brakes?

Cause unless you drive the **** out of your car, they should last you minimum of 50,000 miles.

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...62#post1866062

go there to see the status of my brakes after 24,000 miles of fairly hard driving.

 
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My originals are still on the car at 90,000+ miles - lot of highway miles!

 
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i changed my fronts at 89k, rear are still orriginal, and now i am at 118k

 
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changed fronts at 36000

switched to brembo blanks / porterfield RS4 (i think)

rears are still stock and untouched.

 
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22k miles and still going strong......

 
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I have seen a guy at a brake shop in there getting his shocks looked at and he had over 130,000 with all the original brake ****. He only drove his car on the freeway, said he only brakes like 5 times a day. crazy **** if you ask me.

 
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i have only 12,000km on my car and the dealer told me that there's only 60% of the front pads left...

i dont brake hard but i brake early and gently so i guess i sorta ride the brake

 
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I changed one pair at 18k miles, then another at 28k, then another at 32, then another at 42k

 
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3rd set after 22k .... but i drive really hard

 
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i have a 2k1 standard , mine lasted til 36000..... depends on the driver and whether its an auto or standard

 
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Just replaced mine at 23500 and had to have the rotors milled due to warping.

 
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Mine have more than 53 000 milles and still going... Replacing soon with KVR Performance cross-drilled rotors and semi-carbon pads.

 
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Wow. You are getting lot of miles from your pads! Did you guys do any break-in when the pads were installed?

 
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im changing mine at 20000 mi , because my ebrake lift to high.

 
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I checked my brakes at 30K miles. The front pads looked like I could go at least another 20K. I took my rear drums off also, and the shoes had minor wear. I think I can get at least 80K from the rear shoes.

I don't really think I'm a wuss with the brakes either. I drive mostly highways, but with a lot of stop and go traffic. I try not to stomp on them really hard since it it heats up the pads and rotors too much, but I consider myself a mostly average driver, but drive aggressively at times.

Some advice- I don't wash my car unless I know the brakes have cooled off. Spraying water on hot rotors can cause warping.

 
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I got 38,000 out of them, when I took them off, there was about 1/2 left. I saved them for track day spares just in case.

 
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i got an auto ... LA driving .... mine lasted 17000 .... i would actually hear the screeching on the freeway and i wouldnt even be braking ... yikes