AZ: Anyone have experience with Brake Masters?
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I need new front brake pads already on my IS350 and was going to do them myself, but for $139, Brake Masters will put in 'high performance' brake pads and machine the rotors. Plus they claim a lifetime warranty so I can get news pads for free every year. Anyone have any experience with them? Thanks!
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I need new front brake pads already on my IS350 and was going to do them myself, but for $139, Brake Masters will put in 'high performance' brake pads and machine the rotors. Plus they claim a lifetime warranty so I can get news pads for free every year. Anyone have any experience with them? Thanks!
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I've changed my own pads on all my past cars but they didn't have nearly the technology that the IS350 does. I just didn't want to mess up the ABS or VSC systems.
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I need new front brake pads already on my IS350 and was going to do them myself, but for $139, Brake Masters will put in 'high performance' brake pads and machine the rotors. Plus they claim a lifetime warranty so I can get news pads for free every year. Anyone have any experience with them? Thanks!
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Because they are the Brake Masters! jk Because I don't want to mess anything up and I would rather they be on the hook than me if something goes wrong. They are also less than half what the rapists at the dealership want to charge for installing pads.
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I live in Chandler/Gilbert. I am just worried about compressing the actuator so that the new thicker pads will fit over the rotors. Also I can't seem to find a consensus on what pads I should use. Hawks aren't out yet and EBCs have reviews off the charts in both directions. Should I just buy some OEM pads instead? Thanks for everyone's help.
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Super rapid wear? An aquaintence of mine is a Brake tech for Toyota ironically enough. At the time he was with GM when he told me that non resurfaced rotors will actually bed the new pads better than resurfaced. I've been doing it that way for years and no issues. To each his own. It's only like $30 if you take them to autozone to be resurfaced.
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I speaking from experience also did a pad slap on a friends Landcruiser and it wore super fast and made a lot of noise,ever since then I promised myself not to try that again.I have been an auto tech since 1986 working mainly on Toyotas but other brands as well and I have never heard of pads seating better on a unresurfaced rotor.I know that some techs will scuff up pads and rotors to help keep them from squealing but that is done after you resurface the rotor.
I would use the factory pads on that IS.
I would use the factory pads on that IS.
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I can't offer any advice on your pad choice but I can tell you that John (3GRFSE) is a top notch Toyota Tech, he did all the installs on my car and his work is first rate, any advice or help he offers you would do well to accept.
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Sounds like the best route. I will just order some OEM pads. Just Brakes said they would charge me $60 to install pads that I supplied and resurface the rotors. Is it worth it to do that instead of doing it myself and resurfacing them at AutoZone for $30? In comparison, it would only save me $30 to do it myself. Thanks for everyone's help!