Can anyone be so kind as to direct me or inform me about brake pads?
I have a 2006 Victory Edition coupe that needs new pads all around.
How do I determine the correct fitting brake pads?
Thanking you all for being at this forum and helping.
Lance

 

My wife has a 2006 XK8 Victory Edition convertible. I installed Wagner ThermoQuiet semi-metallic brake pads on both axles back in mid-2013 when the original factory pads wore out around 84,000 miles. The car is now approaching 120,000 miles. I have been extremely pleased with these ThermoQuiet brake pads. Silent as a tomb and very little brake dust. The fronts are part no. MX394A, and the rears are part no. MX688A. I ordered them from rockauto.com. Together they were about $72 and with the manufacturer's applicable rebate at that time, my total final cost was about $42....

Note that if your car is an XKR rather than an XK8, your replacement brake pads will have a different part number....

 

You need the pads that match the big brembo 4-piston calipers with the 355mm front rotors and 330mm rear rotors. This is for fit. Then you generally have a choice of friction material. Factory/Jaguar is metallic because it has higher heat tolerance, but generates more of that nasty dust. Other option is ceramic because of the lower dust, but it generally has lower heat resistance.

Other thoughts:

• No need to worry about a pad wear detector pig tail, there is none
• Check the condition of the rotors for thickness, cracks, an outer lip and any type of grooves. It will be hard to be happy with the new pads if the rotors are just too far gone. Rotors are pricey, but no longer crazy expensive.
• Be sure to install the pads the proper way, with grease at the right spots and maybe the red goop to minimize unwanted noises.
• Take advantage of the wheels being off to at least bleed the calipers if not flush them outright with new fluid.
• Clean the ABS sensors while you are there. Check the reluctor rings for any type of movement.
• Grease the rear half shaft u-joints.
• Check the bearings for play/wear.

Best of luck, keep us posted.