I'm tired of ordering "915" pads only to find out there's 561619149 different parts under that same part number, most of which are just mixed up Volvo pads with wear sensors or the wrong backing plate.
Now, thanks to www.niparts.com (I found it accidentally and man is it fun to play with,) and RockAuto, I was able to track down a similar pad to ours from a Saab 9-3 Aero. Like our cars and the Volvo, you have to watch the rotor diameter BUT here's the nice thing - They're all listed under '1257' numbers and they all have compatible backing plates/no sensor. You can also get non-part-store pads under this listing.
The catch? You have to clearance the bracket in two ways. The pads are larger, so you have to grind away material on the bracket as well as drill two clearance holes. You could just grind the pads, I think, but there goes your lifetime warranty and you'd have to do it every time. Plus the casting marks line up with what you have to grind, so easy peasy.
Why did I do this? You can buy __1257 pads and they'll fit, unlike __915s that could be wrong. They're on, they feel fine, and the Autozone pads I bought are FF rated with legit lifetime replacements.
So yep, just posting this so you can get off-the-shelf parts without pulling your hair out, plus there's a lot more pad material so there may be benefits there.
Now, thanks to www.niparts.com (I found it accidentally and man is it fun to play with,) and RockAuto, I was able to track down a similar pad to ours from a Saab 9-3 Aero. Like our cars and the Volvo, you have to watch the rotor diameter BUT here's the nice thing - They're all listed under '1257' numbers and they all have compatible backing plates/no sensor. You can also get non-part-store pads under this listing.
The catch? You have to clearance the bracket in two ways. The pads are larger, so you have to grind away material on the bracket as well as drill two clearance holes. You could just grind the pads, I think, but there goes your lifetime warranty and you'd have to do it every time. Plus the casting marks line up with what you have to grind, so easy peasy.
Why did I do this? You can buy __1257 pads and they'll fit, unlike __915s that could be wrong. They're on, they feel fine, and the Autozone pads I bought are FF rated with legit lifetime replacements.
So yep, just posting this so you can get off-the-shelf parts without pulling your hair out, plus there's a lot more pad material so there may be benefits there.
