where u all change brake pad? change it at service center? or change it at other workshop? or buy from spare part shop and change it at other workshop and pay labor charge? what i know brake pad from service center is quite expensive.. easily cost double the price.. wonder any differences or not.. any recommendation?

Change it myself. Buy from spare part shop. Go home, unbolt the tyres, then change it. You need to know when and how to change it though.

any good brand to buy? coz there are too many in the market.. each claim their ones are good.. but ended up - dusty and not last and problematic..

No idea from me. I'm just servicing an old Iswara. Many things I already know how to service myself. Anything requires airgun to open, I send to workshop, but still buy spare parts myself.

Bosch or bendix are the better brands. But some mechanic say these brands are overrated. Bosch ones work just good for me

Service center pun buy from spare parts shop.
At one of my regular shop, the Honda SC is right opposite. While I was waiting for my goods, the technician from Honda SC came, in uniform. Returning a set of brake pads.
He said customer complained noisy (Honda Accord). Apparently, he took a set of Thailand ori (RM2xx) for customer, while the Japan ori cost RM4xx.
It's not hard to understand that they charged customer the price of a Japan ori but gave something cheaper.

Either option 2 or 3 but mostly 3.

None of the above. I DIY brake pad replacement. Reason being neither official SC nor third party workshop will properly service the brake parts during brake pad replacement.

If budget allow, go for reputable brands. Dun take risk with brake system.

I will avoid Bosch brake pads though. They are OEM by Mintye, quality wise not the best around.

Ehm...
By right Honda SC cannot purchase parts from stockist outside. They have very strict audit system. Even the appointment/booking system is being controlled centrally now, they cannot take in more cars than they allow to (according to their manpower, working bays, etc)

Its not easy to import genuine Honda parts from Thailand through AP (Honda Malaysia blocked it)
The margin for SC is 30%++ and if its original, RM4xx to RM2xx would be nearly 50% off.

i think not many will know how to diy..

current best brake pads brand is Mintye?

i didnt change at service centre, it cost a bomb for their so called original honda brake pads.

i went to change at workshop outside, project mu, 2 versions, one is made in japan and another is thailand made. i tried both, both also about the same, but jap made is slightly more expensive.

also, they perform better than my original honda brakepads.

is it dusty?

I've been using Bendix General CT.
Works well for me and very less dust.

erm, honda ones are normal, it was my first car and first brake pads... not much of comments also.

but once i changed it to the new brake pads, feel the oomhh instantly.

I used Bosch, the PowerPlus version and performance wise is not good. This is for Proton. Imported Bosch brake pad such as those used in Peugeot is very nice.

f30 pad + rotor (front)

quoted shop a = RM2300

quoted shop b = rm2100

quoted auto bavria = rm1400 + fix at shop c = rm150

Imported version are good.
Those manufactured locally, are by Mintye. There are lousy.

Eg Bosch brake pad for VW only cost RM160 with installation, those are Bosch made locally.

I said avoid....

Brembo, Textar, Pagid, TRW, Continental ATE, Akebono, Mando, Sumitomo

These are OEM for most Continental/Japanese cars. They might not be the best in the market (eg for track use) but you can hardly go wrong with them on normal daily usage.

Eg. BMW brake pad usually made by Continental ATE. VW/Audi/Mercedes usually TRW. Korean cars by Mando. Japanese cars under Akebono/Sumitomo mostly.

what about Bendix?
http://www.bendix.com.my/brake_pad_guide.asp

Own self change

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid...d_comment_reply , TS dare to gamble with this brand or not? Lpb, what they wrote look like ok,lol .

I don't know about this AP thingy.

If you say the margin is 30%, they are probably charging customer RM5xx for the pads alone (exclude labour). What I was describing, the SC replaced a RM2xx pads for customer in the 1st place.

Boleh pakai lah.
If we compare Bosch vs Mintye for a Proton Wira/Saga/Iswara. (I used both brands for more than 10 yrs each).
Mintye is harder, thus last longer, and louder too.
Bosch softer, wear faster, relatively quieter.

Try their General CT series for everyday usage. Should be good for you.


My experience:
I'm a current user of Bendix, MKT series for my Saga BLM.
Within a week my wheels are dusty for normal drive to and back to work.

And I think there is local and imported set for it.
First set of bendix I had was great, 2nd set bought from a different place.
Didn't feels good as the 1st set. Could be local for the 2nd set. Be cautious.
Maybe other forummers can help me clarify this issue.

even lzd also selling now, not sure as what u said is it local or imported set. General CT around rm108 for a decent perodua bezza.. while MKT around rm128..

do brakes pads has expiry date or shelf life? was thinking to buy and keep since got promo price..

intro sikit which shop you went to replace the brake pad, thankx!

I changed it at kaki motor sunway.

Quite good.

thank!! haha.

Buy online & pay labor to mechanic to change it at their workshop. Brake pads for my car is quite hard to get locally (only solution is buy online).

hey guys, not sure if this thread still going on, was planing to change my brake pad on my honda city GM6, any suggestion? its for highway 60%, city 40% usage. thank in advance.

last year I changed my honda city brake pads twice due to the orginal brake pads were worn out. I bought from shopee then bring it to nearest tyre shop then pay them labour charge to replace the brake pads. The first set is Honda brand brake pads and claim that it is Made in Japan. However, the pads built quality is so bad, when I use it for few days, the brake is so noisy and feels something friction between two pieces of metals during I hold down the brake. Also the car can't stop tightly during I hold down the brake. I was doubted that the brake pad is fake one.

So, later that I don't want to buy from shopee. I change to buy another brand "Bendix" from Lazada. Finally, the one Bendix brake pads were solved my brake issue. Now was used the brake for some times already. Guess already more than half year already. No big issue, braking is smoother and no more weird metal frictions feel like the previous fake brake pads. Sometimes still got some little high-pitched sound during braking but not so noisy, mostly not noticeable during driving.

If you want to change brake pads, better just go get a cheap Bendix or Bosch brand brake pads them bring them to nearest tyre shop and ask them to help change the brake pads for your car. Usually labour charge is just few ringgits only. The brake pads also not expensive, just around RM100~150 only for Honda City and built quality for Bendix is good and tidy look. Don't buy the cheap "Honda" brand brake pads because mostly in Shopee and Lazada are the fake one.

This post has been edited by junclj: Jul 23 2020, 10:56 AM

if you consider Nissin or Akebono brake pad

I was try to find nissin, but uhrm i couldn't find one, due to my brake pad are worn now, and even make noise itself without pressing brake. Any shop recommend me to buy from?

Hey man, thank for the input, definitely am not going back to so called ori Honda brake pad, its a nightmare to me, i experience the brake pad just like you did, bendix i wish i could take that but it also another nightmare to me, noisy plus scratching my brake disc, making me to skimm my disc rotor eventually.

This post has been edited by johnwei91: Jul 23 2020, 11:30 AM

if you from KL there two honda specialist workshop got sell nissin brake pad
Vmag Sri Damansara
NZA Autoparts Gombak

Its ori right?

Ps: contact vmag, the PIC seems to be nice at phone, i mean usually they don't bother to speak well in phone right, so will drop by soon for the changing, thank man.

This post has been edited by johnwei91: Jul 23 2020, 12:59 PM

so far they serve many customer and no complaints on their parts, looks genuine for me though
first impression always important, so i always recommends friends whose drive honda give them a visit when they facing car issue

This post has been edited by 90Boyz: Jul 23 2020, 01:10 PM

out of topic, but gonna give a big bump to VmagMotorsport, changing disc rotor and project u brake pad from their shop, i would say brake improvement is a big jump, been giving a free service from them like cleaning throttle-body, my works air filter(i mean in term of cleaning, they do dismantle it and wash for me), and the PIC are very knowledgeable, will explain to you A to Z, conclusion is very statify for what i paying for, and i do recommend you guy go a head to check out.

This post has been edited by johnwei91: Jul 23 2020, 05:43 PM

what honda model are u driving? how much did they charge?

am driving Honda City GM6 2014, total is 600 inclusive installation, changing brake disc RSS and NS400 brake pad.

I just did my DIY on my Exora. Bought the brake pad (ceramic type) from Shopee for RM 78.
(Update: Seller raised the price to RM 100 after I bought, and no more discount vouchers)

ASUKI Front Ceramic Brake Pad Proton

I chose this route cause I was confident of getting it done myself.
Saved myself probably RM 20-30 per pair.
Labour cost is only 1 pack of Nasi lemak for breakfast .

The job is not that hard if one were to lookup at Youtube for instructions.
Only need muscle power to push back the brake piston caliper with a long screw driver.