[leif20]

I just did rear brakes today on my e90. Even living in the rust belt for the most part my rotors didn't require much convincing to come off, so that was nice.

One thing that was not mentioned here is that if your car/CBS reports that the brake pads need to be replaced, but looking at the pads themselves shows a solid amount of material left (1/4" or more), have a look at the sensor. In my case the sensor wire had ripped (probably from running over something), so the car randomly told me I needed rear brakes. since it had been 40k miles and 2.5 years, I thought why not. I bought pads and rotors and did the left side first. When I got to the right, i found the broken sensor, and the sensor hadn't even worn at all! very frustrating to spend money and time that I didn't need to, but at least the job is done.

Keep an eye on that sensor people!!