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Brake discs OEM BMW or Duralast
May 2025: Oil service, new tires, front brake rotors & pads
Vehicle:
BMW
Use either BMWPartsDirect or GetBMWParts website, buy genuine BMW parts and find a good mechanic in your area (maybe even mobile mechanic who would come to you and replace rotors and pads). In LA I paid $180 for the labor to replace front rotors and pads on my X5, for example.
Vehicle:
BMW X5
The brake disc was really cool
Pros: really cool
Vehicle:
BMW
One of those checks will be a minimum thickness on discs and pads. Given you've only done just over 1000 miles in the vehicle since purchase, it would seem to me that the minimum thickness on the discs when the vehicle was sold to you was at or below that required as part of the pre-sale check.
Pros: minimum thickness on discs
Cons: discs below required thickness
Vehicle:
BMW X5
Mileage: 1609 km
I like the duralast gold brake rotors. They have a really nice coating to help prevent corrosion, if you’re in the north east I really recommend them. They do need to be bedded once installed to get rid of the coating on the braking surface of the rotor. You pretty much just get the car up to 20mph and hit the brakes a little aggressive, you do this a few times each time increasing your speed. It comes with clear instructions how to do it.
Pros: nice coating, prevents corrosion
Cons: needs bedding
Buying the brake disc wasn\u2018t even the expensive part. Driving it to the point where it fits the wall, that was.
Vehicle:
BMW
I’m seeing some very small cracks on the cross-drilled holes. At what point does this become concerning? These are the front rotors on a new G82 M4 comp after about 6 track days using Pagid R29 Yellow pads which I’ve used before with no issues. My preference is to keep the stock rotors rather than switching to non cross drilled rotors
Pros: no issues with previous pads
Cons: small cracks on rotors
Vehicle:
BMW M4
For example on my 4 series if you took it to a dealership to have the front disks and pads done you are looking at over £900.
Cons: dealerships get very expensive
Vehicle:
BMW
That's likely the lowest possible grade of rotors I've seen in a while. Lathe marks are too rough, and the casting is bad.
Cons: lowest grade, rough lathe marks, bad casting
Those BMW CSL drilled rotors suck. They came\nstock on my e85 M & they cause horrible pedal pulsation. I did a very deep dive on this after multiple sets & replacing multiple parts & checking everything 20x.\n\nThe bottom line is, those rotors are very susceptible to unlocking thickness variation or warped rotors secondary to water getting in the holes & corrosion forming around them.
Cons: horrible pedal pulsation, rotors susceptible to warping
Vehicle:
BMW
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Which brake discs to choose — OEM BMW or Duralast?
If choosing brake discs across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake discs across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which brake discs are better — Duralast or OEM BMW?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Duralast were overall better than OEM BMW.
- OEM BMW received a PR Score of 54 out of 100, and Duralast scored 77 points.
- OEM BMW ranked 21 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 17.
- The average rating is higher for Duralast (3.6) than for OEM BMW (3.1).
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Brake discs Duralast have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Vibration - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than OEM BMW.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for Duralast is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Duralast is preferred to OEM BMW.
Which brake discs are more popular — OEM BMW or Duralast?
Brake discs OEM BMW and Duralast were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, brake discs Duralast surpassed OEM BMW:
- For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (31) votes is 6 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (34) to negative (10) votes is 24 votes.
By number of reviews, brake discs OEM BMW surpassed Duralast:
- For brake discs OEM BMW there are 21 review: 9 positive, 5 neutral, 7 negative.
- For brake discs Duralast there are 14 reviews: 10 positive, 2 neutral, 2 negative.
Which brake discs do car owners prefer — OEM BMW or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake discs OEM BMW and Duralast have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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