Brake Pad & Shoe Fitting Kits & Sensors

Our 'BPS' range of brake pads is sourced directly from OE manufacturers, including Breck, Ferodo, Mintex, Textar and TRW. We carry over 7500 different references. In addition to OE, we offer a quality aftermarket range as a competitive, fit for purpose alternative. These pads meet regulation 90 and come from well-respected companies, including Apec and BrakeWorld. Plus a full range of Pad Fitting Kits and Wear Sensors.

In disc brake applications, there are usually two brake pads per disc rotor, held in place and actuated by a caliper affixed to a wheel hub or suspension upright. Although almost all road-going vehicles have only two brake pads per caliper, racing calipers utilize up to six pads, with varying frictional properties in a staggered pattern for optimum performance. Depending on the properties of the material, disc wear rates may vary. The brake pads must usually be replaced regularly (depending on pad material), and most are equipped with a method of alerting the driver when this needs to take place. Some are manufactured with a small central groove whose eventual disappearance through wear indicates that the pad is nearing the end of its service life. Others are made with a thin strip of soft metal in a similar position that when exposed through wear causes the brakes to squeal audibly. Still others have a soft metal tab embedded in the pad material that closes an electric circuit and lights a dashboard warning light when the brake pad gets thin. Source: Wikipedia