Why are brake changes so expensive at the dealer?
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All my brake work on all cars is done by the same Indy shop. Find a proven indy and you should be fine Mercedes brakes are not unique. Tell your Indy what you want and let him source the parts. Good luck.
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I remember a dealer calling me an insisting that I needed new rotors because they were thinner than minimum wear dimensions.
I said I will be there is 10 minutes.
I showed up with my micrometers and we measured them at 4mm above minimum.
Dealers prey upon the ignorant and weak.
Edited to add:
Pads are about $1,000 per axle on my Ferrari (semi-racing pads:: Ferodo DS2500)
Rotors are over $1,000 per axle
Luckily I get 25-35 HPDE days on a set of rotors, but only 5-8 HPDE days on a set of pads.
I said I will be there is 10 minutes.
I showed up with my micrometers and we measured them at 4mm above minimum.
Dealers prey upon the ignorant and weak.
Edited to add:
Pads are about $1,000 per axle on my Ferrari (semi-racing pads:: Ferodo DS2500)
Rotors are over $1,000 per axle
Luckily I get 25-35 HPDE days on a set of rotors, but only 5-8 HPDE days on a set of pads.
Last edited by Mitch Alsup; 02-27-2022 at 09:27 PM.
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Yeah, the dealers are predators!
Another +1 for FCP I got the front and rear pads/rotors/sensors for around 1200 for my CLS last january! STILL waiting for the light to come on!
That W126 is in such great shape, it must turn heads daily!
Another +1 for FCP I got the front and rear pads/rotors/sensors for around 1200 for my CLS last january! STILL waiting for the light to come on!
That W126 is in such great shape, it must turn heads daily!
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Thanks for the compliment! It does!