oiakou

Did a search on this, could not find a good answer.

1) Has anybody been using "plain" Brembo rotors like these ? Dealer does not want to replace my front rotors (warped) under warranty

2) I am also considering buying Lexus rotors from irontoad.com but it seems they all come in Toyota boxes ( pic ) I know that it's all Toyota, etc. but for some parts it makes a difference it seems. Does anybody know if rotors bought from a Lexus dealer have the same packaging?

I will probably buy Toyota/Lexus pads regardless of what I buy 1) or 2)

If anybody has anwers or pointers to the right thread, it'll be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

-Oleg

nthach

i dunno if it applies to most cars, Brembo makes a good replacement on Euro cars, i know the auto supply shop i used to work at a long time ago sold Brembo under the Beck-Arnley label for Mercedes/BMW/VW/Volvo/Saab applications. I would give them a shot, i feel more comfortable using Brembo than some cheap Chinese rotor...

ntran18

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If you go into the parts dept. of any Lexus, you will see lotsa red boxes marked Toyota. Our Lexus is made by Toyota Motor Corp. You will never find a made by Lexus or Lexus parts (or Lexus engineer). If it's an OE part it will say Toyota on the packaging, even if it originates from a third party.

oiakou

Thanks for the info, folks.

I will go with Bremo rotors, then, but instead of Toyota pads, I'll go with Akebono ProACT ceramic. Akebono seems to get pretty good reviews.

2 front rotors + pads on all 4 are running me about $230, down from at least $350 for "all Toyota" parts.