eatnsleep

Hello, so for the past 50,000 miles, my 2015 s63 have been eating through rear brake pads and rotors every 10k to 15k miles, and front brake pads and rotors every 20k miles. Took it to Mercedes benz dealership every single time, said the car must replace brake pads and rotors at the same time, and rotors can not be turned on this car. Rear pads and rotors costed me 3600 plus tax and fronts costed me 3500 plus tax. I am getting tired of paying for these high cost, now that it is out of warranty, is there any SAFE aftermarket brake pads and rotors I can put on this car to save some $$$. I dont think I want to keep the car if I have to pay 7k every 20k miles, seems excessive for a non supercar. So if anyone can help me find a cheaper safe options, I would appreciate it!

Thanks!

prktkljokr

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/For-Merc...frcectupt=true

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FOR-MERC...frcectupt=true

Buy a few sets for spares

eatnsleep

For the first link it says s550 rotors with amg package. That is the same as s63 amg? It would be compatible? Thanks!

konigstiger

Shop OEM part #s other than wear sensors should pull up aftermarket. Or check with an independent for install cost and purchase OEM parts online: https://www.mbpartshq.com/

Front Discs discs 2224212612, pads 0004204400, wear sensor 1715400617; rear 2224232012, 0004203700, 2115401717.

superpop

I can do my front and rear brakes myself for around 800 bucks in parts. I get most of the parts from rockauto. I have an S550 4matic with the AMG sport package which is the same as the S63 brakes I think. Sounds like the stealership has been ripping you off, shocker! Brakes are easy to do on this car, I did my fronts in about an hour and the rears in about an hour and a half. You can buy the tools needed and watch a youtube video or two on it if you want to do it yourself, otherwise fine an honest mechanic to do it for you but is should not be more than around 1500 for front and back. Also, I would get the Brembo Ceramic pads if you are going to do the job. They create vastly less dust and mess on the wheels and brakes. Stopping power is comparable to OEM.

prktkljokr

In the listing it does have part numbers, I dont know what brakes you have, I just took a guess with C217 as the model

1bad540

s550 and the s63 is not the same not even close.

superpop

It depends on if you have the Ceramic brake rotors or steel. I assume if you are going through brakes every 15K miles you have steel rotors and not the ceramic. If they are steel, they are in fact the same rotors and pads that you find on a garden variety S550 with AMG package. PN#s are the same, I just checked. IF they are ceramic brakes and you are chewing them up after 15K miles you are doing something wrong.

Wolfman

AMG's use different rotors which will cost quite a bit more than regular MB rotors. Several models will use multi-piece steel rotors. Ceramic composite brakes are yet on a different price point. I just had a single defective front rotor replaced on our E63s - Part cost (no labor) was $4100...

eatnsleep

Apparently for the s63, its very common, with the OEM brake pads and steel rotors set up. That is what the dealership says. But then again its the dealership, they will say anything to charge me money on this car hah, as long as I was willing to pay.

eatnsleep

So it seems we are in the same boat! Insane prices.... i am just wondering if aftermarket brake pads and rotors and safe to use on a car like this. I have never had to put aftermarket brake pads and rotors on a car before. But then again never had a car eat through so much brakes. I have more expensive sport cars that dont eat brakes like this.

prktkljokr

A lot of aftermarket parts are made by the companies that make the OEM parts for car manufacturers in the first place, just because it does not come in a Stealership box, does not make it inferior.
Do some research, you will be amazed the price difference that a Stealerships cardboard box makes in price ( box must be made of some unobtanium or something )

You might find the rotors are made by Brembo, Bosch or others, they sometimes have the same or similar part numbers.

Yes there are some crap rotors out there, but you can generally tell by the price, if they are $29.99 a rotor and come with free brake pads, they will be crap.

eatnsleep

Thanks very much for your help! I will be looking into that. Really appreciate your response

prktkljokr

No problem
Just to prove a point on aftermarket, I purchased a cabin filter for my W204 off a Chinese seller on Ebay for $18.29AU, when it arrived, it was a genuine Mercedes cabin filter in a Mercedes box
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Activate...72.m2749.l2649

Sandy Eggo

A trusted friend of mine who owns an independent german autoshop told me that he never does any aftermarket brakes on AMG equipped cars. Says the customers always come back complaining of too much noise. I had to bite the bullet on my fronts in the last year - about $3,300 all in for the S65.

eatnsleep

How many miles did the front last for you? And the rears as well? My rears go out much quicker than the front. They told me that the car mostly brakes with the rears at stop and go, rather than the fronts.

Sandy Eggo

I'm not the original owner so it's tough for me to say how long the brakes have lasted. I've only had the car for the past 5,000 miles or so (now at 36k miles) but my rears are currently okay. I always thought fronts went faster because they do most of the work but your theory could have some merit.

S63AMG888

iTrader: (3)

Read through this thread if the S550 do in fact share the same rotors and pads.

https://mbworld.org/forums/s63-amg-4...rs-16-s63.html

Highly recommend Girodisk.

FYI Mercedes with land keeping assist and DISTRONIC tend to eat through the front pads and rotors faster because these function uses the front brakes.

DABRONX

I have 2015 S550 with Sport package which I do believe has the AMG brake calipers although im not sure if the AMG has 2 piece rotors with the same calipers? Somebody has to know here?


Anyway 30k on original brakes just done. Done at dealer they said rotors are perfect and just did pads. They said rears were needed but fronts had some life but close. I did all 4. They had promo and it cost me approx $800 front and rear. So if I get 60k before rotors and pads I'll say I did pretty good and I doubt Ill still have it by then.

I am in CA and usually do a lot of highway driving s that might account for the long wear.

Wolfman

I don't understand the confusion in this thread. The S550 and the S63 use different rotors. Sport package or not... This is where the money is, not the pads

Can there be aftermarket parts bought for these? Of course. Plenty of great products. On pads I would check maybe Brembo, Racingbrake, etc.
Before checking into rotors I would first check if rotors are even needed. Check surface quality and measure rotor thickness. A $30 micrometer will do the trick. Hopefully Konigstiger can provide the min measurements.

Personally I wouldn't buy a thing off Ebay as many parts can be fake even in original packaging.

DABRONX

Its not the rotor thats in question its the caliper. Does the Sport have the same calipers? If so technically then you could swap the rotors either way.

I believe there are quality 2 piece aftermarket rotors available?

bkdc

S63 rotors are crazy expensive. They are huge with huge stopping power. The cost of ownership.

Nice Ride

https://www.fcpeuro.com/Mercedes~Benz-parts/
LIFETIME WARANTEE ON A L L PARTS THEY SELL. INCLUDES PADS AND ROTORS!

I repeat. L I F E T I M E warrantee on EVERYTHING! no questions asked....
Don't take my word for it, call them, you will thank me later.

eatnsleep

Thanks for the link! It is in fact life time warranty!
The only thing is that I noticed that the price of the rotor and pad kit are actually close to the dealership. About 1400 for 1 side, and need to order 2, so 2800, plus tax and labor is close to what the dealership charge, except it has lifetime replacement. So dealership, im guessing probably selling them close to cost as well. Im suprised, i thought the dealership was a little insane with their pricing, but in fact its close to market price!

Wolfman

Understood. If memory serves, everything is different. The AMG uses a 6 piston caliper up front, the S550 uses 4. Thus different pads. The Rotors for the AMG are larger (390mm vs 360mm) and the hub assembly of these cars are different as the rotor screw is also in a different position...