I know the OEM brakes have come up before, just wanted to pull info into a single thread.
- How many miles did you have when you replaced the OEM front brake pads?
- How much life was left in the pads when you replaced them?

I'm right at 44k miles, noticed the brake sound changed (no grinding or anything, it was just a little different), and checked it out. I'm not down to the calipers yet, but it's real close and the rotors are just starting to groove a little. Like other people here have reported, there was never any noise from the wear indicator.

 

I went 75k miles before i had to change mine.

There was about 2 mm left on the pads. I replaced them along with the rotors.



Sorry just saw this post for an xd. I own a tc, regardless some people may have different wear patters on their breakpads, due to braking habits.

 

bought my car used with 46k on it and the brake pads had been changed already. i'm just over 70k now, and it's looking like it's time to change again.

 

~80K with a manual trans. here.

 

Changed pads and rotors at 43K...

 

the good news is that brakes are pretty cheap and ridiculously easy to change on this car I just did brakes and rotors, and not the cheap pads, but the premium for right around $100.

 

Pads At 70k. Inner pads were wore much more than the outer.

 

I will change mine when I change my tires at 30K.