Thanks for the reply! Which brand did you get and how long have you had it? Have you used the same brand before on the VX?

You're right that most replacement parts can be bought aftermarket from large stores. For brake pads, I did want to stick with the oem brake pads as those are pretty highly rated and recommended:

http://www.vehicross.info/showthread...kes-and-Rotors

They used to cost less than a $100 for OEM fronts so wondering if anyone has found OEMs recently for a decent price. Searching on this forum, I have not seen any aftermarket pads getting good reviews. Would have been nice if there was a replacement with good reviews.