Bosch QuietCast Premium Ceramic Disc Brake Pad Set
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great brake pads! These will help you stop when you are trying to get to work but there are Democrats protesting in the freeway and you have to stop.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Note! The inner and outer pads for the 09-14 (and possibly other) F150s are different. It is subtle to the eye, but not subtle to the truck. The inner pads have “ears” on them while the outers do not. The outer pads also have 2 raised bumps in the middle of the pad.\n\nI replaced my pads about 8k miles ago and unfortunately did not research beforehand as I usually do. Big mistake. I put the passenger side pads on incorrectly. Pad and rotor demolished in 8,000 miles. I imagine this is the reason for the poor reviews as well. It’s not the pads, unfortunately it is the installation. Drivers side was installed correctly and those are holding up perfectly.\n\nAgain, in 8,000 miles it chewed through an entire pad and ate up my rotor. Completely my fault, but be aware.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not sure about this.... all ready showing signs of chipping. Requested replacements, we will see. No, it’s not the rotor. It too is a Bosch, replaced the same time as the pads. Seriously, one week and showing signs of failure? I’m counting on the fact this is a “one off” as usually Bosch is top of the line, and I don’t mess around with my brakes. Will update as this progresses, and summarily, will alter review accordingly.\nSee pics.\n\nUpdate... 11/03- opposite side just as bad. Received replacements from Amazon(thanks). Not sure I would purchase again. Not crazy about doing a job twice because of poor quality....Additional pics posted.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Before purchasing, I had seen all the bad reviews talking about the noise. However, I had already installed the same brand model on my rear brakes, and was quite satisfied with the results. So, I ignored the bad reviews and bought this pair for my front brakes.\nAfter installation, when I test drove, there was a huge huge metal to metal clinging/squeaking noise. This noise was just while driving the car, no only while applying the brakes. Initially I thought may be I missed something. May be I didn't press the caliper piston far enough, causing the brake pads brush against the rotors continuously. Or I might have tighten the screws beyond the recommended torque. So I redid everything, by renting professional tools this time. Still the same.\nAfter careful investigation, I figured out that the pad clips were the culprit. There is a small metal portion sticking out towards the brake rotors (See in the attached picture), which touched the rotors and made that metallic clinging sound all the time. I removed everything again and with my long nose pliers, pushed that metal tongue like portion away and installed back everything and voila ... super duper quiet ride and braking.\n\nVerdict: They are good quality and really super quiet, but it took me 3 days and a ton lot of frustration to figure out the problem and to fix it. I would say its a huge flaw in their design. I would not recommend it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Easy to install. Seem like OEM spec. Installed on my 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee without HD brakes. They came with replacement metal clips and grease. The metal clips were exactly like factory ones and the grease was enough to fully cover all areas that could make a noise. Drove for a month or two so far and usually drive 1 hr each way to and from work mostly highway. No noticeable issues and low dust. Grip is pretty solid and has a good feel when braking.\n\nEdit: just had an issue with retaining spring that pops out and now inner pad knocks within the caliper. This was confirmed by a brake specialist shop. Just over 1k miles on pads....I called Bosch and they don’t offer any warranty on their product. Said I should have bought it from an autozone or another dealer that warranties someone else’s product. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL NEVER BUY BOSCH PRODUCTS AGAIN.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have been paying a local retail over-priced shop to do my brakes on my vehicles for 15-20 years and their prices have gone up and the quality of the brake jobs go down. I have to go back and have them fix isues with the pads rubbing or mis-aligned yielding in noise and annoying squeals. Well, after getting a ridiculous quote for my last brake job where they tried to sell me NEW rotors when my prior set was only used for one brake job, i decided to try out changing my own brakes. I completed the rear axle of both wheels in less than 50 mins and test drove it. Everything went fine. I coupled the Bosch Quietcast rotar with their Boasch Quiest Cast Premium ceramic brake pads (also on amazon). Amazingly quite after two seperate test drives with a 15 min break-in between. I am please, this is easy to do if you change your own oil and know how to work wrenches and lube things.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was advertised as brand new. I ordered it together with another Bosch brake for my other car (Bosch BP1295 QuietCast). Check out the difference in packaging in the attached pictures. Obviously, this BC914 pads look used, jaded, dusty and have too many scratches all over them. They look like someone bought them earlier and returned them after a little use. The paint work on the body of the brake pads are also pealing. The shin are scattered in the box unlike the other purchase with the shin still intact in a sealed package. Also, the lubricant is missing. All these irregularities in spite of the fact that the package came with a "Amazon Warehouse" seal. I\'m disappointed. I won\'t recommend this to anyone.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These brake pads are very well made and very high quality! The pads for my application were friction rated "GG" which is very good. Everything that you could possibly need for pad replacement is included in the box: the new stainless slides/clips and silicone lube. I have installed over 100 sets of brakes pads and Bosch is now my "go to" pad for most applications. if you live in a salt/rust area, make sure that you remove the stainless clips and wire brush that area under the clips before installing the new ones that are provided. ensure that your pads slide easily and that you don\'t have to force them in place.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After reading some of the negative reviews about squeaking I was a little concerned but I bought them anyway and installed them on my 2014 Ford Focus. They were packaged extremely well. Each pad was individually wrapped with paper and the anti rattle clips were included. I drove my normal route for about a week then went on a 2400 mile round trip from Indiana to Florida. They performed flawlessly even through the mountains of Tennessee without issue. I would buy again.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Installed these rear pads on a 2012 Nissan Murano SL 2 weeks ago. Great stopping power and no noise at all when used with new Bosch Quietcast ceramic rotors. I bought new Bosch Quietcast rotors and Quietcast ceramic pads to replace the 5 year old OEM Nissan originals that were worn down to 4/32" of material and only had 33k miles on them.\n\nI would recommend having ratcheting wrenches (14mm for the slide pins and 19mm or 3/4" for the caliper bracket) handy for the rear pads on Muranos. It makes the job much easier.\n\nSpecial Notes for Pad Installation: When installing pads in northern or salt air climates, always be sure to wire brush slide pins, bolts, and caliper brackets. Anti-seize all bolt threads (except wheel hub threads) and lube caliper slide pins before re-installation. Always use Synthetic Brake Lube on the pad clip area of the caliper bracket after wire-brushing it. Always smear the included pad backing lube on the backs of new pads before installing them in the caliper bracket. After bolting your caliper back onto its bracket, Re-install your wheels and torque to 80-85 ft-lbs using a torque wrench. Nissan spec for Muranos are 73-93 Ft-Lbs, so I chose a number in the middle for safety. Re-check torque on all wheels removed after 50 miles of driving.\n\nPerforming the steps above should eliminate the possibility of brake squeal and ensure trouble free operation... Not to mention.. save you alot of money. 🙂'}]