want to, actually need to, change my brake pads this weekend. so my only options are stock pads from the dealer for $65 or $50 prostops from pepboys. anyone have experience with prostops? i dont abuse my brakes and my stock brakes has lasted me 54k miles.

want to, actually need to, change my brake pads this weekend. so my only options are stock pads from the dealer for $65 or $50 prostops from pepboys. anyone have experience with prostops? i dont abuse my brakes and my stock brakes has lasted me 54k miles.

i wouldn't give much thought to pepboys quality, seriously. For what you're looking at the dealer's pads are better. The stock pads aren't that bad compared to how worse you could do on the market. Sure there are better pads like Porterfield's R4-S or EBC, etc.. but you want to do it quickly, get the dealer's pads and be happy :icon_smile:

cool, thankyou sir

so i decided on getting some posi-quiets. but i just wanted to ask if its necessary for me to change all four pads? i have about 53k on my stock brakes and my front brakes just started making noise. thanks

Just take a look at your rear brakes. I changed my front pads and the slit in the middle was gone on both sides and the rear still had a lot of brake life on them.

so i decided on getting some posi-quiets. but i just wanted to ask if its necessary for me to change all four pads? i have about 53k on my stock brakes and my front brakes just started making noise. thanks
posi-quiet ceramic pads is what it looks like you decided on. You were saying the old pads made noise well you must want noise because from the few reviews i've found posi-quiet aren't so quiet, they're noisy, more than anything else out there. Plus they dont stop that well, stock would be better, but hey its your car you decide what you want :biggrin:. Glad I don't have them! They appear to be junk pads.

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/315366-anyone-try-centric-posi-quiet-ceramic-brake-pads.html

^^^^yeah thats what ive been reading. guess ill just go with oem pads. any one know where i can get them for cheap? dealer is charging me $70 for front pads.

^^^ try ken over at trdsparks.com for some pads :) looks like front pads are $42.39 from sparks.. www.trdsparks.com

you don't have to change your rear pads. At 50k miles, my rear brake pads still have over 60% left.
I got Axxis Deluxe from Dezod's website. They don't make any noise at all. I love them. But Dezod dont' sell them anymore.
check out their site.
http://www.dezod.com/cat-brake-pads_all.cfm