brn_red

Hello there, hope anyone can help me, today I got this Break Lining wear, see workshop what does it mean? the Brake pads are worn or does it have to do with the disk, thanx waiting for some respones

nicedeboy

On my car, that also came up. After I went to the dealer and had them look over it, they indicated that I needed new BRAKE PADS, RADORS, and SENSORS. Total of or about $850 with installion.

I did some research online and found that Autozone carriers the BRAKE PADS for $35 per axle. I inspected my radors and concluded that they are alright and do not need replacing. My local Benz dealership here in Delaware likes to replace the RADORS while they replace BRAKE PADS so they can get more money out of you.

I also found the sensors online for just alittle over $8.00. Now I just need someone to install both, the sensors and pads. All of which I found to be $95.00.

You can go to the dealership for that service. If you have $850 to waste, then that's cool. If you are someone like me, who likes to save some money when they can, then just go to Autozone.com and input your car information. Have it shipped to your house and have someone install it for you. Saving a total of $685.00.

Sensors are what your car indicates the time when the BRAKE PADS are wearing low.

Hope that helps you.

Sincerely,
James Sell

nicedeboy

My last post had a word, radors. I mis-spelled the word and am very sorry for that. It should have been spelled, rotors.

brn_red

Wow thats alot of money. Will the good part is that I am leaving the country tomorrow and I'll be back end of August. I guess I will have it fixed when I get back. Thanx alot I really appreciate your help. Take care

CitronC230K_03

for that cost i would have upgraded the stock brakes.

Diego

Why don't you try this rotors and pads

The rotors are for $156 the set (crossed drilled)
and the PADS are $74 the set


go to that link

http://performanceplusbrakes.com/catalog/info_auto_pads_kevlar.php?vehicle_type_id=22&vehic le_make_id=3777&vehicle_model_id=31987&vehicle_yea r_id=32003&vehicle_engine_id=32004&cPath=22_3777_3 1987_32003_32004_32005&sort=2a

I found this page today. I have been looking for rotors and pads for my coupe for the las month.

If you want OEM products there is a store here in miami that sell really cheap

Front pagids are around 45 the set and the rotors are for 40 each sensor for no more than 2 dollars.

the name is Finish line 800-842-7851 or 305-266-9450

If you kow anything about the first link please tell me because i think i am going to get them.

thank you

CitronC230K_03

i paid $202 for pads, sensors and labor at the dealer in january.

nicedeboy

Must be a cheap dealer. I called five MB dealers around here and that price doesn't even cover labor. By the way, all four wheels need brakes. Not just the front.

nicedeboy

By the way Diego, that performanceplusbrakes.com link is expensive. 73.43 for the front compared to Autozone.com being 35.00.

Diego

Yes I know but those brake he said that producce 80% less dust that the stock or pagids!

nicedeboy

I can understand the company's claim.

Diego

The thing is if that would be true at all??????

nicedeboy

yeah, all brake pads do the dust thing. To me, if I can save a buck, I will. On one of my cars, I was really into keeping the dust low and went real over board on buying all the nice expensive stuff. I found that it worked just as the other cheap things did. After I looked at the kelly blue book value on my car, I almost had a heart attack. I lost about 24k in just two years on my benz. So now, I don't car if its a benz or not. Its getting the cheap stuff. hehe

Diego

Yes, that it is true. But sometimes there is somethings that really work well and that is what i want to find out. I really need to solve the dustying thing becuase it really upset me when I wash the car and then after one ride it goes dirty like if drove the whole week.

nicedeboy

Boy o boy, When I usually drive for a long distance and find that brake dust starts.... I just take it to the car wash and comes off. If I let it on for a few days, then it needs force to remove. They also sell wheel guards to cover the inside of the tire from the dust. MB does not recommend installing wheel guards because the brakes do not cool properly. But I found that, in my case, everything was working properly. Just go to your local auto parts store if you were interested. They can tell you more about it.

Diego

good ideaaaaaa haven't think about that:p

pokerFACE

Dealer quoted me $957 Canadian for new rotors, pads, labor, taxes (out the door!) for C240 brake job