Brake Pads and Rotors
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2005 S-500
Brake Pads and Rotors
I have a 2013 S550 W221. During my recent service, it was recommended that I replace the front and rear brake pads and the front rotors. MB was charging an arm and a leg. I found a local shop that can do the job. How do I ensure that he replace it with quality parts? Any recommendations for quality pads and front rotors? Do I purchase the parts and just pay for the labor? I will hate to end up with some inferior pads and rotors. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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Brembo, Pagid, Jurid, Textar, Ferodo, ATE, Zimmerman. Theyre all really interchangeable and I have used every single one of these weekly for the last 3 years. I'm partial to Brembo and Pagid.
You can find all this stuff on RockAuto. I do like the Powerstop Eurostop of brakes which is reboxed European OEM stuff.
The Brembo NAO ceramic + the rotors are great. Use pagid sensors, honestly the brand of sensor isn't that important. Rockauto is a great place to buy parts.
You can find all this stuff on RockAuto. I do like the Powerstop Eurostop of brakes which is reboxed European OEM stuff.
The Brembo NAO ceramic + the rotors are great. Use pagid sensors, honestly the brand of sensor isn't that important. Rockauto is a great place to buy parts.
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2005 S-500
Brembo, Pagid, Jurid, Textar, Ferodo, ATE, Zimmerman. Theyre all really interchangeable and I have used every single one of these weekly for the last 3 years. I'm partial to Brembo and Pagid.
You can find all this stuff on RockAuto. I do like the Powerstop Eurostop of brakes which is reboxed European OEM stuff.
The Brembo NAO ceramic + the rotors are great. Use pagid sensors, honestly the brand of sensor isn't that important. Rockauto is a great place to buy parts.
You can find all this stuff on RockAuto. I do like the Powerstop Eurostop of brakes which is reboxed European OEM stuff.
The Brembo NAO ceramic + the rotors are great. Use pagid sensors, honestly the brand of sensor isn't that important. Rockauto is a great place to buy parts.
I have a 2013 S550 W221. During my recent service, it was recommended that I replace the front and rear brake pads and the front rotors. MB was charging an arm and a leg. I found a local shop that can do the job. How do I ensure that he replace it with quality parts? Any recommendations for quality pads and front rotors? Do I purchase the parts and just pay for the labor? I will hate to end up with some inferior pads and rotors. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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2007 S600, 2007 Chrysler 300 SRT8, 2000 C5 Corvette, 2017 Mustang GT, 2023 300C, and a 2019 Lincoln
I used Brembo disk rotors and Hawk Ceramic pads on my 2007 S600 and have been very happy. Low dust, improved stops, lower prices than Mercedes.
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Always good to know what a worn brake pad is. Check the thickness -- if it's 3mm or less, you're due. Do the rotors cause shimmy when braking, or is there scoring on the surfaces? Rotor thickness can also be measured and are OK as long as greater than the minimum thickness embossed on them.
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How long are you keeping the car for? FCPEuro has lifetime replacement and quality (OE/OEM) parts. If you'll be keeping it until the next brake job, then I would buy from them and have a trusted shop do the install.
When it's time to do them again, you buy them, have mechanic change and give you old worn parts, and send them back to FCP. Then you get store credit for the amount. I've done it before and it's great.
When it's time to do them again, you buy them, have mechanic change and give you old worn parts, and send them back to FCP. Then you get store credit for the amount. I've done it before and it's great.
