Well... they came highly recommended, so I dropped by to make an appointment, and was told that the steel in rotors is garbage, they just warp if turned, and it's not that much more to install new replacement rotors according to the mechanic.
I think the last time I needed drums, for my 69 Super Bee, I bought them at Worldwide Auto Parts (I don't know if they are even in business anymore). Then I traded for an original 69 Coronet Bee front disc brake set and had those rotors turned. I had a couple used cars around then, and never needed to get brakes done, then in 2011 I finally could afford a car payment and bought my very first new car, 3 years later, traded that in on my 2015 new car, and here it is ten years later and I finally have to deal with the rotors. I did the brake pads at about 50k miles
I always buy new ones. Less trouble and, to me, worth the cost.
ReplyDeleteHad the rear brake pads replaced recently on my G37 and Orr Nissan turned the rotors.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I had rotors turned. Once upon a time I did it often. But the last time I had it done, probably in the early 1990's, it cost $20 apiece to do it. Hardly worthwhile if new ones are only a little more. If the price increases a lot, I wouldn't be surprised to see it revived. Unfortunately, though there must be a lot of disused brake lathes out there, they don't seem to be cheap enough to buy my own. I'd jump if they were. My wife's Honda CRV has rear disk brakes, which I think is a terrible idea. They just don't get enough of a workout, and the rotors rust quickly. When I did previously have rotors turned, they'd always take off so much you couldn't do it a second time, but I have a feeling it would be nice to be able just to whisk off the top layer of rust without demanding a factory-new finish.
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