Rear Brakes Sensor
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Rear Brakes Sensor
Does my car have one??? I have a 2004 E500. I took it for an oil change and my mechanic tells me i need to change the rear brake pads right away as they have less than 5%. Total cost of about $250. I told him to wait. That gives me a chance to ask all of you - Don't these cars have a sensor that indicates when the pads need to be changed?
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Does my car have one??? I have a 2004 E500. I took it for an oil change and my mechanic tells me i need to change the rear brake pads right away as they have less than 5%. Total cost of about $250. I told him to wait. That gives me a chance to ask all of you - Don't these cars have a sensor that indicates when the pads need to be changed?
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The breakdown of the quote is $126.00 for labor, $87.00 for the brake pads, $7.25 for sensor, and $15.42 in taxes for a total of $235.67. So its a little less than the $250.00. What do you think would be a fair price for this job?
Thank you.
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I think he did quote me MB OEM pads. He only works on MB's and claims to only use OEM parts. Can you or someone please get me the part number for the pads so i can find out prices. I appreciate it.
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what about the disks?
I am a little surprised that your mechanic is not recommending disk replacement at the same time as the pads. Ask him why not in order that you don't get that as an unexpected surprise add-on to the job once you have given the go-ahead for the pads and the car is a hoist-hostage.
If you have only 5% pad left, then it should be pretty easy to see with the wheel off that there's only a few mm of pad material left on the pad backing plates. I have no idea why the sensors have not kicked in yet to tell you.
If you have only 5% pad left, then it should be pretty easy to see with the wheel off that there's only a few mm of pad material left on the pad backing plates. I have no idea why the sensors have not kicked in yet to tell you.
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i have no idea either. My mechanic specializes and only works on MB. He told me the disks were fine but that i should immediately change the pads. That is why i was asking if there was a rear sensor. That part doesn't make sense. I have asked around for pricing and to be honest most are the same and higher. Just one guy was about $20 less so its really not worth it. I think im just going to stick with my mechanic. I will ask him about the rotors and why the sensor hasn't worked and will post his reply.
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i have no idea either. My mechanic specializes and only works on MB. He told me the disks were fine but that i should immediately change the pads. That is why i was asking if there was a rear sensor. That part doesn't make sense. I have asked around for pricing and to be honest most are the same and higher. Just one guy was about $20 less so its really not worth it. I think im just going to stick with my mechanic. I will ask him about the rotors and why the sensor hasn't worked and will post his reply.
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The sensor will wear through before you are the min thickness of approximately 0.125 inches
IF you have the sensor and no + in the FSS under the service you probably don't need new pads.
IF you have the sensor and no + in the FSS under the service you probably don't need new pads.
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Well guys i went ahead and had my mechanic replace the rear brake pads as per his suggestion and i got to tell you i'm really glad i did. the pads had no more than 5 or 10 percent left. He also gave me a discount on the price so i'm happy with the results. The rotors are in really good shape and they didn't need replacing.
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Well guys i went ahead and had my mechanic replace the rear brake pads as per his suggestion and i got to tell you i'm really glad i did. the pads had no more than 5 or 10 percent left. He also gave me a discount on the price so i'm happy with the results. The rotors are in really good shape and they didn't need replacing.
