I've never used their rotors, but I liked the Quietcast pads when I had them, I never noticed any sound from them.
Pros: quiet operation
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Depends on which Bosch part specifically.
Bosch brake parts are fine.
Pros: fine quality
If the price is right - yeah, but there are better alternatives than BOSCH, for a little bit more. I installed brakes front and rear, new pads, rotors etc ~9-10months ago, they squealed like a pig for 5-6 of them, and I drive quite a lot, not just short commutes to the shop and back. They have been properly broken into, did everything to spec, bought genuine parts, not a knockoff, squealing like mofo. At the same time, I did brakes on my dads car, diferent brand, and price was ~1 euro more. 0 squealing from day 1, even during break in period. Before they were really good, now - not so much. They work, and they will do the job fine, however there are better brands, that offer value for the price you pay. I avoid batteries made by them, because they like to go bad after warranty.
Cons: squealing, poor quality
I have had a different experience; total junk. 15K miles and they squeal like nobody's business.
Cons: squealing, poor quality
Mileage: 15000 km
I use these on my Jetta, work great. Pads don’t last as long as OEM, but ????♂️
Pros: work great
Cons: short lifespan
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I went with Bosch Quiet off Amazon. I just cruise around and they work fine and are quiet.
Pros: work fine, are quiet
Bosch’s Quietcast brakes have never done me wrong. I’ve used them in three vehicles now and had good pad life and performance on a budget. No squeaks, decent life for ceramics.
Pros: good pad life, no squeaks
Part number: BC1114, BC2045
Honestly for everyday driving the Bosch and centric is a good combo. The powerstop are very grabby and have a bit more stopping power but it’s not worth the extra money, plus long term normal rotors are better. Drilled/slotted don’t have as much durability
Pros: Bosch and Centric good combo
Cons: Powerstop too grabby, expensive
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Yes to the Bosch/Centric combo. No to drilled rotors on a daily driver.
Pros: Bosch/Centric combo good
Cons: drilled rotors bad
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
I had this problem too and I saw in other forums quite a few other people as well. I used Bosch pads too I think (can’t recall right now) but when I compared them to the OeM ones I removed, there was a difference similar the the gaps you pointed to in your pic. Putting the old OEM ones back and the gap is not there. So what I ended up doing was simply added a bit of shim to one side of the Bosch pad to take up the gap and the problem went away. I put the shim only on one side, the side that would be compressed when in reverse. FWIW others have tried other brands of pads and they all seem to have the same issue. Apparently the only ones that don’t are the OEM ones for some strange reason. When I compared mine, it wasn’t the pad backing that was causing the delta, it was the shim.
Pros: added shim to take up gap, problem went away
Cons: difference in gaps compared to OEM
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