I just had an A service and new brake pads all around, replacing the original pads on the car, at 90,804 miles not a typo. cost me $667.00 USD.

 

That seems like a great deal, did you go the dealer? I'm at 55K and am real afraid I'll have to do this soon. Did you do the rotors too?
RickP

 

A service at 90,804 miles? I am confused...

 

A service is simply an oil change...

 

damnn why so much and yeah i thought it was just an oil change only.

 

That's too much $$ for that work. I bet you went to the Stealership

 

If you go to the dealer I think new rotors are mandated. And for that price I don't think it's bad...
RP

 

I did go to the dealer and no new rotors, they were ok.

 

Not unless they measure out of spec. Perhaps every other pad change.

 

I helped my father do his SL brakes this weekend. Bought him amazing Akebono ceramic brake pads for $60 for front, $55 for the rear, altogether with the new sensors and stuff it came to like $140. That, and like 2 hours of work was all it took. Keep in mind these aren't the ****ty gummy oem pads, but much better. You got ripped off if they didn't give you new rotors.

 

Any difference with the performance and brake dust on the Akebono pads compared to the OEM's ?? This may be a better option that the dealership and OEM's ?

 

Shore ... nice to see someone who finally looks ahead when they're driving and anticipates the other cars ahead of him Here in NJ everyone seems to only look one car ahead of them and are constantly riding their darn brakes ???

 

Akebono's are better than OEM IMO. No dust, No noise. They are Awesome!

 

What aftermarket pads are available for the C300? Last time I checked, the selections were VERY limited.

 

Not showing anything for the c300 on tirerack

 

I don't know if akebono brake pads are available for the c300. I know the pads that we had on the SL were Euro 847 style. They are fantastic, GREAT grip, and when we had it only int eh front and oem in rear there was MUCH less dust, and the dust that was on it was more grey than black and blended in with the rim. I don't have to change my pads yet on my c300 (only 13k miles) but if I do I would love to get them.

I will do a search, but I don't know what style pads our car takes??

EDIT:
I found some ceramic brake pads for our vehicles (w204). But they aren't Akebono (the creators of the ceramic brakes). So I don't know how good they are, but if they are anything like the ceramic akebonos I got on the sl500, they should be well worht the extra cost, and on the site that I previously bought from, are not that much more money. Just be sure to fill in your email address or for some stupid reason they don't ship your order... (and they don't even require you fill it in. I had to call in like 4 days later after no package (said it would take ~3 days). And they said they didn't send it out because there was no email on the order to confirm the tracking number and order with... stupid. Anyway, good thing the pads shipped from a company in bethpage right near my house on long island in New york. I dunno if this website is based there, or if they just use the closest supplier to your location.

Long story short, here is the link to them: http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=42...668+11920+9183

And just for sh*ts and giggles, here is a link to various consumer reviews for EBC Red Stuff Brake Pad Ceramic series on various other vehicles:
http://www.autoanything.com/brakes/61A3071A0A0.aspx

The consensus seems that while a bit noisy at first (while pads set in and rotors settle with pads), that they provide much better stopping power and much less brake dust versus conventional non-ceramic (oem) brake pads.

While the pads seem fine, the rotors on the site that I use (car-stuff.com) are not oem, and while they would be fine for the rears, I would suggest staying away from buying them for the fronts because they are not cross-drilled like ours are in our oem rotors (at least for the c300 sport). And I wouldn't buy different brand rotors for fronts and rear. So if your car has the front cross drilled rotors, then stick with oem (or a company that makes drilled rotots, I will look into seeing if EBC also offers them for our vehicles), but if your car doesn't (perhaps the luxury packages), then you will be find getting these rotors from car-stuff.com, providing they are of good quality? I have never heard of rotors made by Zimmerman?

To end my rant, in summary, I recommend ceramic pads over conventional pads, they offer benefits that include less brake dust, more stopping power, and less noise (varies on opinion and quality of brake pad brand). They also last longer when compared to traditional brake pads and don't wear out the rotor as fast. But the downsides are that Mercedes doesn't make these pads OEM for our vehicle (mercedes does make oem ceramic pads on higher end vehicles in their brand), so you are subject to variance in quality control and quality of products, as well as pricing (which on average is higher than oem traditional pads, but difference is marginal if bought at online retailers or eBay. So you need to do your own research when buying ceramic pads. Good luck, and be sure to submit your findings and reviews back to the community to help out others!

 

They do have the Akebono pads for the C300.

All C300 Models 08-10

Fronts: EUR1340
Rears:EUR1341

 

I did the rears by myself & it cost me about $60-$70. I have posted a DIY on this board.

 

just changed my brake pads today. I changed the front and rear and paid 180 for the parts and 100 for the labor. Took the guy about 30 min to do it all.

 

That is a great price for both front and rears !?!? If you can kindly PM me where you got those done so i'll be sure to head out there when and if it's needed. My parents live in LI so i'm out there often ! TIA

PS Which pads did you use and how's the dusting on the rears if i may kindly ask ??

 

Elaine,

Go on Amazon and do a search, first for EUR 1340, then EUR 1341. That will give you front and rear Akebono ceramic pads for the C Class for $172 (if you have Amazon Prime, no shipping).

 

I failed to see how that is a great deal at all.

Correct me if I am wrong. But..
Service A parts + labor = approx $250
OEM Front & Back Brake Pads (parts) = $170
Total (exclude the labor for changing the pads) = $247

Meaning that they charged $247 labor (approx 2.5 hrs) to change the brake pads?

 

its a 30 min. job. If anyone tells you otherwise then you should go elsewhere. I saw the guy do it and it seemed simple.

 

How's your car holding up at 90k miles? Any major problems or wear and tear issues we should all look out for when our car's start getting close to that mileage also?

 

I just bought Akebono EUR1340 EURO Ultra-Premium Ceramic Front Brake Pads, but have no idea what discs I should match them with. Right now, I'm in such a hurry to do my brakes, but don't want to buy discs that would warp due to the high heat ceramic pads generate. Help Please.