Cost of a front and back brake job??
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Cost of a front and back brake job??
Good morning all, I wanted to get the opinion of you trusted members. I am close to needing a full brake pad replacement front and back and I am curious what a fair price or average price should be at the MB dealer that you all have seen?? I do not drive the car hard at all so I don't think I need new rotors and they should be able to just resurface the rotors and then put new brake pads front and back.
Can you tell me how much you think the cost of a front and back brake pad replacement should run? Also, the dealer keeps trying to tell me that they don't resurface rotors and that Mercedes will only replace all four rotors at each brake pad replacement and I have never heard of such?? Seems like an added unnecessary expense to me. Any advice on price and the need for new rotors would be appreciated. My car is a 2018 E300 sedan with 46,780 miles on it. Thank you so much and have a nice day!
Can you tell me how much you think the cost of a front and back brake pad replacement should run? Also, the dealer keeps trying to tell me that they don't resurface rotors and that Mercedes will only replace all four rotors at each brake pad replacement and I have never heard of such?? Seems like an added unnecessary expense to me. Any advice on price and the need for new rotors would be appreciated. My car is a 2018 E300 sedan with 46,780 miles on it. Thank you so much and have a nice day!
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Most car dealers do not resurface rotors anymore, the rotors are much thinner from factory than the old day. You might be able to find a local shop to resurface the rotors for you but the work will not be guarantee. Last time I check, it was around $2000 for front and rear brakes and rotor at my local dealer.
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Good morning all, I wanted to get the opinion of you trusted members. I am close to needing a full brake pad replacement front and back and I am curious what a fair price or average price should be at the MB dealer that you all have seen?? I do not drive the car hard at all so I don't think I need new rotors and they should be able to just resurface the rotors and then put new brake pads front and back.
Can you tell me how much you think the cost of a front and back brake pad replacement should run? Also, the dealer keeps trying to tell me that they don't resurface rotors and that Mercedes will only replace all four rotors at each brake pad replacement and I have never heard of such?? Seems like an added unnecessary expense to me. Any advice on price and the need for new rotors would be appreciated. My car is a 2018 E300 sedan with 46,780 miles on it. Thank you so much and have a nice day!
Can you tell me how much you think the cost of a front and back brake pad replacement should run? Also, the dealer keeps trying to tell me that they don't resurface rotors and that Mercedes will only replace all four rotors at each brake pad replacement and I have never heard of such?? Seems like an added unnecessary expense to me. Any advice on price and the need for new rotors would be appreciated. My car is a 2018 E300 sedan with 46,780 miles on it. Thank you so much and have a nice day!
The G Man is correct: Mercedes no longer resurfaces rotors.
A little bit of history: Disc brakes as compared to drum brakes are much easier and faster to replace. When disc brakes first appeared, unless the rotors were scored or warped, we just replaced the pads just as we replaced the shoes on drum brakes.
Then dealers started recommending resurfacing of the rotors. Then replacing the rotors.
These are all profit centers for the service department.
Unless you have warped rotors, highly unlikely and if you did, you would notice it when your brake, or the rotors are scored, again something you can visually check, I see no reason to do anything other than replace the pads. BTW, the usual source of scoring is driving the car after the warning light comes on to replace the pads. As brake pads wear the rivets holding the pad together start to show and this causes scoring.
FWIW, I also have a Ford: Replacing both the front and rear pads at the dealership is $279.95 - probably less at an independent shop. Of course Mercedes will be more as their hourly shop time is higher and pads are probably higher, but use this as a guide.
Hope this helps.
see: https://www.hempsteadford.net/specials/service.htm
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I would just get it done at an indy. FCPEuro has a lifetime warranty on all the parts they sell so I normally just do Zimmerman rotors and Akebono ceramic pads. No dust with the ceramic pads. And it's lifetime warranty so you only pay to return the old parts. Akebono doesn't do lifetime warranty on their ceramic pads and most rotors don't have a lifetime warranty either.
As for the rotors, they're supposed to measure them but usually everyone is just lazy and they just prefer to replace them. Usually the fronts go before the rears so you don't normally do both at the same time, whichever one is worn more. I think with the sensors, you get a warning when the pads are down to 25% so if you're doing them and the light isn't even on, you're probably too early although you can probably reuse the sensors if the light isn't on as the light only comes on when they wear away. The sensors are cheap though.
As for the rotors, they're supposed to measure them but usually everyone is just lazy and they just prefer to replace them. Usually the fronts go before the rears so you don't normally do both at the same time, whichever one is worn more. I think with the sensors, you get a warning when the pads are down to 25% so if you're doing them and the light isn't even on, you're probably too early although you can probably reuse the sensors if the light isn't on as the light only comes on when they wear away. The sensors are cheap though.
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German rotors use softer metal than the Japanese or American, better braking with softer rotors. The German rotors are also thinner to save on unsprung weight, improving handling. Most German rotors are not really design to be reused. For best braking performance, always resurface or change the rotor when replacing pads so they will both bed in properly.
BTW, I find the oem pads pretty low dust and grippy, very nice braking system from factory.
BTW, I find the oem pads pretty low dust and grippy, very nice braking system from factory.
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I would just get it done at an indy. FCPEuro has a lifetime warranty on all the parts they sell so I normally just do Zimmerman rotors and Akebono ceramic pads. No dust with the ceramic pads. And it's lifetime warranty so you only pay to return the old parts. Akebono doesn't do lifetime warranty on their ceramic pads and most rotors don't have a lifetime warranty either.
As for the rotors, they're supposed to measure them but usually everyone is just lazy and they just prefer to replace them. Usually the fronts go before the rears so you don't normally do both at the same time, whichever one is worn more. I think with the sensors, you get a warning when the pads are down to 25% so if you're doing them and the light isn't even on, you're probably too early although you can probably reuse the sensors if the light isn't on as the light only comes on when they wear away. The sensors are cheap though.
As for the rotors, they're supposed to measure them but usually everyone is just lazy and they just prefer to replace them. Usually the fronts go before the rears so you don't normally do both at the same time, whichever one is worn more. I think with the sensors, you get a warning when the pads are down to 25% so if you're doing them and the light isn't even on, you're probably too early although you can probably reuse the sensors if the light isn't on as the light only comes on when they wear away. The sensors are cheap though.
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SOP: when you change pads you also change the sensors.
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I would price parts PAds and rotors and then figure 1 hour per wheel worse case labor.
I bet the book hours for pads and rotor though is way less probably something like .3 hr per wheel or .6 per axle.
Then ask dealer for shop rate or ask them to break down quote into part cost and labor.
Not hard to do yourself if you have floor jack and jack stands.
I bet the book hours for pads and rotor though is way less probably something like .3 hr per wheel or .6 per axle.
Then ask dealer for shop rate or ask them to break down quote into part cost and labor.
Not hard to do yourself if you have floor jack and jack stands.
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