I'm coming up on 100K and have the original brakes on my 2004 TL. Always have checked out good, but was curious when people here started to replace the pads and/or turn/replace rotors. At 105K I'll do timing belt, water pump, etc. Just curious how everyone elses brakes are hold up. I drive about 40 miles r/t mostly highway on miles for commute so not lots of city bumper to bumper miles. I'd say 70/30 on highway to city.

 

I replaced mines when I did my timing belt service at 105k but not at stealership! My rear were gone! My fronts still could have lasted a few thousand miles. It's cheap and easy to do yourself! Acura tried charging me 250 just for the rear. Got both the front and back done for 100 bucks and just an 1hr taken out of my day.

 

Are you from Oklahoma City?

 

I changed mine after about 45k miles. I have the Brembos that don't last as long.

 

Just replaced mine along with the fluid. 87k

 

I replaced mine at 116k miles.

 

I dont think there are any "mileage" limits. or any time limits.

replace pads when pad material gets down to the "squeaker" prong.
Replace rotors when no longer in factory spec

 

I just managed ~50k miles out of my Brembos. I hear that's pretty good. I went with Stoptech pads & Centric High Carbon rotors this time. This combo should last longer & cost less while still providing sports car feel & performance.

 

This.

As with any wear and tear item, it will depend on the use of the parts. It's like asking when your tires were replaced. It's hard to gauge when it comes to such parts.

 

yup it really depends on your driving habits.

You can drive 100 miles on the freeway and brake only a few times, or drive in the city and brake several times. there's no way to tell you how long your brakes will last, nor will other people's estimates really help you.

 

Lots of threads on this subject. Brembos wear out quicker than base brakes. Usually 16k to 30k. 5at brakes usually make it near 100k with some going past 150k. It's mostly in the pad composition, Brembos likely use a more aggressive pad and wear out quicker.

 

asking when you changing your brake like ask what is your MPG? brake wear depend on your travel condition, how hard you braking and ofcourse Brembo does wear out quicker than regular TL.

 

I replaced mine when brakemotive had a sale.

Less than 30k miles and not because they needed to be changed. More because the stockers were rusted and I didn't want to paint them.

 

100k? You not have any hills where you drive? Just curious.... I live on the top of a hill, and have another hill in the middle of commute. My brakes on my 5AT were at the wear-indicators at 30,000 miles and squealing like a pig. As far as pads, I've used OEM, Akebono ProACT Ceramics, and Project-Mu Type NS... I liked the Project-Mu the best... The OEM's dusted the most, the ProACTs dusted way less but didn't feel as good, and the Type-NS had best performance while dusting a little less.

 

as soon as i could to be rid of the incessant dusting the brembos created hours after washing my wheels...so for me....around 25k miles. haven't looked back at the OEM pads still on my 2nd set with plenty of pad life left at 57ki mi.

as others have said...it all depends on YOUR driving style and conditions.

 

2006 TL auto: first car I've ever had that used rear pads before front pads (at approx. 80 K miles). Then the same with my 2004 NSX 6 speed (needed rear pads at 34 K).
What's up with that?
So just did front TL oem pads and machined front rotors at ~ 118,000. Certain any Acura stealership would have replaced front rotors. We'll see where this takes us.

TB/WP/drive belts/hoses/plugs done at major service interval a bit late at 116,000. Running strong.

 

Changed mine around 31,000 miles

 

If you drive a lot do you rack up more miles?

Ummm yeah..

I'm still on original's @ 99k. I'm sure within a few thousand it will start yelling at me.

 

THanks for all the feedback on this. Gonna have them checked again. Never would have thought the rears would go before the fronts so will make sure they get a good look next time.

 

wow.. my TL-S pads last me only 20k miles everytime. i run akebonos but now im on duralast gold pads from advanceauto.

 

YIKES! Original brake pads at 100K??? I thought only my Grandmother was capable of that! LOL! So many factors including driving conditions, pad material, etc.
Personally I use HAWK Performance Street Pads on both of my rides. You get much better stopping power while still getting good pad life and not tearing up your brake rotors.
Stay away from so-called "racing pads". Those were designed for high heat track use - not daily street use and can actually be dangerous if used on the street.

 

It's fairly common these days for the rears to wear out as quick or quicker than the fronts. With EBFD the rears can do as much or more braking under normal easy braking to improve the percieved stability of the car.

100k is easy to do with the stock 5at brakes. I had roughly 90k on mine when I pulled them off to upgrade to the big brake kit and they had 50-75% pad life. The rears were even better. That's driving normal. I tend to let off the throttle and coast up to redlights, no reason to stay in the gas and immediately brake but otherwise driven normal and occasionally aggressively.