orys

So as my car was inspected for the ABC failure today, the SA called me and said that my front pads/rotors need to be replaced for 3K. I have only had the car for 3-4 months and put 4K miles on it mostly in LA traffic. Question is, what is the minimum required life left on front rotors when sold as CPO car? I am very confused by this. Please help.

shardul

iTrader: (1)

brake jobs are easy money, hence they will try to sell them to customers.
cost of rotors are about 160 per side plus add maybe 150 for a set of good aftermarket brake pads.

no need to replace them for 3k

triniexr

Please share the link where I can get these parts!!! For my 2011 S63 I've seen them for $1K per rotor here in Canada.

xabo

Yeah............took mine in for a check engine light after a week of owning it (not where I bought it) and was told the same thing.......front rotors and pads needed replacing plus spark plugs as the recommended replacement for the plugs is 5 years...........5K and that didn't include the repairing of the check engine light.

orys

Thanks guys. I will take it for a 2nd opinion

erdocslx2

Had a similar issue with my S65. Took it in for first service after I purchased cpo and had only put 1100 miles on it. They told me I needed new tires. The dealer refused to cover under cpo. I sent email to mercedes corporate. Had a phone call from mercedes and corporate made the dealership replace my tires. Was an experience I was quite impressed with. Maybe this will help you.

orys

Actually the same happened to me - MB stepped in a replaced my front rotors and pads....

MJ50

when i wen to dealer for warranty work to be done, SA told me my front brakes are done and both rotor and pads need to be replaced... SA quoted me $1000+... i said "no thank you" and came home... checked the front pads and still had 50% left...

1) inspect ur pads first
2) if it needs brake job, then either DIY or take it to local shop

MJ50

apparently, S63 rotor runs about $650ea online...

PelicanParts.com

DIY is a much better option. Cruise on our catalog and find brake rotors/pads here. We also have a great DIY Tech Article assortment if needing help with how to do the install yourself. Check that out here.

-Luccia

PelicanParts.com

Some brake rotor options here.
Some brake pad options here.

triniexr

Thanks but not much of a savings after shipping, exchange rate, and customs etc.

I went last week to the dealer and I do have to do all 4 pads and rotors plus a control arm. After speaking to the service manager I received a 10% discount so my total bill after labour is going to be $9700 CAD.