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I have a 2017 C63S convertible. The "check brakes" warning came on. I have a trusted local shop, but the price came back at $4600. Less than $1000 in labor, the rest parts.
This seems pretty crazy high. Is this reasonable? The car only has 40K miles and it is the SECOND brake job.
I searched and didn't find anything and with inflation suspect prices are just wacky.
I'm just about to do my 2nd brake job on my 2019 C63S coupe at ~30k miles. Fronts are at 3mm and rears at 2mm and today the brake sensors just tripped. No, not riding the brakes, just driving it hard like an AMG is meant to be driven. If you got over 60k miles out of a set of brakes you must be driving it like a grandma, or mostly cruise on the highway and get your groceries with it. That's not what I bought this car for. The brakes on my previous performance cars haven't lasted any longer. The aggressive canyon runs I do will use up the brakes, and the first set saw a lot of German Autobahn highspeed braking and some laps around the Nürburgring. It's a C63 and not a C300 .
The advise about FCP Euro is solid, though. I used their front kit for the first job (those rotors are actually from the C63 Black Series), and FCP Euro has lifetime replacement, so my next kit is free. For the rears I had just replaced the pads before FCP offered a kit, so those I had my indy source and I still have the original rotors in the rear, but they need to be replaced now. This time I'll get the FCP Euro rear kit. All in all it'll be around $2000 with parts from FCP Euro and labor at my indy, but then I get about $1000 back once I send the worn parts back to FCP. I bought the kit before they changed their lifetime replacement program, so I'll get a cash refund, but moving forward they only give store credit.
I have a 2017 C63S convertible. The "check brakes" warning came on. I have a trusted local shop, but the price came back at $4600. Less than $1000 in labor, the rest parts.
This seems pretty crazy high. Is this reasonable? The car only has 40K miles and it is the SECOND brake job.
I searched and didn't find anything and with inflation suspect prices are just wacky.
Thanks!
Currently have 23,417 miles on 2019 C63s coupe. I needed front brakes and rotors at 16,548 miles. I went to an experienced MB Indy who gave me a quote and stated he will only use
MB Original brake components. I then called Mercedes SA which I had been dealing with and he gave me a quote of $600 more than the Indy. I informed him of the Indy quote and magically he could match it. So it was much more convenient for me to have it done at MB. See Invoice above. So you may want to use the quote from your Indy and then see if Mercedes will match it or better it.
At 17,993 miles the Check Brake Pad light came on and had the Rear brakes and rotors replaced at MB Dealership. Invoice above.
⏱️ 700HP Facelift converted C63 S Coupe with Drexler 3.06 plated LSD
Originally Posted by tscales
I have a 2017 C63S convertible. The "check brakes" warning came on. I have a trusted local shop, but the price came back at $4600. Less than $1000 in labor, the rest parts.
This seems pretty crazy high. Is this reasonable? The car only has 40K miles and it is the SECOND brake job.
I searched and didn't find anything and with inflation suspect prices are just wacky.
Thanks!
$4600 USD what the fuuuck haha
Buy the parts from FCP Euro and DIY/take it to the mechanic
I had everything done for around $2000 at a indy shop, all parts included. The aftermarket front brakes on our cars are half the price of the ones with the MB stamp on them, and imo, look much better. They also stop well, and do not squeak like stock brakes and pads.
Hi
according to their website FCP does offer lifetime replacement but if i'm understanding right , you need to buy replacement brake from them. Then if you need to replace them in the futur you will need to paid again to get a new set and send it back for a credit ?? so it's like the third set will be free??
Hi
according to their website FCP does offer lifetime replacement but if i'm understanding right , you need to buy replacement brake from them. Then if you need to replace them in the futur you will need to paid again to get a new set and send it back for a credit ?? so it's like the third set will be free??
That's correct. That's how it is now. They used to give a cash refund, so the second set was free, but the policy had been abused, so they recently changed it to only give store credit. Everybody who bought something before the change of the policy will still get a cash refund. That's the case for me. I bought the front brake kit before the policy change, so I still get a cash refund. But the rear kit I ordered earlier this week will be store credit only next time I need to replace the rears. It's still a good deal for an AMG since my brakes only last about 15k miles, and even at full price the parts are still way cheaper than OEM at a dealership.
Last edited by superswiss; Feb 22, 2023 at 01:57 PM.
That's correct. That's how it is now. They used to give a cash refund, so the second set was free, but the policy had been abused, so they recently changed it to only give store credit. Everybody who bought something before the change of the policy will still get a cash refund. That's the case for me. I bought the front brake kit before the policy change, so I still get a cash refund. But the rear kit I ordered earlier this week will be store credit only next time I need to replace the rears. It's still a good deal for an AMG since my brakes only last about 15k miles, and even at full price the parts are still way cheaper than OEM at a dealership.
thank you
just wonder because i need to change my front and back brake on my C63S so i'm looking for a good replacement solution . unfortunately i'm not keeping my car that long to wait for the third free kit .
Currently have 23,417 miles on 2019 C63s coupe. I needed front brakes and rotors at 16,548 miles. I went to an experienced MB Indy who gave me a quote and stated he will only use
MB Original brake components. I then called Mercedes SA which I had been dealing with and he gave me a quote of $600 more than the Indy. I informed him of the Indy quote and magically he could match it. So it was much more convenient for me to have it done at MB. See Invoice above. So you may want to use the quote from your Indy and then see if Mercedes will match it or better it.
At 17,993 miles the Check Brake Pad light came on and had the Rear brakes and rotors replaced at MB Dealership. Invoice above.
Hopefully, I'm wrong here, but is that a $60 charge for disabling/enabling the brake calipers in order to change the pads? If so wow! It's a menu item on the dash!
⏱️ 700HP Facelift converted C63 S Coupe with Drexler 3.06 plated LSD
Originally Posted by ColC
Hopefully, I'm wrong here, but is that a $60 charge for disabling/enabling the brake calipers in order to change the pads? If so wow! It's a menu item on the dash!
Hahahaa fuucken sixty bucks to press the steering wheel buttons 3 times 😂
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