DIY Brake Pads and Rotors Install on '08 IS 350
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DIY Brake Pads and Rotors Install on '08 IS 350
My 2008 IS 350 is now a bit over 56k miles and was bought new about 3 years ago. I've been told by the dealer on a few recent visits that I need to change all the brake pads and rotors. I've ordered Centric Premium Rotors and Posi-quiet Metallic pads from Partsgeek and they should be arriving in the next few days.
I've read through the DIY threads for the front brake pads and the rear brakes. I'm feeling comfortable about attempting to do the front pads (and hopefully rotors once I find a good DIY on that), but not the rears.
I was wondering if any other 2IS owners wanted to join. I'm in Burtonsville, MD.
I've read through the DIY threads for the front brake pads and the rear brakes. I'm feeling comfortable about attempting to do the front pads (and hopefully rotors once I find a good DIY on that), but not the rears.
I was wondering if any other 2IS owners wanted to join. I'm in Burtonsville, MD.
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll try to see if I Can find proper measurement information to look for in the rotors before I pull them off. I also need something to measure them - I think it's called a caliper.
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^ I'm nervous about doing the rears after reading through this thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...s-of-pics.html .
Seems a lot of people had problems with the calipers being stuck?
Seems a lot of people had problems with the calipers being stuck?
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^Yeah I'm not sure. But with the tutorial that I linked to on the rear brakes, everyone for a page or two was getting stuck at one part and I don't want to deal with that.
Hopefully my brakes have arrived and I can start the install soon. I need to find a walkthrough on the 2nd-generation ('08) IS 350 Front rotor install first though.
Hopefully my brakes have arrived and I can start the install soon. I need to find a walkthrough on the 2nd-generation ('08) IS 350 Front rotor install first though.
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^ Wow, thanks so much for the offer man, I appreciate it. Again, I don't think it's that I couldn't follow the instructions. The issue is what I would do if I'm dealing with that caliper issue that everyone's complaining about. That's what I'm nervous about.
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