Brake pads replacement
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Brake pads replacement
During my maintenance check at my local Toyota dealership yesterday, I was informed that I needed new brake pads. This is believable since the car has 59045 miles on it, and I think these are the original pads. According to the chart they gave me, the following is my brake lining: Left Front (1 mm); Right Front (1 mm); Left Rear (3 mm); Right Rear (4 mm).
The dealership would charge me $552.94 to replace the front pads and roters with OEM. And they would charge me an additional $532.94 to replace "Shoes or Pads, Rotors or Drums" in the rear.
My question: Where do you go to replace break pads? The dealership or somewhere else? Would love to know what options I have that are decent.
The dealership would charge me $552.94 to replace the front pads and roters with OEM. And they would charge me an additional $532.94 to replace "Shoes or Pads, Rotors or Drums" in the rear.
My question: Where do you go to replace break pads? The dealership or somewhere else? Would love to know what options I have that are decent.
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I've been using a local wheel, brake, suspension shop for many years. Maybe there's a shop like that in your area. Even a good, more generalized shop can do brakes.
You may not need new rotors. For such low mileage and no signs of problems, like grinding sounds, vibration when applying the brakes, it's most likely your rotors are fine, maybe just need resurfacing.
You may not need new rotors. For such low mileage and no signs of problems, like grinding sounds, vibration when applying the brakes, it's most likely your rotors are fine, maybe just need resurfacing.
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Brake installation certainly isn't 'rocket science', but it still requires some degree of mechanical fortitude because, after all , it is a safety item. Any reputable repair facility is going to back up their work with some kind of guarantee. There's also a broad aftermarket for brake components and many independents will use them. Not that that's really a bad thing because the quality of many of those parts either meets or exceeds OE. Personally, I'm biased towards Centric brand brake components because they work well on every vehicle I've used them on, foreign or domestic. Centric's 120 series brake rotors have a durable, anti-corrosion coating on the non-contact surfaces and their Posi-Quiet Ceramic brake pads typically include and required hardware...all at a fraction of the cost of dealership parts.
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Brake installation certainly isn't 'rocket science', but it still requires some degree of mechanical fortitude because, after all , it is a safety item. Any reputable repair facility is going to back up their work with some kind of guarantee. There's also a broad aftermarket for brake components and many independents will use them. Not that that's really a bad thing because the quality of many of those parts either meets or exceeds OE. Personally, I'm biased towards Centric brand brake components because they work well on every vehicle I've used them on, foreign or domestic. Centric's 120 series brake rotors have a durable, anti-corrosion coating on the non-contact surfaces and their Posi-Quiet Ceramic brake pads typically include and required hardware...all at a fraction of the cost of dealership parts.
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