Hi all, just wondering if anyone has changed their front disc brake pads yet? I am only at 26k and already it started squeaking.....I am not carrying heavy loads all the time and don't do heavy braking often.....

 

Mine is a GD3 but i'm sure the brakes are the same!! :P I changed my brakes at about 55 000km. The pads were still very fine but the rotors were warped pretty bad causing my brake pedal to pulse like a mofo!!!

I changed them for Axxis XGB pads and Zimmermann Heat treated rotors and everything is fine now!!

Marko!!

 

squeaking isn't a sign you need new brakes, just there is material, dust, rust, or something between the pads and the rotor. You need to check visually how much pad material is left.

There are audible wear sensors, but the only time I had those go off on a car (not a honda) it sounded like metal on metal and it sounded even when the brakes weren't pressed. Per the manual (page 230):

If the front brake pads need replacing, you will hear a distinctive, metallic screeching sound when you apply the brake pedal. If you do not have the brake pads replaced, they will screech all the time. It is normal for the brakes to occasionally squeal or squeak when you apply them.

 

My OEM front brakes lasted for 32K miles. I just replaced them on Saturday with DBA 4000 Series rotors and Hawk HPS pads. I think the reason why Fits wear out the brakes so quickly is because of the OEM brake fluid.

 

That's why I switched to nitrogen.

 

Brake fluid is only a mechanism to transfer pressure from your foot on the brake pedal to the pad/rotor. It will ZERO bearing on how fast your pads wear out. Pad wear is 99% attributable to driving patterns, pad makeup, and weight of the vehicle.

 

Liquid nitrogen cools the brakes and reduces fading.

 

I have 75K miles on mine, nowhere needing brakes changed.

 

We own four 2009 Honda Fits for a delivery service. Our first one seems to be going through brakes WAY too quickly. We've had it back to the dealer several times, but they say there's nothing they can identify and nothing wrong. Below is a list of four Fits with when we replaced brake pads.

1. 11,364. By 20,000, worn to about 60%
2. 29,000. No brakes yet
3. 19,000. No brakes yet
4. 9,575. No brakes yet

 

60% at 20K miles doesn't seem unreasonable depending on route and driver.

Or do you mean 40% remaining? If it's driven randomly by the same group of drivers over the same routes then my guess is they got a batch of pads with different wear characteristics. Interesting...

What other issues have you had?

 

Thanks Steve244- I mean 40% remaining, but that's after changing those pads at 11k, so these really only have 10k on them.

 

so the first set got 11K and the second is down to 40% after 10K (they might go another 4K).

I'd be looking at who is doing the most driving. That seems a little abusive. (Do the cars have dedicated drivers or is it just a "pool"?)