My dealer wants $990 for a front-end brake job.
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Tell him to take a rod and shove it each service advisors ***. That is ridiculous.
You want to stick to OEM AMG or would you consider Brembo or Stoptech or one of the many other companies in stock sizes or perhaps a BBK (Big Brake Kit)?
You want to stick to OEM AMG or would you consider Brembo or Stoptech or one of the many other companies in stock sizes or perhaps a BBK (Big Brake Kit)?
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Its time to change my brake too.,
what would you suggest in getting.,in the brake pads and rotor?
I want to stay with stock SIZE.,..
btw. how is the C32 AMG brake compare to our w208 clk55 brake.,
which one has a better stopping power
what would you suggest in getting.,in the brake pads and rotor?
I want to stay with stock SIZE.,..
btw. how is the C32 AMG brake compare to our w208 clk55 brake.,
which one has a better stopping power
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Originally Posted by mtimmy
btw. how is the C32 AMG brake compare to our w208 clk55 brake.,
which one has a better stopping power
which one has a better stopping power
Interestingly, the Porsche Boxter stopped in 112 ft.
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Originally Posted by pigman
This includes pads, rotors and labor for a CLK 55 AMG (208). So does anyone know a good online place to order pads and rotors from?
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Originally Posted by pigman
This includes pads, rotors and labor for a CLK 55 AMG (208). So does anyone know a good online place to order pads and rotors from?
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Originally Posted by Chappy
Pads and rotors are very expensive on the W208 AMG (pads alone run nearly $300 - just the parts!). How many miles do you have on the car?
I don't care what parts I replace them with as long as it's not K-mart parts.
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$216 for pads, $254 each for rotors. List prices. It's highly unlikely that any aftermarket rotors exist for this car, and if they do, they probably not of the same construction as the OEM ones (they are multipiece). The W203/W209 brakes are of no comparison, because really they are designed for looks, being inexpensive, and being the basis of brakes used on nearly every car in Mercedes lineup (I think they started with the W220 S-class). The W208 brakes are truly an "AMG picked" design.
(Rotors used to be around $400 each so you should be happy. A brake job for the front was $1100 just for the parts.)
$270 for labor... a bit high, but not out of line with what most dealerships charge for labor.
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(Rotors used to be around $400 each so you should be happy. A brake job for the front was $1100 just for the parts.)
$270 for labor... a bit high, but not out of line with what most dealerships charge for labor.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
$216 for pads, $254 each for rotors. List prices. It's highly unlikely that any aftermarket rotors exist for this car, and if they do, they probably not of the same construction as the OEM ones (they are multipiece). The W203/W209 brakes are of no comparison, because really they are designed for looks, being inexpensive, and being the basis of brakes used on nearly every car in Mercedes lineup (I think they started with the W220 S-class). The W208 brakes are truly an "AMG picked" design.
(Rotors used to be around $400 each so you should be happy. A brake job for the front was $1100 just for the parts.)
$270 for labor... a bit high, but not out of line with what most dealerships charge for labor.
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(Rotors used to be around $400 each so you should be happy. A brake job for the front was $1100 just for the parts.)
$270 for labor... a bit high, but not out of line with what most dealerships charge for labor.
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even my dealer quoated me 220 for pads, 600 with rotors included
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So how are some of you getting pads, rotors AND labor for $450 - $600 when the cheapest rotor I have found is $252.00. The pads are a different story as the Tire Rack has them for $45 - $85-ish. I just ordered pads at $62 and rotors for $252 each and that's not labor yet. That's $566 for my parts, are the dealers undercutting OEM wholesale suppliers?
Amil, your dealer is only charging $380 for BOTH rotors?
What gives?
Amil, your dealer is only charging $380 for BOTH rotors?
What gives?
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Originally Posted by brianw430
So how are some of you getting pads, rotors AND labor for $450 - $600 when the cheapest rotor I have found is $252.00. The pads are a different story as the Tire Rack has them for $45 - $85-ish. I just ordered pads at $62 and rotors for $252 each and that's not labor yet. That's $566 for my parts, are the dealers undercutting OEM wholesale suppliers?
Amil, your dealer is only charging $380 for BOTH rotors?
What gives?
Amil, your dealer is only charging $380 for BOTH rotors?
What gives?
Read Scorchie's post above....prices have come down, plus our setup is using a multipiece rotor as opposed to the brembo setup found on C32s and W209 CLK55s.
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2005+ CLK55/C55 owners are in for a shock when they need their first set of rotors replaced. $660 each, and $155 for the pads...
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Ok gotcha, so the 2003-2004 brakes are the Brembo, less expensive, setup? hhmm, why did they do this for only a few years do you suppose?
Thank you for clearing that up!
Thank you for clearing that up!
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Originally Posted by scorchie
2005+ CLK55/C55 owners are in for a shock when they need their first set of rotors replaced. $660 each, and $155 for the pads...
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What changed on the 2005 CLK/C55 setup vs. the '03-'04 parts?
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Originally Posted by Chappy
Scorchie,
What changed on the 2005 CLK/C55 setup vs. the '03-'04 parts?
What changed on the 2005 CLK/C55 setup vs. the '03-'04 parts?
Not playing into the high cost of the fronts, but the rear discs are ventilated again.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
6-piston calipers... more expensive rotors!
Not playing into the high cost of the fronts, but the rear discs are ventilated again.
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Not playing into the high cost of the fronts, but the rear discs are ventilated again.
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Originally Posted by Co 55 AMG
$1100.00 is what I paid for two new front rotors,front and rear pads with labor. Love the stopping power of my W208,Dust is a bit much.
