amiableatul

Has anyone replaced the brakes on 2010 GLK? if do did you get them replaced at dealer?

any idea on pricing?

Thanks

Scadobe

I'm due soon, my quote was $597 out the door from an independent certified dealer.

amiableatul

was this including the rotors and both front and back?

Scadobe

Front brake rotors at minimum thickness of 29.4mm

LABOR-
$216-Replace front brake pads and rotors.

PARTS-
$99-Brake Pad Set
$114-Brake Disc (Front)
$10-Brake Pad Sensor
$13-Stop Squeal

TOTAL-
$597

bop11

Bringing back an old Stream. I just looked up in AllData, and MB suggests that the front brake pads wear at 4,000 km/mm and the rears at 6,000 km/mm. If the pads are 19.5 mm when new, and you must reduce this by 3mm for binder, and the min wear limit is 2mm ( wear indicator at 2.3mm) then usable to wear indicator should be 14.2 mm or 56800 Km (35,000 miles). I passed that without the indicator coming on but my disks are now undersize.
I am going to replace with Centric 125.35080 Hi Carbon disks and Centric 105.14060 ceramic pads for a 2010 GLK350AWD. These are the same front disks used on an E550. I like Akebono pads, but thought I might try the matched set of Centric's. Cost with shipping is $207 . If the dealer didn't put the front wheels on with a torqued out air wrench, should take about 1-1/2 hours. Dealer wanted $650.
Job completed using Centric's. A little hard to get the disks off but a big hammer works. Total job 1-1/2 hours including cleanup. After 7,000 miles still no squeak or dust. Will do the rears the same way when they need it.

NYCGLK

Do it yourself. Brakes are very easy on MB. I have 45k miles but plenty of pad life left.

rocketd55

I live in NJ with 2010 GLK 4-matic. I just hit 48K miles. I am still on my OEM brakes for front and rear with plenty of pad left on all. No issues with braking.

bop11

In PA, the annual inspection requires the disk to be measured. At 45,000 miles I still had good front pad left, but the disks were wore below the lower limit. Never had this happen before so I had to change them to pass inspection (see 12-19 post above). Only the fronts.Even though you can see good pad, when the millage gets up there check those disks. Note now with 10,000 on the Centrics, great stopping and still no dust compare. The original rears are still blackening my wheels.

vanrooster70

I had the same issue with my rotors disappearing well before my pads were done on my glk (2010). This created a lip on the edge and the squealing started. Tried everything to quiet it. I'm usually an oem replacement kinda guy, but didn't want this problem back again, not to mention the ridiculous amount of dust on wheels. I used an Ate (ah tay) high performance rotor and a wagner thermoquiet pad. 160 per rotor and the pads were about 100. Has been amazing so far!

fabbrisd1

Let's get cleaned up a bit.... yes, the 2010 GLK350 rotor is the same fitting size as E550 up thru 2009... but for both cars (and for it's cousin the CLS) on the MB and on the owner side the GLK rotor is way different from E550/CLS..

Zimmerman is the OE rotor front and rear, and Pagid/Germany is the pad manufacturer.

Zimmerman rotors can be found internet like $80-front/$60 rear - and there are very good quiality choices from ATE (pronounced A-T-E) and Balo for example - or US made private label rotors zinc-plated/slotted/drilled whatever suits your fancy.

ON OE semi-metallic pads a bit harder to find Pagid front/rear, Textar owned by Pagid are not as "nice", great semi-metallics under Posi-Quiet brand... or upgrade to full metallic or even ceramic if that floats your boat,.

NYCGLK

Very interesting point. I did notice a lip on the rotors but haven't checked the thickness assuming that set of rotors normally lasts 2 sets of pads. That's weird to have rotors wear out before pads do, but this makes sense why pad are looking so good they must be too tough for the rotors. I guess no resurfacing rotors when the brake job is due.

Anybody tried cross drilled rotors that they put on C/E class?

mjhawkins2346

I changed the rear pads on my '10 4Matic last month when I had the wheels off to get refinished. Very easy. Set me back $80 or so. Took the calipers off, saw that the rotors were smooth and without much of a lip. Compressed the piston, put a little brake squeal compound on the backs and dropped in the new pads. It was before the sensor started getting ground up so I even reused that. Mercedes brakes are pretty easy.