Jazz0909

Need front pads and rotors - any recommendations?

2014 sedan if that matters - no plans on tracking it.

OEM I've been quoted about $2400 for the rotors and $450 for the pads (all Canadian prices)

I know you gotta pay to play, but any better options out there?

BLKROKT

FCP Euro has the best deal on OEM replacement rotors and pads, with a lifetime wear replacement warranty if I recall correctly. Can't beat that. Do a search and you'll find their thread.

Jazz0909

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realjones88

You can put the solid one piece rotors found on most C63 (2044211212) on if you want for $150 each. With no plans to track the car you won't notice any difference on the street.

If you want two piece you can go Racing Brake or also the Mercedes two piece fit (2194210212) and they are $400 each.

The 1.5 piece found on the 507 (2124210512) are pretty expensive ($725 each online) and that's why you were quoted $2400 for marked up rotors.

Also have the rotors measured to see if they have life left on them as you may just need pads, especially if the car is <40K miles.

roadkillrob

The 2 piece (or 1.5 piece) really are just for looks and a minor improvement in performance on the track, but for most people, putting on the one piece ones for 1/8 the price is a better way to spend your money!

Jazz0909

Thanks for the info guys.

Further to my original comment, I had called the mechanic for a quote due to squealing and when looking at the rotors I saw a decent sized lip on the outside of the fronts. The pads still looked like they had some life in them, but I figured the rotors were shot hence the prices I got quoted on.

I decided to just go there this morning and show them in person. They said that the fronts are over 30% still and the rears are 40+%. The squealing issue is due to the rotors having that lip on the outside exactly where the wear sensor is. They said I'll need to do pads and rotors together next time I do the brakes, but changing the brakes right now would only be for convenience if the noise bothers me, as they still have plenty of life in them.

Have you ever heard of this? It's not often you have mechanics telling you not to get work done...

roadkillrob

My BMW does this on the rears, the lip seems to catch the edge of the pad and squeak at low speed just after letting of the brakes, I just took the wheel off and took a grinder to the lip and smoothed it out and it has been quiet since, you could just have someone do that if you the noise bothers you.

C63fora2w1

Here is the link to their website.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...edes-amgp31bk1

knowbenz

We do this and see it all the time. Like the other poster said, you could always grind the lip down.