E63S 2016 brake replacement at 20K miles?
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E63S 2016 brake replacement at 20K miles?
I have 2016 E63s with very little miles on it (about 17K) - not my main car. Keep reading that supposedly at 20K you need to replace brakes and it costs 12K?
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Do you have carbon ceramics? A full brake job could cost $12k but that's with pads and rotors
if you have steel brakes it's not nearly that much money
whats the thickness of the front and rear pads ... rears go well before the fronts
and finally WHAT sources are you reading?? Check out the sticky I have on the main page "compilation of e63 issues" there are good links on brakes
i have my 2014 since brand new and still don't need brakes or rotors ... I drive mixed performance and garage it for the winter, have 36k miles on it ...
if you have steel brakes it's not nearly that much money
whats the thickness of the front and rear pads ... rears go well before the fronts
and finally WHAT sources are you reading?? Check out the sticky I have on the main page "compilation of e63 issues" there are good links on brakes
i have my 2014 since brand new and still don't need brakes or rotors ... I drive mixed performance and garage it for the winter, have 36k miles on it ...
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Do you have carbon ceramics? A full brake job could cost $12k but that's with pads and rotors
if you have steel brakes it's not nearly that much money
and finally WHAT sources are you reading?? Check out the sticky I have on the main page "compilation of e63 issues" there are good links on brakes
i have my 2014 since brand new and still don't need brakes or rotors ... I drive mixed performance and garage it for the winter, have 36k miles on it ...
if you have steel brakes it's not nearly that much money
and finally WHAT sources are you reading?? Check out the sticky I have on the main page "compilation of e63 issues" there are good links on brakes
i have my 2014 since brand new and still don't need brakes or rotors ... I drive mixed performance and garage it for the winter, have 36k miles on it ...
$12k is for full, dealer priced carbon brake job. Which is at 50-100k miles (depending on driving style etc).
Steel brakes are a fraction of that.
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$12K for full CB? where did you guys got this price? each CB rotors are around $4K each already not including the pads and labors. I went to a local Benz dealership and got a price quote of around $18K for full CB replacement.
usually you just need to change the pads. the CB rotors should last to 100K unless it is damaged or cracked.
usually you just need to change the pads. the CB rotors should last to 100K unless it is damaged or cracked.
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Before we acquired it, our steel brakes car had the pads and rotors done, for the second time (pads only the first time), at 20k miles. It was a Chicago car, and that driver was getting 10k out of a set of pads. The pads were already pretty thin at 27k when we got it, and they made it to 38k before the sensors went off again. So, we got more life out of the last third of the pads than the previous owner was getting out of an entire pad.
I measured the rotors and none were anywhere near the service limit, so it was a pads-only job for about $700 in parts using genuine MB pads (hate the dust, love the all-weather performance, I have found this to be true with all of my german cars and this car is no exception). Replaced the pads and sensors at 38k and I expect they'll make it another 30-40k before they need changing based on our driving. Very driving conditions dependent.
$12k is hilarious. If the CCB's need changing at 20k miles it's because the car has been tracked a ton, or somebody's been hitting the rotors with a hammer
I measured the rotors and none were anywhere near the service limit, so it was a pads-only job for about $700 in parts using genuine MB pads (hate the dust, love the all-weather performance, I have found this to be true with all of my german cars and this car is no exception). Replaced the pads and sensors at 38k and I expect they'll make it another 30-40k before they need changing based on our driving. Very driving conditions dependent.
$12k is hilarious. If the CCB's need changing at 20k miles it's because the car has been tracked a ton, or somebody's been hitting the rotors with a hammer
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The job is pretty straight forward, with the most unique tool being a large hex (wanna say 8mm or 10mm?
FWIW, I measured my EBC Reds before installing and the fronts were at 16mm, while my used pads that were JUST brushing the pad sensor were at 11mm.
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Thank you for all the replies. will definitely bookmark this thread.
I am really really bad at anything DIY and car related.
Anyone knows of a good independent mechanic in the Boston area? My local MB dealer has a very good service dept but I doubt they will touch any part that is not MB because of liability issues.
I am really really bad at anything DIY and car related.
Anyone knows of a good independent mechanic in the Boston area? My local MB dealer has a very good service dept but I doubt they will touch any part that is not MB because of liability issues.
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So those that do have CCB and did the job yourself. What is the actual cost for the rotors. I checked for the rotors online and was coming up at around $2400 per carbon ceramic rotor.
I read on another forum that someone that had CCB changed the rotors to normal steel ones, but kept the same caliper that was used (orange) for the carbon setup. Which I thought was different from the non CCB calipers. When I look side by side they are in fact a different shape and how the pads are changed. Is that even possible to do? Use steel rotors with the ccb calipers and different pads? Seems sketchy as hell to me.
I know Porsche guys will remove the CCB setup, buy a steel setup w/corresponding calipers and then use that. When it's time to sell they put on the CCB setup and call it a day.
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I read on another forum that someone that had CCB changed the rotors to normal steel ones, but kept the same caliper that was used (orange) for the carbon setup. Which I thought was different from the non CCB calipers. When I look side by side they are in fact a different shape and how the pads are changed. Is that even possible to do? Use steel rotors with the ccb calipers and different pads? Seems sketchy as hell to me.
I know Porsche guys will remove the CCB setup, buy a steel setup w/corresponding calipers and then use that. When it's time to sell they put on the CCB setup and call it a day.
-Nigel
