{"id":2274,"date":"2021-10-29T09:10:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2023-06-09T22:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T02:14:04","slug":"environmentally-friendly-brake-pads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/environmentally-friendly-brake-pads\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmentally Friendly Brake Pads"},"content":{"rendered":"

For BMW, Mercedes, Porsche<\/strong> and Mini<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Today we live in sensitive times, environmentally sensitive times.\u00a0 Therefore we have numerous areas of the modern car and its components gone through multiple environmental revisions.<\/p>\n

Car Tires and Brake Pads Are Going Through a Complete Change.<\/h3>\n

Two major changes come to mind: tires and brake pads are going through a complete change for a more environmentally friendly revisions. The framework for the copper and heavy metal free (more environmentally friendly) brake pads initiative has been laid down many years ago. In particular 2021 January was an important deadline for the brake pads’ friction material revisions.<\/p>\n

Read the related document\u00a0 here.<\/a> Your web browser going to open the document in a new tab. You need to close that tab to return to this page.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

Please note, this is a voluntary agreement by all the major manufacturers but they all signed up and agreed to a binding process initiated by the state of California and Washington. Lately I started monitoring the brake pads environmentally friendly<\/em> initiative by each respective manufacturer.<\/p>\n

We do install a lot of brakes and have been interested in how manufacturers of cars and or the aftermarket brands take charge in this important matter. I mentioned at above,\u00a0 originally it started in California and Washington state, but has been more or less voluntary in Canada.<\/p>\n

Aftermarket Break Parts for BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Mini.<\/h3>\n

To my surprise the aftermarket break parts manufacturers has been taking the lead so far.\u00a0 We’ll see how it goes later, as I collect more data and keep an eye on the progress.<\/p>\n

Please check the next photos out:\u00a0 1st picture is BMW brake pad<\/strong> with a leaf symbol on. On the second photo is Textar brake pad from Germany<\/strong>, it has 3 leaf symbols on. The 3 is a Brembo Italian brake pad<\/strong> with 2 leaf symbol on. The 4-th brake pad<\/strong> is for Mercedes Benz<\/strong> with only a single leaf symbol on.<\/p>\n