gmelays

I have 18k miles and i have to replace 4 pads and 2 rotors
around $1k from mb or bev hills.

any thoughts on how to resolve this for a lesser fee?

thxx!

hyperion667

gotta pay to play< lol....
but really.....it does seem a bit high......
do you do a lot of braking? is 18 a pretty
avaerage number to need to rotors too?

good luck

gmelays

i really dont know
i never replaced brakes on any of my cars before,
and i had lexus bmw and benz all 30 k miles never did brakes?
first time i ever did brakes or rotors

BudC

I just sold a 2008 E350 with only 16.5K on the clock. When the buyer had the dealer inspect it, the dealer said that the rotors were warped. The pads had 50% left. However, if you replace the rotors you replace the pads. I believe the price from the Mercedes dealer was around $660 to do the job.

I priced the parts from an independent MB parts supplier at slightly over $200.

I can't for the life of me understand how the rotors got warped. It was my wife's car and if anything the brakes weren't used hard enough.

ImInPA

It happens. It is all about heat and wheel torque. Over-torquing the wheels can definitely cause rotor warpage. Excessive heat can do the same. I suspect at one point in time the wheels were over-torqued, perhaps during a tire rotation/replacement.

BudC

The tires had been rotated more than once at this dealer and that's what I suspected from the start. They are supposed to use torque wrenches but they probably used impact wrenches. The rotors had never been overheated.

RNBRAD

Interesting. Usually the owner knows when the rotors are warped before the service guy would. No vibration upon braking?

gmelays

only reason why i know the brakes and rotors are bad, is because i have a message in my dash
other then that, i can not tell.

BudC

It was my wife's car. I drove it just before I sold it and although I didn't feel any vibration, I did think they were too sensitive.