Rear Brake Pads

[aeroelastic]

All,

replacing rear pads soon, thinking about ferodo or blue print. Anyone use these before?

Thanks

[tameracingdriver]

Used both.

You may find more brake dust from the blueprint pads but I was never worried about it (you'll get dust from most pads anyway!)

I never noticed any difference in performance or any excessive squeaks :)

[aeroelastic]

heard a lot of good thing about Ferodo premium on other car but not sure about lexus rx. I owned a vw Bora and Ferodo is good.

[aeroelastic]

hi, will the backing plates come with the pads if i go for blue print? Or do I need to buy separately?

[ColinBarber]

Are you referring to the shims? I didn't think any come with the those, you reuse your existing ones.

[aeroelastic]

Yes I am referring to the shims.

Some of the existing ones has literally disintegrated/melted when the garage machanic heated them to red hot, to get the stuck caliper pins out. They were really really seized.

I probably still have half of shims left, so will use these first. Priority will be on the inside side (piston side), agree?

[ColinBarber]

You will probably need to get original ones from Lexus if you do need some - as they aren't normally replaced third parties probably haven't produced these.

[aeroelastic]

The shims are not cheap, I will use whatever I have left off first and get some when I have chance. The existing pads are almost down to metal now....

[tameracingdriver]

Not even Lexus pads will be supplied with shims.

It's OK to leave the shims out - it won't affect your braking (certainly not on the rears either). Many vehicle manufacturers don't even use them.

The shims are fitted to help prevent brake fade and noise. Just fit the pads normally using copper grease on the backing and sliding parts.

Frustratingly though, I just gave away a set of rear shims!

[aeroelastic]

Thanks for the input guys...

Does RX second Generation use DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid?

Frustratingly though, I just gave away a set of rear shims!

Should have asked you earlier...

[tameracingdriver]

DOT 3 but you may find it tells you on the brake fluid reservoir cap

[Rx300-SE]

I just bought front Pads and rear pads from Lexus

Front pads - L04465-48110 - £58.12

Rear pads - L04466-48090- £36.99

Ive changed the front ones already, but im considering using other brands for the rear

How does this compares to other brands in terms of price, durability & performance

[ColinBarber]

third party rear pads are around the £25 - £35 range so a little cheaper. They all probably do a similar job, especially on the rear. All should be able to product enough fiction force to lock up the wheels at speed (which is the maximum force you need to achieve) so one isn't going to give better braking distances over another but I guess you could get better feel/progression from one make to another.

Toyota pads are normally excellent for performance and durability so I don't expect the cheaper ones to be as good, but some may create less dust.

Given that you can get the genuine pads so cheap it doesn't seem worth saving a few pounds for something that may not be as good and you either have to replace them or live with with them for a number of years until the wear out.

[aeroelastic]

Got my rear pads for £33, not bad. But the guy at the dealer said he has discounted them for me. I called a nearby Toyota, same thing for £44.

[Rx300-SE]

Ill go for the blue print brake pads

Can someone please point in the right direction to buy them

Thanks

[aeroelastic]

eBay? £30 plus...

[tameracingdriver]

Euro car parts if you have one local. Otherwise you may find some on eBay (as already mentioned above) for under £30 delivered.

[aeroelastic]

eBay...