BMW x6 2015 xline front/rear brakepads and rotors average cost ?

[beganovic7]

Hi guys, as the title of the tread says, what is the average cost you guys paid for front and rear brakepads and rotors replacement on x6 ?
Dealership quoted me $1,750.00 for all 4 pads and rotors including labor and materials, and i don't have the details if these pads are ceramic or semi-metalic

[anacondatp]

go with an aftermarket brake and rotor kit and have an indy shop install it. after market kit is around $400 for all 4 corners and installation ranges from 150 to 300

[beganovic7]

Originally Posted by anacondatp

go with an aftermarket brake and rotor kit and have an indy shop install it. after market kit is around $400 for all 4 corners and installation ranges from 150 to 300

Hi, thanks for the info, do you have any links where to get quality aftermarket part kits ? are they as good as OEM bmw parts?
Thanks

[X Mon™]

Call Steve at blunttech.com ...tell him I sent you.

[Clifton]

How many miles? Are you sure you even need Rotors?

[M302_imola]

Typical dealership price gouging...no thanks!

[TheUltimateDrivingManiac]

For a little extra you can get MPBK, lol.

[beganovic7]

Originally Posted by Clifton

How many miles? Are you sure you even need Rotors?

42k miles, i'm not sure if i need them, i asked them to quote brakepads since car is telling me on idrive that they are 3100 miles away from replacement
they quoted everything together, is that price very unreasonable ? what would it be if i bought parts on my own and bring it to local mechanic to install them? (but i still want to get good parts, not the cheapest ones)
thanks

Originally Posted by M302_imola

Typical dealership price gouging...no thanks!

how are you doing your brakes, where do you purchase good quality parts ?
thanks

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by beganovic7

how are you doing your brakes, where do you purchase good quality parts ?
thanks

Haven't needed to replace my brakes yet but I can promise you I won't be taking it to the dealership. I've got a very good indy mechanic that I've used for years. I didn't trust many with my E46 M3, but he did a terrific job.

[Clifton]

Originally Posted by beganovic7

42k miles, i'm not sure if i need them, i asked them to quote brakepads since car is telling me on idrive that they are 3100 miles away from replacement they quoted everything together, is that price very unreasonable ?

42K is too early for rotors. You should be able to request pads only. As for the quote your dealer provided, I think that is outrageously high, even with rotors. Below is part quote for factory BMW replacement parts.

Knowing that the total cost in parts is under $700, the rest of $1.7K quote the dealer gave you is labor and markup.

I'd go with an indy or insist they do pads only.

From get bmw parts website:

Front Rotors: $106/each
Front Pads: $140 set
Wear Sensor: $22 (optional)

Rear Rotors $105/each
Rear Pads: $82 set
Wear Sensor: $22 (optional)

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Total: $688

[anacondatp]

Originally Posted by beganovic7

Hi, thanks for the info, do you have any links where to get quality aftermarket part kits ? are they as good as OEM bmw parts?
Thanks

here you go. assuming your car is x35i

regular rotor
Power Stop KOE6065 Autospecialty Daily Driver OE Brake Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AGBU7NM..._jWMUCbT3QH0E5

drilled/slotted rotor
Power Stop K6065 Front and Rear Z23 Evolution Brake Kit with Drilled/Slotted Rotors and Ceramic Brake Pads https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O6QJ1D6..._3XMUCb8MYT0GZ

[beganovic7]

Originally Posted by Clifton

42K is too early for rotors. You should be able to request pads only. As for the quote your dealer provided, I think that is outrageously high, even with rotors. Below is part quote for factory BMW replacement parts.

Knowing that the total cost in parts is under $700, the rest of $1.7K quote the dealer gave you is labor and markup.

I'd go with an indy or insist they do pads only.

From get bmw parts website:

Front Rotors: $106/each
Front Pads: $140 set
Wear Sensor: $22 (optional)

Rear Rotors $105/each
Rear Pads: $82 set
Wear Sensor: $22 (optional)

Shipping FREE
TAX: ZERO

Total: $688

Thanks for this, this seems very reasonable and better way to go, only other question is are these parts just as good as the ones that dealership would provide ? Are they OEM or aftermarket ?

Originally Posted by anacondatp

here you go. assuming your car is x35i

regular rotor
Power Stop KOE6065 Autospecialty Daily Driver OE Brake Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AGBU7NM..._jWMUCbT3QH0E5

drilled/slotted rotor
Power Stop K6065 Front and Rear Z23 Evolution Brake Kit with Drilled/Slotted Rotors and Ceramic Brake Pads https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O6QJ1D6..._3XMUCb8MYT0GZ

Thanks for the links. Will save them for later


The only reason i wanted to change brakes is because my idrive was telling me for past 8 months(and 12.000 miles) that my front and rear brakes need service in 3100 miles, i looked this up and everybody seemed to have similar info even though they brakes were nowhere near the need of changing...
I went this past Saturday to mount new tires, and asked them to check my brakes to see how much life they had, they stated that rear ones have 10mm and front ones have 7mm, they said i'm good at least another year+ on normal driving/braking
So i will probably delay this for another year and keep monitoring it, because where i live and drive, most of driving is on cruise control and there is no much braking

[sj22]

You can get the MPBK for approx $1000 more.