2007 525xi Brake Pads

TRW Automotive
TRW Automotive's aftermarket business is a leading provider of parts, service, technical and diagnostic support to both the vehicle manufacture service channels (GM, Ford, VW, Nissan, etc...) and the global independent automotive aftermarket (IAM). TRW Automotive sells aftermarket products through its extensive distribution network. It delivers a wide range of high quality TRW branded replacement parts for braking, steering and suspension globally and a range of other products and services on a regional basis.

Pagid Brakes
Pagid TMD Friction Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of brake friction materials in the original equipment market of the automotive and brake industry. Its product portfolio comprises disk brake pads and drum brake linings for passenger cars and commercial vehicles together with brake pads for racing and friction materials for industry. TMD Friction also supplies the global aftermarket with its TEXTAR, PAGID, MINTEX, DON, COBREQ and COSID brands.

Pagid pads are designed to produce the highest possible performance levels over a wide range of operating conditions. Pagid pads are produced in a total of seven different material formulations each one, the product of thousands of hours of testing and development work.

In addition Pagid brake pads are fitted as original equipment to some of the most prestigious and powerful production cars in the world including Porsche and Ferrari. With facilities in Rossbach and Essen in Germany, Pagid is one of only a small number of companies capable of developing and manufacturing brake friction solutions for use in the premier motorsport competitions including WRC, Formula 3,Formula 3000, NASCAR, Cart Series, Touring Cars and Porsche Super Cup.

Textar Brakes - TMD Friction Group
Since 1913 the Textar brand has been the leading supplier of friction to the world´s car and commercial vehicle manufacturers and is also a driving force in the global automotive aftermarket. Textar is manufactured by the TMD Friction Group, one of the world’s largest producers of brake friction. 4,400 people are employed at 15 sites in 10 countries and dedicate themselves to producing 220 million brake pads each year.

Today’s vehicle manufacturers are developing brake systems with higher performance and the development of brake friction continues to advance in parallel. TMD Friction remains at the forefront of this development and continues to be the chosen friction partner for many of the worlds vehicle manufacturers.

Textar brake pads are derived from 160 different formulations, some of these consisting of more than 20 different raw materials and each one carefully selected to meet the various requirements of a vehicle, its braking system, specific power, loads and braking characteristics.

TMD specifications stipulate an even higher testing standard than ECE R 90, the European test standard to approve replacement pads. This separates Textar from its rivals, and offers distinct value to automotive part suppliers and garages.

Pagid Brakes
Pagid TMD Friction Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of brake friction materials in the original equipment market of the automotive and brake industry. Its product portfolio comprises disk brake pads and drum brake linings for passenger cars and commercial vehicles together with brake pads for racing and friction materials for industry. TMD Friction also supplies the global aftermarket with its TEXTAR, PAGID, MINTEX, DON, COBREQ and COSID brands.

Pagid pads are designed to produce the highest possible performance levels over a wide range of operating conditions. Pagid pads are produced in a total of seven different material formulations each one, the product of thousands of hours of testing and development work.

In addition Pagid brake pads are fitted as original equipment to some of the most prestigious and powerful production cars in the world including Porsche and Ferrari. With facilities in Rossbach and Essen in Germany, Pagid is one of only a small number of companies capable of developing and manufacturing brake friction solutions for use in the premier motorsport competitions including WRC, Formula 3,Formula 3000, NASCAR, Cart Series, Touring Cars and Porsche Super Cup.

OES - Original Equipment Supplier (dealer Parts)
OES stands for Original Equipment Supplier. This refers to the part that is provided to us by the actual vehicle manufacturer. So when you see a part that has OES in the description, or we refer to a part as OES this part actually came from the vehicle manufacturer and in most cases will come in the vehicle manufacturers packaging and is the genuine product. On our web site we are not allowed to indicate the item as “genuine”, so for the items that are genuine factory parts you may see the item listed as OES or in some cases you may see OE Service. So if there is any confusion as to whether an item listed on our site is genuine, please call our customer support staff as they can determine if the item is in fact genuine. These parts are in fact the same part you would get at the local dealer.