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burkbuilds · 09-15-2009, 07:53 AM

I bought my pads off of e-bay and I chose ones with Kevlar in them. I got about 7,000 miles out of the Kevlar ones and about 5,000 out of the original factory pads. The Kevlar pads were less than $20 on e-bay. I've read a post on here where someone said not to use pads from e-bay sellers because they weren't the right size, but I didn't have any problem with the ones I got and they held up a little longer than the factory pads, plus they were less expensive than buying OEM pads from my local dealer. By the way, changing the pads on a GZ is EXTREMELY easy to do yourself IF you are an average wrench monkey and have a few simple tools available to use. I'd bet there is a thread on here somewhere that tells (and probably shows picturess) you how to do it, or just follow the directions in the manual. Unless the rotor needs turning or replacing it's about a 10 minutes or less job. However, if I could get it done by a shop for $10 or less while I waited I'd probably do that just to keep from having to clean up afterwards.

09-15-2009, 07:53 AM	#7
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: brake pads I bought my pads off of e-bay and I chose ones with Kevlar in them. I got about 7,000 miles out of the Kevlar ones and about 5,000 out of the original factory pads. The Kevlar pads were less than $20 on e-bay. I've read a post on here where someone said not to use pads from e-bay sellers because they weren't the right size, but I didn't have any problem with the ones I got and they held up a little longer than the factory pads, plus they were less expensive than buying OEM pads from my local dealer. By the way, changing the pads on a GZ is EXTREMELY easy to do yourself IF you are an average wrench monkey and have a few simple tools available to use. I'd bet there is a thread on here somewhere that tells (and probably shows picturess) you how to do it, or just follow the directions in the manual. Unless the rotor needs turning or replacing it's about a 10 minutes or less job. However, if I could get it done by a shop for $10 or less while I waited I'd probably do that just to keep from having to clean up afterwards.
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