Dealer wants $800+ for new rotors/pads
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Dealer wants $800+ for new rotors/pads
My GS is in dire need of new rotors and pads. My TRD slotted rotors are badly warped, and since they are slotted no one I have asked will resurface them. I want to get new rotors and pads, nothing crazy as I have nearly 110K miles on my car and I don't beat it needlessly.
Does this sound like a fair price? How much could I pay for comperable pads and installation to a local guy to do the same thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Does this sound like a fair price? How much could I pay for comperable pads and installation to a local guy to do the same thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by theanimala
My GS is in dire need of new rotors and pads. My TRD slotted rotors are badly warped, and since they are slotted no one I have asked will resurface them. I want to get new rotors and pads, nothing crazy as I have nearly 110K miles on my car and I don't beat it needlessly.
Does this sound like a fair price? How much could I pay for comperable pads and installation to a local guy to do the same thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Does this sound like a fair price? How much could I pay for comperable pads and installation to a local guy to do the same thing? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by T.L.W.
where from in Nj ??
And yes, the price was including labor. I'm thinking of going to some local shops to see how much they charge. Anyone have a good idea on what labor should be?
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Wow, thats insane. Have you looked around. I have not checked anything like this yet, but I think you need some vasaline with that rape.
I have two suggestions though. Never buy Cross drilled or slotted rotors. That is old school thinking. You are going to ruin your pads quicker, won't be able to cut them, create unessessary stress points, reduce your pad contact surface area, and pay more money for some guy with a drill press. Buy a good pad, trust me, technology has changed, the gasses that once plagued continuous stopping are now gone from the good pads. I recommend Axis Ultimates. I have autocrossed enough to tell you all the money I wasted on slotted and drilled rotors is a waste. Although it was cool to see my rotor break my rim, remove my caliper (the rough way), snap my break line twist my control arm, and pop a bunch of cv boots, when that thing broke along the holes, twisted out, and was spun around like a weed whacker.
I have two suggestions though. Never buy Cross drilled or slotted rotors. That is old school thinking. You are going to ruin your pads quicker, won't be able to cut them, create unessessary stress points, reduce your pad contact surface area, and pay more money for some guy with a drill press. Buy a good pad, trust me, technology has changed, the gasses that once plagued continuous stopping are now gone from the good pads. I recommend Axis Ultimates. I have autocrossed enough to tell you all the money I wasted on slotted and drilled rotors is a waste. Although it was cool to see my rotor break my rim, remove my caliper (the rough way), snap my break line twist my control arm, and pop a bunch of cv boots, when that thing broke along the holes, twisted out, and was spun around like a weed whacker.
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Originally Posted by slickgt1
Wow, thats insane. Have you looked around. I have not checked anything like this yet, but I think you need some vasaline with that rape.
I have two suggestions though. Never buy Cross drilled or slotted rotors. That is old school thinking. You are going to ruin your pads quicker, won't be able to cut them, create unessessary stress points, reduce your pad contact surface area, and pay more money for some guy with a drill press. Buy a good pad, trust me, technology has changed, the gasses that once plagued continuous stopping are now gone from the good pads. I recommend Axis Ultimates. I have autocrossed enough to tell you all the money I wasted on slotted and drilled rotors is a waste. Although it was cool to see my rotor break my rim, remove my caliper (the rough way), snap my break line twist my control arm, and pop a bunch of cv boots, when that thing broke along the holes, twisted out, and was spun around like a weed whacker.
I have two suggestions though. Never buy Cross drilled or slotted rotors. That is old school thinking. You are going to ruin your pads quicker, won't be able to cut them, create unessessary stress points, reduce your pad contact surface area, and pay more money for some guy with a drill press. Buy a good pad, trust me, technology has changed, the gasses that once plagued continuous stopping are now gone from the good pads. I recommend Axis Ultimates. I have autocrossed enough to tell you all the money I wasted on slotted and drilled rotors is a waste. Although it was cool to see my rotor break my rim, remove my caliper (the rough way), snap my break line twist my control arm, and pop a bunch of cv boots, when that thing broke along the holes, twisted out, and was spun around like a weed whacker.
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Originally Posted by chicagoblknazn
ewww..that sounds nasty. I'm not a fan of slotted rotors, because of the effect they have on pads and the fact that you really can't resurface them.