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  1. 01-15-2003, 12:21 PM #1
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    New Brake rotor help

    ok i know i could probably find the answer after a lot of searching on the board. but i dont have time. yes i work 40 hours a week and go to school every night. Please help me i dont do this often.
    I need to know what is the best low price rotor aside from OEM rotors. i need to replace them bad. i would like to get somethin at autozone or kragen. also whats a good set of pads too. and is the installation hard or do i need a special tool. you dont have to explain how to install i will read the manual. thanks so much guys.
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  2. 01-15-2003, 03:03 PM #2
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    I just replaced my rotors and i got them from advance auto for like twenty a piece.
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  3. 01-15-2003, 03:23 PM #3
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    Don't get 'lifetime' pads at those cheap places, they're wear your rotors down much faster.
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  4. 01-15-2003, 06:17 PM #4
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    that's very true!
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  5. 01-15-2003, 06:21 PM #5
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    This is true.

    My rotors were just below state allowable minimum, and the pads were still really thick. The previous owner had lifetime pads.

    I paid about $325 for a complete professional brake job at Honda with OEM parts. Each rotor was $75 (45251-SD0-000), the pad set was $46 (45022-SD4-528).

    My brakes work really well now, and no longer sound horrible the first couple stops in the morning.
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  6. 01-16-2003, 12:34 AM #6
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    Originally posted by 89LXi4dr
    Don't get 'lifetime' pads at those cheap places, they're wear your rotors down much faster.
    that's why they have liftime warranty ! they don't wear at all ! :lol

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  7. 01-16-2003, 04:37 AM #7
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    well, don't buy pads from Autozone. i changed pads and rotors on my car last summer and rotors are gonners.
    anyway, Brembo makes rotors for our cars. I think Nissin was the stock pads. you can find all that on this website.
    http://www.nobleforeign.com/
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  8. 01-16-2003, 05:06 AM #8
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    I work at advance auto and i can get you a price for rotors and brakes. Just check back with me on Monday (only have acces to the net at school).
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  9. 01-16-2003, 05:40 AM #9
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    hmmm..... I bought pads and rotors from Auto Zone and havent had a problem.... yet. The prices are really great too. I got 220k miles on my car.

    The pads have about 20k miles on them now and they still have another 20k or more left.
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  10. 01-16-2003, 07:31 AM #10
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    i replace rotors ever two pad changes

    they are cheap enough..I drive on some manical roads where the traffic is moving at 70-80 all the time..fresh rotors are good...cutting them just makes them warp faster under hard braking..maybe some ventilated brembos in future if I can find a deal.
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    thanks a lot. im just going to go with the cheap rotors and non-lifetime pads. im short on money right now i just got laid off so i cant afford the long lasting rotors. so brembo is the way to go when i get some good money huh. well as always this forum and its members give me the drive to do the shit myself instead of letting a mechanics shop do it and me get raped in charges. thanks guys.
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  12. 01-17-2003, 10:03 AM #12
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    Doesn't www.nopionline.com carry brembo blanks for hecka cheap? I'm positive they do.
    H&R springs revalved Bilstein front struts, koni struts in the rear 195/55-15 Dunlop W-10's Dc Sports header custom cat-back with Dynomax super turbo w/3" Brembo slotted & dimpled rotor's EBC pads
    Well, that's what I used to have, wrecked, 7/3/02.

    Now I d
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  13. 01-17-2003, 07:07 PM #13
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    I bought mine from...

    You can try this site......depending on how much u spend....shipping is free. http://www.expressautoparts.com/
    So far I've picked up > Power Steering hose(upper), breaks (frnt & rear), all 4 struts and Brembo rotors.

    Good luck,
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