Remaining mileage on rear pads

[russman68]

Hi guys,
I know this is a strange question and any answers will be wild stabs in the dark but i had my LCR serviced recently and told my rear pads were '90% worn', now...
roughly how many miles do i have left on them? ie how many miles do you get out of brand new rear pads? and also are there wear indicators on rear pads?

thanks loads in advance.

 

[gb]

90 % say to me there nearly gubd

 

[tedvagas]

hi theres no wear indicators on them, a new set should last 40k plus there only cheap and easy to change but if you were to do it yourself you will have to borrow a wind back tool (caliper piston needs winding back)
suprised they never changed them on the service as they must be close to the metal

hop this helps

 

[russman68]

cool cheers guys, thats kind of what i thought
the thing is i'm going across europe on fri and expect to be driving around 1K miles so dont want them to die on me...
I think i'll drop into the stealers on the way home from work 2moz and get them checked.
If i did decide to change them shall i just buy the pads from stealers or will it be alot cheaper going to a retailer or somewhere else?
oh and one other thing, am i right in thinking new tyres come with 6mm of tread?

 

[tedvagas]

i put mintex ones in mine, they were around £20 off ebay easy diy job tbh but remember you need the tool to do it, some parts shop hire them for a couple of quid for the day

 

[russman68]

ok cheers for your help ted, i'll see how much the pads are from stealers and might try and get the job done before we go.

 

[Jonny]

Re: new tyre tread, depends on the manufacturer and type of tyre. Most have 7mm tread when new.