MSGHockey

I am at 10,500 miles on my CLK-350, and I already need a new set of breaks. Benz charges alot for new breaks.

Does anyone know of a shop in the NY area that can change my breaks for a reasonable price?
I want Original MB BreakPads though, and am willing to go and purchase them from the parts dept.

Somebody please tell me the best way to go about this, and would I be making a mistake by allowing an outside shop to do my Breaks?

ItalianStallion

Just get it done at the dealer. All I've learnt in the past 1 1/2 years of modding is that you gotta spend money and do things right. Like I got my sound system installed for a pretty cheap price and where is my car now? Back in the shop because the whole system doesn't work. And I have about 10 more examples of this. They can't be charging you that much for a break installation, can they? I'm in NY too and if there is a good shop around, I'd probably use it too.

clkcadet

i went 30k with no problems.... but mainly highway miles... if you come to brooklyn theres alot of guys that deal with german cars and give decent deals but i never had the oppurtunity to do a brake job so i wouldnt want to lead you in the wrong direction

mguerrero

brakes are the easiest thing to change on a car! i do them self all the time... takes me about an hour to do front and back! if you are handy do it... but if not check with most german repair shops and they should charge alot less than MB dealer

TMans

If you are replacing the OEM pads, I think doing it at the dealer would be the best thing. Just in case something goes wrong, they will still cover you. I replaced my pads with Akebono and went to an outside shop. Now I have this click sound everytime I switch from reverse to drive. Not a big deal to get fix (or so I think), but saves some hassle. Good luck to you though with what you choose.

MSGHockey

still looking for an outside shop. Any Suggestions??

MSGHockey

Does anybody think, that I can get benz to change the breaks for free? considering the fact that the car only has 10k miles on it.
Cant I just say that theres something wrong with them?

clkcadet

deffinately contact your dealer regarding this.... if not try getting aftermarket pads to reduce brake dust

MSGHockey

my dealer says that the life expectancy of a CLK break pad is from 10-12k miles??

Is this true? This is BS IMO.. What is a good aftermarket company for breaks?

mguerrero

i would stick to MB pads, from my extensive experience with brake pads, is that u want to stick with stock pads, the aftermarket pads that have less dust or last longer end up eating up your rotors and i haven't replaced them yet on my clk but i would assume rotors can be pricey.... IMHO

TMans

Don't think that is true. My OEM pads lasted past 25k miles. I think it all depends on your driving. Except for the occasional canyon runs, I drive pretty normal with no hard braking.

As for aftermarket, I got Akebono pads from Tirerack and they are awesome! If you really want to keep your wheels clean, this is the pad for you. The stopping power is also better than stock IMO.

mguerrero

how much are they?

TMans

From what I recall it was just under $100 ($95 I think). I just checked Tirerack's website, but its not on there.

Chi500

That's BS. Insist they change it under warranty. If they still won't save some money and buy the pads yourself off the internet. I got some Pagid pads and they're great. Less dust than the stock ones, but MB does use Pagid as OE on other models.

MSGHockey

What should I tell benz in regards to having them change the breaks for free?

Any pointers or things I should say to them

Chi500

I think the 12k miles is the biggest thing you can say. Even if it is city miles, it should last more than that. I drove 21k in Chicago, that's one lane streets with stop signs every two blocks. Them telling you 10k miles is the life expectancy is horse****. I'd be raising hell if I were you, that's pretty much insulting your intelligence. If somebody told me that, I would've chewed them out on the spot. I also would point out that the brakes on my $20,000 Honda could last longer. Then also call Mercedes corporate.

J.C.Holo

I have around 10K miles and I am beginning to hear slight screeching sounds when I brake...
I assume that I am gonna need some new brake pads too...

I am surprised...I would think the pads would last longer than that.

Chi500

That's probably just the problem with brake squeal that our cars have. There's a service bulletin on that. Take it to your dealer to have it serviced if it's to the point where it bothers you.

dkim

send me a PM. I can give u the number to the guy i found that will come to your house and do the breaks for $100 for labor. He did the brakes on my car, no issues at all. I used aftermarket brakes, the pagids. Better stopping power i think. The guy lives in newark and drove to my house on a saturday. Took about an hour. I replaced my rear pads with autozone pads. Seems fine, but the OEM pads weren't even half worn down. just did it anyways. I dont recommend it though...kind of a waste of money. your front pads are probably worn down, so just replace the fronts.

Chi500

yeah, I noticed the same on my car, the front pads were worn down at 28,000 miles, which i thought was a little bit early, but then they guy who did my pads took a look at the rears and said they looked like they were new. i thought it might have been something wrong with my car, but i guess it's just due to the fact that when a car brakes the weight transfers to the front, and that the front rotors are a lot bigger than the rears.