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Originally Posted by GuidoK
Yes, you'll have to work quickly if you cant fit new brakes in a few weeks.
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So what was funny about the brakes was the rears went first. I bought the car used with 23,000 miles on it (now at 95,000), so I assume the brakes that came with it were the factory ones. But in my US State (Virginia) we have annual safety inspections. The guy I take my cars to for inspections lets me slide on things sometimes because he knows I'll take care of it in short order. So the Z4 had some body shop time at a BMW dealership in March. They kindly suggested I needed rear brakes. I agreed with them but said I was waiting for the notification to come on. The Z4 went out of state inspection while getting the body work done, so when I got it back, I had my local guy do the annual inspection. He said, "I'll let you go with it, but man you REALLY need rear brakes, let me show you." I said, "Yeah, I know, but I'm waiting for the notification..." When I checked, holy crap, the rear pads were paper thin, and then a few days later, the pad wear notification came up, finally. The pads were well beyond where BMW usually lets the pad wear to (2MM - 3MM). So I replaced everything, and the notification was still on. Yup the front brakes are what triggered the notification. I checked the old rear sensor, and it looks like the wire loop is still in tact. I'll check it with a multimeter today to make sure. First time I've ever had a pad sensor fail like that.