You will get many answers... I like Ceramic pads for daily driving because they produce less brake dust

For your car:

Rear -
TRW Black TPC0683 Premium Ceramic Rear Disc Brake Pad Set for select BMW 3, 5, and 7 series

Front
TRW TPC0946 Premium Ceramic Front Disc Brake Pad Set for select BMW 3 series, M3, X3 and Z4 models

Front and rear pads for $80 combined on Amazon..great reviews. Make sure they fit your model.. I would still replace rotors - otherwise you might get a pulse when you apply the brakes.

 

I spent more and got them at FCP. Last time I have to pay for pads

 

Appreciate your guys suggestions. How bout break kit with rotors and cables?? Any suggestion? And the trw how long do they normally last?

 

Cables?

 

Im sorry i meant the lines because i noticed my lines near the brakes are cracking. Can anyone recommend a good lines thats inexpensive? I dont mind if its the stainless upgrades or not. Im short on budget im still in high school. Thanks in advance

 

How about the AA1 auto ceramic brake pads would anyone recommend those set?

 

I am currently running Zimmerman rotors and semi-metallic pads. They have good cold bite but produce more dust than ceramic which doesn’t bother my because I like my BBS like my women, smokin’ and dirty.

 

Run factory pads and Zimmerman rotors. Factory pads are made by Textar, Padgit and 1 other company.

 

Textar pads are generally the best "all around", they have the least customer complaints here.

The stoptech lines are a good bargain. With any brake line, Coated lines and DOT approval are a must.

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The lines are 40 dollar front and 40 dollars about for rears? Can I just go with the ecs tunning once instead if their prices are that close? And can u please state the recomended minimum rotor thickness with micrometer measurement before having to replace it please🙃

 

Wagner Thermoquiet Ceramic or PBR Ceramic with Zimmerman Rotors for me.Haven't replaced lines on my fleet yet .
Just n case u need Calipers? I went with Centric from FCP $50 WITH lifetime warranty .
Went with the Wagner's cause of Adavnce Auto 25% discount , wheels are clean. Great fit, quiet and I can't tell the difference with running stock pads for my use.PBR Axxiss deluxe with Balo rotors used to be my go to combo except they are not available from my sources.
Hope this helps .

 

Aside from cost, consider ceramics as pointed out since they last forever in normal driving.

 

Best bet for cheap pads is pick n pull. Plenty of brakes with life left on them and perfectly safe as long as wear is within spec

 

Textar, as Don said. OE compound--Jurid and Pagid acceptable alternatives. Blank rotors--I've used Balo, but whatever fcp has without cute slots and holes.

$10 gets you a micrometer to measure if your rotors can go another set of pads...they usually can. Do you have your brake warning light on now? If you, you probably have a good 1,000 miles before the pads hit the rotor and destroys it, as well as preventing you from stopping.

OE compound only. Don't mess around with brakes...BMW did that for you already...they didn't forget the brakes.

You don't care about dust, or color calipers, or tracking once a year...you want OE compound to stop in heat and cold, rain and snow, hail, for cows, ducks, antelopes, or polar bears.

Don't argue with me today...I troll professionally now.

 

Tried multiple options over the years. Nowadays, it's OE or OEM pads only (on any vehicle).

Less dust is not worth losing "bite" in terms of braking feel, IMHO.

 

I appreciate everyone’s answers, im not changing rotors for now and no I dont have a brake light warning, its just that the car is not ran for 2 years and now its running and the brakes feels weak and rear squeeks a lot and i thought brake pads could remove that squeek, do i have to change the sensor for every brake pad change?? And how many sensors do I have to buy? Im going with textar pads btw. I appreciate you guys so much!

 

Not sure of minimum thickness, but I bet it's at newtis.info

realoem.com for part numbers

fcpeuro for parts

...and you should look first, before you buy. Your brakes might be squeaking because they need a cleaning and lube. Might be the parking brake that's squeaking.

 

Zimmerman rotors & textar pads are my favorite combo. I put that combo on my m3 and it is perfect for the street. Trq is junk. I have them on my 550i and they started squeaking after a couple high speed stops. Have about 12k miles on them, plenty of life left but nonstop squeeking.
If your rotors have a nice sized lip on the edge it’s time to replace. Or if they look “glazed” or warped you might want to replace them

 

Zimmerman rotors.

Akebono pads, front and back. They don't have enough bite when super cold (out of the driveway) but after that they're excellent, and literally zero dust.

 

Flush the fluid and lube the caliper sliders and contact points of the pad.

That'll firm it up and ditch the squeaks.
You'll do this anyway if you go the lines route

 

Use whatever is sold by FCPeuro.com. They will be free for life!

 

Personally, I can't justify sending stuff back to FCP when it's, by definition, consumable (pads, wipers, fluids, etc). I've bought plenty of stuff for my BMW and my Audi from FCP and I've sent more than a couple things back - but nothing that by its very nature is supposed to wear out. If you get a multiple of five-digits of miles out of a set of pads, you got your money's worth. FCP's pricing is pretty good - we shouldn't run them out of business by sending back stuff that you wouldn't even think of it from another seller.

 

brakeperformance.com
Brake Perfomance is where I purchase all my brake components. I too use only ceramic pads, WAY less brake dust, and also upgraded to drilled/slotted rotors. With Brake Performance the costs are minimal and so far (4 four vehicles and MANY miles) I have had zero problems with any of their products. I use them on my 4Runner, Tundra, BMW, Highlander, and God Daughters Honda.
Just my two cents worth.

 

Low dust, semi-metallic.

Your question is very open-ended, just so you know. Go down to the corner and buy a set of brakes from the auto parts store. Tell them your desire is low dust. Dusty brakes are cheap, the low-dust brakes are a little more. HINT: Go to AutoZone and buy brakes that qualify for the Lifetime Warranty, when they wear out and if you still own the car, you can get more brakes for free.

(If you were looking for high performance parts, my answer would be different, but you seem happy with factory fitment, and AutoZone can fill the bill.)

 

Go to rockauto.com. Put in your car. There are many pads androtors to chose from. Take the models that you are interested in and do some research on the web. I ended up with ACDelco professional grade rotors and wagner thermoquiet cermanic pads (they have a two year warranty and they create less dust).

 

For my daily driver e46, I have been happy with Centric PosiQuiet brake pads all the way around. Initial grab when wet is a little questionable, but that will be the case with most any pad and I think is more a function of rotor holes or slots.

BMW branded pads used to be really dirty and wear out quickly, so I never used them as replacements on my e36s and e46s. The pads that came on my wife's 2013 e93 seem fine though.

 

Im not going to bother reading everything. Answer is genuine BMW discs with textar pads.

 

Last time I used ATE pads and rotors, very nice. They are the OEM for the brakes. You can get all the little parts from them like rubber covers. They pads are a little dirty, but stop well and are quite.