Professor Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 The brake pads on my 2001 GS300 need to be changed. What seem to perform the best: quietest and longest? Ceramic Pads Semi-metallic pads (which I expect would be noisy!) Original Equipment Pads? What is the best wisdom out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sikgs Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djspawn00 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 get the OE pads from irontoad or some other toyota parts dealer, they're a good solid buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshimanek3 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 How many miles did you get out of your pads before you needed to change them? I think my 2000 GS300 front pads need to be changed soon. I have 63K on them. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnberry45 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those They are not ceramic...they are semi mettalic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sikgs Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those They are not ceramic...they are semi mettalic actually they are ceramic. i checked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKBEAUTY Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those They are not ceramic...they are semi mettalic Would you recommend going to only Lexus to get new brake pads?? I would like to try and find someone else in Chicago, besides Lexus.. Is that a bad idea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancesavage Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those They are not ceramic...they are semi mettalic Just changed my 2000 GS300 pads myself and I believe they were Ceramic. They were a japanese make, not oem, but was one of the easiest brake jobs I have done. Less than $100 and a hour or so labor. Changed at 75K and the rear brakes were less than 50% worn. New aftermarket pads feel great. PS Metallic, not mettalic. Spell check is a brilliiant tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djspawn00 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 the oe pads are ceramic. stick with those They are not ceramic...they are semi mettalic Would you recommend going to only Lexus to get new brake pads?? I would like to try and find someone else in Chicago, besides Lexus.. Is that a bad idea?? You'd save a lot of money buying the pads from irontoad.com or l-tunedparts.com or lexus-parts.com they cost a lot less to buy the pads there then have any decent mechanic put them in. The job itself is not at all complicated or difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.