Re: '01 Sonata: Brakes and Rotors
No way will I ever replace rotors unless they are absolutely necessary.
Resurfacing them yes, unless they are very smooth. Pads yes, original always! I'm guessing Midas is where you got an estimate?? EVERytime I have gone there for an estimate, it never fails that they always find them under the manufactures specs! &^%&^%$!!! yeah, right.. :) IMHO.. "Mike Gordon" <mgordon@apexmail.com> wrote in message news:1141064517.982056.208770@p10g2000cwp.googlegr oups.com... >I was getting my tires rotated today (2001 Sonata with 50,000 miles) > and the auto shop told me that my front brake pads have only about 10% > left and needed to be replaced very soon. > > They quoted me a price that included replacing the front pads and > rotors. I asked why the rotors had to be replaced and was told that it > is always a good idea to do both at the same time. > > As this is my first car, and as I know absolutely nothing about > automobiles, I have a few questions: > > (1) Is it normal to replace the front brake pads after 50,000 miles? > (2) Should rotors be replaced with the pads? If not, when should the > rotors be replaced? > > Thanks, > Mike > |
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