Hello:
Newbie here to ask the establishment about the difficulty of doing a front brake job on a 2003 Camry XLE, 4 cyl. I have performed brake jobs before on Fords, GM, vehicles. Should new rotors always be used with new pads? I previously measured the rotors with a micrometer to check them for thickness. How hard is rotor removal, must the spindle be removed? ( I have not looked at the car yet) Any info or tips would be appreciated. Are ceramic pads worth the extra cost? Thank You!
Michael

 

It all depends on how many mile u have driven the car and how often u use the car for work and so on. For example my 07 camry Le I have brought brand spankin new from the dealer with 0 miles and now I have 53000 miles on it and It was my daily driver and I had brake pulsating at highway speed. I decided to changed all four rotor and brake pads at 53000 miles and not worry about it until 100600 miles later. I did the work myself.

 

they are pretty str8 forward...Brakes are a walk on the part on most camrys, rotors shouldnt be to bad either, i replaced them on my 05 le at 80k or so, just have to remove the brake caliper and bracket, rotor should just fall off then.