Need help with rotors.
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Need help with rotors.
I need a brake job, so I called Lexus to ask for estimates just out of curiousty and it was $239 for fronts and $239 for rears with lube, resurfacing rotors, and pads. Of course I am not going to pay that because I have done brake work before, but this is my first Lexus, so I need some advice. I called a brake shop in Orlando and he said to never turn Lexus rotors because of their type. I told him Lexus said they would do it, and he said that was odd. He told me to just go buy new ones, but I stated that they cost $168 at Lexus he said go buy them at Autozone for 33 bucks a piece. He was like it will be better then them turning them for $15.
So here are the rotors are they the same quanlity as the Lexus ones or am I screwing myself. Should I even resurface the rotors?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-jpxhhZ8knrq
So here are the rotors are they the same quanlity as the Lexus ones or am I screwing myself. Should I even resurface the rotors?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-jpxhhZ8knrq
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I need a brake job, so I called Lexus to ask for estimates just out of curiousty and it was $239 for fronts and $239 for rears with lube, resurfacing rotors, and pads. Of course I am not going to pay that because I have done brake work before, but this is my first Lexus, so I need some advice. I called a brake shop in Orlando and he said to never turn Lexus rotors because of their type. I told him Lexus said they would do it, and he said that was odd. He told me to just go buy new ones, but I stated that they cost $168 at Lexus he said go buy them at Autozone for 33 bucks a piece. He was like it will be better then them turning them for $15.
So here are the rotors are they the same quanlity as the Lexus ones or am I screwing myself. Should I even resurface the rotors?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-jpxhhZ8knrq
So here are the rotors are they the same quanlity as the Lexus ones or am I screwing myself. Should I even resurface the rotors?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par.../N-jpxhhZ8knrq
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61k Miles on the rotors. I have the pads already. Now just the rotors are the issue Lexus says they turn, brake shop says don't turn Lexus rotors get new ones, and don't just "slap pad" the pads.
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^^ That's the thing though... it's not 'worth' turning for the price difference in new rotors.
Sure i don't have an ISx50, but i just did my brakes today on my ES300.
They we're turned in the past [a few years ago] But bought some whitebox autozone equivalents for 100$ tax in for all four corners. Where turning them will run you what, 75$ taxes in?
I was quoted 80$/corner from Toyota per rotor hahaha
Sure i don't have an ISx50, but i just did my brakes today on my ES300.
They we're turned in the past [a few years ago] But bought some whitebox autozone equivalents for 100$ tax in for all four corners. Where turning them will run you what, 75$ taxes in?
I was quoted 80$/corner from Toyota per rotor hahaha
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I have always been told that when switching pads switch rotors since it is so cheap. Because the surface of the old rotors will not match the new pads and they will be noise until they wear correctly.
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Assuming you're using the same type of pads, and you didn't do something wrong to cause significant uneven pad transfer, then there's no reason to resurface the rotors. As long as the rotors are still in spec just apply new pads and go...resurfacing will just waste useful metal.
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