theothertom said:
Just curious as to why anyone needs to change their brake pads ? Do you track your i3?
While I am a "spirited" driver, I highly doubt I *need* to change my pads at this point (33k miles, though, I haven't opened things up to check), due to the aggressive regen characteristics of this car, etc.
The reason I ask is, my brakes creak a lot. When the car comes to a rest or lightly depressing the brake pedal, even releasing the brake pedal from a stop, and other scenarios will cause noise, and it bothers me :? maybe it's just me, something I'm sensitive to. I've read that the brake discs frequently develop a film of rust, again, due to the low usage with the regen, but I live in California, therefore, very little rain and no other harsh winter conditions, etc. Visually, don't seem to be much tarnish on the discs on any given day. I'm not sure what the OEM pads are made of, but when I switch to ceramic pads in other cars i've owned, that greatly reduced brake noise. Anyway, just wanted to kick around the idea and get feedback from the community.
Thanks for the input so far.
Anyone know if Mini Cooper parts are meant to be interchangeable with the i3?