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Camry 2005 LE Brake Pads

I would like to share my positive experience Camry 2005 (bought it brand new). After about 40,000 km on my Camry, I have purchased new brake pads anticipating the change (this was my previous experienced with cars that I have owned). Few days ago, during routine check, I have checked the pads on my Camry with ~90,000 km, and there is stil ~6 mm left on them. I have followed some posts on this news group, and smebody recommended to change them when they down to 2-3 mm, which means a year or more of driving on the original brake pads!

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wbraczko
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all the new toyotas that ihave owned. they have gone 60.000 to

65.000,miles on the first set of brakes . the 2nd set only goes 30000 to 40000 miles altho they were done at the toyota dealership.have had one corolla and 2 camrys
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Dave P

Don't assume that the dealer is using OEM pads. I've even had a dealer use the wrong oil in an oil change (they used their bulk oil rather than what the vehicle required). Anything to cut costs.

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SMS

That's a reason why I always specify Akebono ProAct ceramic pads from rockauto.com or other online places. These are very long lasting (~60-90K miles), certainly not the 25-30K deals in typical non- performance driving.

With dealer pads one never knows which batch Toyota happens to be buying. You'll get maybe Akebono, NBK (which I personally consider junk), Sumitomo seems to be available now don't know about these.

Also need to make sure the calipers are not binding (and properly lubed) and eating up the pads.

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johngdole

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johngdole

Is there a way of visually inspecting the pads and telling about their quality? The ones that I bought at Toyota dealer, have "TOYOTA AK PA533-EE" stamp on them and additional small print: "7515DA". The pad surface has tiny silver clour spots, possibly suggesting that they are ceramic... Also, I thought that buying at the Toyota dealer is much safer, since there is probably some "matching" between rotors and the pads. This is just my guess, since my knowlege is very limited in this area. I am so impress with the front brakes on my Camry, that I am willing to pay a premium on buying the parts from a Toyota dealer, with an expectation that the the brakes would perfom as well as the original.

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wbraczko

Excellent!! You have Akebono-made brake pads (AK edge code). However, the aftermarkets by Akebono (ProAct) have friction codes of FF (0.35-0.45 coefficient), IIRC.

Your "EE" friction code is the 0.25-0.35 at 250 degF and 600 degF. Actually kinda mediocre for Akebono. So maybe the Toyota formulation is a cheaper formulation. Because EE pads have a 0-25% chance of fading at 600 degF.

But if it works and it's Akebono (for normal driving), go for it.

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johngdole

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