kodavis

What's up Lexus fam? I need a little advice.

I replaced the brakes and rotors on my 2008 ES350 with some aftermarket parts from 1A Auto. I have had nothing but bad luck ever since. The rotors were warped right out of the box. When I pressed the brake pedal I felt a pulsation. They honored the warranty and sent new rotors. I installed them and now it brakes smoothly. However, then I started hearing a terrible grinding noise when coming to a stop. Almost sounded like metal on metal although clearly not the case since they were new pads. They honored the warranty again and sent new pads. I installed them but within 100 miles I hear the noise again. I appreciate them working with me and honoring the warranty but I've given up on these cheap pads. The entire set was only $115 so I guess you get what you pay for. I want to go back with OEM parts but I have a few questions:

1. Does anyone know what the difference is between part numbers 04465-33471 and 04465-06100? As far as I can tell it looks like 33471 has one groove in it and 06100 has two.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-OEM-Brake-Front-Pads-0446506100/351548161317?fits=Year%3A2008%7CMake%3ALexus%7CModel%3AES350&epid=656539693&hash=item51d9e73d25:g:X40AAOSwnK9ZS5Ji&vxp=mtr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-OEM-...9ZS5Ji&vxp=mtr
2. Do the pads come with the springs that hold them in? I only see springs in the picture of the 6100 pads.
3. Can I use aftermarket rotors with OEM pads or should I just start over completely?

bucfan22

Just a thought that i replaced my front pad with Akebono for about $55 set from amazon and it has been great. Brake and stop is as OEM iho. i didn't replace the rotors yet.

chuyrobles

I believe Akebono provides Toyota's OEM brake pads. Ours has O'Reilly's Select ceramics and they are smooth and quiet; plus, they are lifetime warranty during my ownership of the car. I had Wagner rotors; when they went bad, after 70K miles, I had the OEM rotors resurfaced and returned them to service, with the O'Reilly pads. OEM pads and aftermarket rotors will work also.

kodavis

Just an update: I ended up buying and installing OEM pads and rotors on the front and the car brakes quietly and smoothly again. I'm very pleased!

igzy

After having done brakes 2-3 times on the ES, I've learnt that going with OEM parts for ES is the best way to go for performance and longevity...