Your brakes are crucial to your driving safety, so that means you need to maintain your BMW 325 brake pads. 325 brake pads are metal plates with an attached frictional lining. Your BMW 325 brake pads float on top of your brake calipers, and can be found on either side of your brake rotors.

When you depress your brake pedal, the force is transmitted through hydraulic brake fluid to your calipers, which act as clamps to bring your 325 brake pads in contact with your brake rotors. The friction generated between your BMW 325 brake pads and your rotors serves to stop the rotating motion of your wheels, and therefore your car.

There are two basic categories of 325 brake pads. The most common type of BMW 325 brake pad is the organic or "soft" version, in which the frictional lining is made from high-temperature resins and organic fillers. Most cars use soft 325 brake pads because they do not damage your brake rotors. BMW 325 brake pads are also available in metallic varieties. The lining of metallic 325 brake pads is made with copper or bronze with inorganic fillers and substances that modify friction. The advantage of metallic BMW 325 brake pads is that they last longer than organic pads. However, metallic 325 brake pads wear down your brake rotors faster, which means you must replace your rotors more often. Most BMW 325 brake pads are connected to brake pad sensors that alert you when the lining of the pads is less than a quarter of an inch thick, so you know when it is time to change your pads. If your brakes are squealing or squeaking, it is likely that you need new 325 brake pads.Browse our online catalogue for a full line of BMW 325 brake pads to suit your braking needs.