Bought new front pads, no clips on outside pads

danayoub · 05-24-2017, 05:28 PM

Hi,

As in the title, I bought new brake pads. When I was removing the old ones, I noticed for the front outside pad (the one that is stationary, not attached to the cylinder) does not have the metal clip that the oem ones do. It looks like the pad will still sit in the right place. Does anyone know if this is ok? Or is this an issue and I need to return the new pads.

Thanks
Daniel

siphor1989 · 05-24-2017, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by danayoub

Hi,

As in the title, I bought new brake pads. When I was removing the old ones, I noticed for the front outside pad (the one that is stationary, not attached to the cylinder) does not have the metal clip that the oem ones do. It looks like the pad will still sit in the right place. Does anyone know if this is ok? Or is this an issue and I need to return the new pads.

Thanks
Daniel

I ran into this recently too and I first thought that I got the wrong aftermarket pads. Turns out, even the OEM pads from the dealer don't have the clips either. Long story short, I ended up installing them and they seem to be fine.

danayoub · 05-24-2017, 05:39 PM

Great, thanks for saving me some time

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 05-24-2017, 05:50 PM

The outside pad doesn't have anything only the inside pad has the clip that goes into the piston.

danayoub · 05-24-2017, 07:03 PM

Thanks Jeff.

Interesting that the pads still look like they have some life left in them...about half a centimeter of thickness...

danayoub · 05-24-2017, 10:54 PM

Just got done changing the pads. The pad with the sensor was almost completely worn down. All the others still had some decent thickness to them.

juld0zer · 05-25-2017, 07:30 PM

Is your car a 335i? BMW recently changed the design. The outer pad no longer has clips.

danayoub · 05-25-2017, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by juld0zer

Is your car a 335i? BMW recently changed the design. The outer pad no longer has clips.

Yeah, 335i. Pads have been working great so far. I got the powerstop evolution z17

Will_460cs · 05-30-2017, 09:25 AM

It's best to change the pads well before minimum thickness as the thinner it gets the more damage is done to the rotor.. On road car 75% use of pads is what I aim for, and typically 2 sets of pads per before a disc change.

So hopefully that helps the thought that you have wasted some pad life!

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danayoub New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Bought new front pads, no clips on outside pads - ok?? Hi, As in the title, I bought new brake pads. When I was removing the old ones, I noticed for the front outside pad (the one that is stationary, not attached to the cylinder) does not have the metal clip that the oem ones do. It looks like the pad will still sit in the right place. Does anyone know if this is ok? Or is this an issue and I need to return the new pads. Thanks Daniel
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danayoub New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Great, thanks for saving me some time
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3441 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	The outside pad doesn't have anything only the inside pad has the clip that goes into the piston.
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danayoub New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Thanks Jeff. Interesting that the pads still look like they have some life left in them...about half a centimeter of thickness...
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danayoub New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Just got done changing the pads. The pad with the sensor was almost completely worn down. All the others still had some decent thickness to them.
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 480 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	Is your car a 335i? BMW recently changed the design. The outer pad no longer has clips.
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Will_460cs Lieutenant 209 Rep 461 Posts Drives: E46m3 e91 N53 e90 n55 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cambridgeshire iTrader: (0)	It's best to change the pads well before minimum thickness as the thinner it gets the more damage is done to the rotor.. On road car 75% use of pads is what I aim for, and typically 2 sets of pads per before a disc change. So hopefully that helps the thought that you have wasted some pad life!
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