The best $700 I've spent on my car v. new brakes
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The best $700 I've spent on my car v. new brakes
My front brakes needed replacing and my friend took care of it today. The front rotors were toast and the pads were almost metal on metal. I thought the car stopped quick before and it's no comparison now. It was totally worth the money.
FWIW, it took him about 30 minutes to do the rotors and pads. Shops will probably charge you 2.5 hours of labor for the job.
New OEM rotors, Akebono pads and Goodridge SS brake lines.
And the new Mercedes edition F150! It belongs to the owner of the shop and from what I've heard people actually ask him if MB started making pick ups.
FWIW, it took him about 30 minutes to do the rotors and pads. Shops will probably charge you 2.5 hours of labor for the job.
New OEM rotors, Akebono pads and Goodridge SS brake lines.
And the new Mercedes edition F150! It belongs to the owner of the shop and from what I've heard people actually ask him if MB started making pick ups.
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Brake lines? where ? link
Thanks for the pics
Akebono - Highly recommend
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I got the rotors from Autohaus for $233 each and the brake lines from Tire Rack for $124 after shipping.
Rotors: http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...%20Directional
SS brake lines: http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...1&autoModClar=
Rotors: http://www.autohausaz.com/search/pro...%20Directional
SS brake lines: http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...1&autoModClar=
Last edited by Strigoi; Dec 22, 2011 at 07:36 PM.
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I have no complaints about them and they even work well when cold. My brakes were so bad that I wouldn't want to compare to the pads that were on it (not even sure what kind they were). I was only a few days away from being metal on metal.
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The rears will need to be done within the next 3,000-4,000 miles. I'm probably going to be selling the car soon so I doubt I'll do them. The car could use close to $500-$1,000 worth of work before it's ready to be sold though. I might skip on new front tires and just put the Monoblocks back on since that would save me quite a bit.
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The rears will need to be done within the next 3,000-4,000 miles. I'm probably going to be selling the car soon so I doubt I'll do them. The car could use close to $500-$1,000 worth of work before it's ready to be sold though. I might skip on new front tires and just put the Monoblocks back on since that would save me quite a bit.
But if you did keep it the rear brake would be a nice help...I've recently debated selling my E55 also..so we'll see
