Tires and Brakes questions.

[Tondano_P5]

Been reading this great forum for some time. I got my first question.

My P5 is at around 64000 Km right now. When I brought it in for service the dealer said that I needed new rear pads.. funny..... the rears worn out faster than the fronts , as well I need to change all the tires.

Should I get the OEM pads and have the dealer install them?
Or shoud I get an aftermaket ones and have them install somewhere else? I do not know anything about brakes...
The dealer qouted me Cad $101 + labor for the job with OEM pads.

Are there any other alternatives to the Dunloop tires for P5?
The dealer qouted me $165 each.

Cheers.

 

[KYMP5]

101canadian doesnt sound like a bad price to have the dealer do it if it includes labor and pads.
there are several alternatives to the dunlops.
NOTE: being in the tire business i know that most dealerships dont get a huge discount of retail on tires and therefore it is almost always cheaper to get new tires from a tire store or online.

 

[shinzen]

brake pads are pretty easy to do yourself- I would go to a local auto parts store, get em' and put them in yourself... And I would definitely go with different tires- I assume you get pretty bad weather up there, and the stock dunlops are pretty horrible in the snow

 

[Red Baron]

OEM tires

The OEM's Dunlop (SP5000m) are DANGEROUS in winter conditions, plus they are low profile, NO traction at all.

Dealer in Chambly quoted me $138 each for OEM tires a couple of weeks ago...

 

[Tondano_P5]

OK... i read some good reviews on 712 ECSTA SUPRA found here:

http://www.tiretrends.com/sizeSelectResult.php3

I understand that these are summer tires. Can they survive in winter? I do highway driving 100KM every day and they clean up the hi-way all the time during winter.

Also are Toyo PTP all season OK for P5?

Cheers.