Complete IS-F Brake Thread (Under-construction)
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Checked the OEM pricing again today, and everything seems to have returned to the previous pricing. Low price for OEM discs is back to $197...not sure what happened for a moment to increase this to $327, but I'm glad to see the Brembo discs available for less than $200 each again.
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Just wanted to say thanks for putting all of this brake info together on one thread. I recently got a quote of $621 from the dealer for new front pads (and rotor resurfacing if necessary). Long story short.... I read the thread, bought some OEM front pads from Sewell, put them on yesterday and saved about $350.
Now I'm patiently waiting for that Joe Z intake I just ordered....
Now I'm patiently waiting for that Joe Z intake I just ordered....
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Checked the OEM pricing again today, and everything seems to have returned to the previous pricing. Low price for OEM discs is back to $197...not sure what happened for a moment to increase this to $327, but I'm glad to see the Brembo discs available for less than $200 each again.
Looking to do front and rear OEM rotors and cant find where to buy them online other than Sewell. Can anyone point me in the right direction please. Thanks!
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Checked the OEM pricing again today, and everything seems to have returned to the previous pricing. Low price for OEM discs is back to $197...not sure what happened for a moment to increase this to $327, but I'm glad to see the Brembo discs available for less than $200 each again.
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At how many miles have you found yourselves replacing your brake pads??. My stealership told me I need new brake pads and I'm only at 15k miles. They claim the pads only have .2 left on them. Can someone please chime in? Thanks
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My front pads were gone @ 15k miles. You can check the pads, which have a sensor built-in,for yourself. You still have few thousands miles before the sensor start scraping the rotor. Buy the parts and have a trusted mechanic replace them for a fraction of the dealer's cost.
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I expected to get more miles out of these brakes...15K miles IMO is not enough..
My front pads were gone @ 15k miles. You can check the pads, which have a sensor built-in,for yourself. You still have few thousands miles before the sensor start scraping the rotor. Buy the parts and have a trusted mechanic replace them for a fraction of the dealer's cost.
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You can save some cash by changing pads and rotors yourself. It's not hard. Do it with someone with experience the first couple of times or print out the DIY as a guide.
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You can definitely save a lot by doing it yourself or ordering the parts and having a good local shop do it for 1.5hrs labor. I changed them myself, it was fun and I learned a little about my car in the process.
I got my pads and rotors for 687.46 including shipping from Sewell
BRAKES-Brake Pad Set Front
044650W120
$274.00 1 $274.00
BRAKES-14.2-inch drilled Rotor Set Front
435120W060SET
$399.00 1 $399.00
Subtotal: $673.00
Tax: $0.00
Ground Delivery: $14.46
Grand Total: $687.46
There are a lot of nice general brake work vids on youtube, plus these great links below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rake-pads.html
http://figsengineering.blogspot.com/...akes-with.html
I got my pads and rotors for 687.46 including shipping from Sewell
BRAKES-Brake Pad Set Front
044650W120
$274.00 1 $274.00
BRAKES-14.2-inch drilled Rotor Set Front
435120W060SET
$399.00 1 $399.00
Subtotal: $673.00
Tax: $0.00
Ground Delivery: $14.46
Grand Total: $687.46
There are a lot of nice general brake work vids on youtube, plus these great links below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rake-pads.html
http://figsengineering.blogspot.com/...akes-with.html
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Is this the cheapest OEM pads/rotors can be obtained at? Has anyone paid anything less than the amounts below? Please help me out.
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You can definitely save a lot by doing it yourself or ordering the parts and having a good local shop do it for 1.5hrs labor. I changed them myself, it was fun and I learned a little about my car in the process.
I got my pads and rotors for 687.46 including shipping from Sewell
BRAKES-Brake Pad Set Front
044650W120
$274.00 1 $274.00
BRAKES-14.2-inch drilled Rotor Set Front
435120W060SET
$399.00 1 $399.00
Subtotal: $673.00
Tax: $0.00
Ground Delivery: $14.46
Grand Total: $687.46
There are a lot of nice general brake work vids on youtube, plus these great links below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rake-pads.html
http://figsengineering.blogspot.com/...akes-with.html
I got my pads and rotors for 687.46 including shipping from Sewell
BRAKES-Brake Pad Set Front
044650W120
$274.00 1 $274.00
BRAKES-14.2-inch drilled Rotor Set Front
435120W060SET
$399.00 1 $399.00
Subtotal: $673.00
Tax: $0.00
Ground Delivery: $14.46
Grand Total: $687.46
There are a lot of nice general brake work vids on youtube, plus these great links below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rake-pads.html
http://figsengineering.blogspot.com/...akes-with.html
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Just picked up my front and rear brake pads for $418. Not bad but now debating if I should have bought front and rear rotors as well. I was told that I can probably use the same rotors again since im only at 16k miles. What do you experts recommmend?