V35 Brake Service

[ridemyjansen]

HI guys,

I own a 2003 v35 coupe 6mt. Lately I've been having issues with my brakes, a gushing/grinding noise has been coming from the front left side brakes. I attributed it to wearing pads, so I took it to midas this morning and the told me that everything will need to be replaced. Rotors, pads and since they're brembo everything will be pricier. He quoted me $1,300 for everything. How much would rotors and pads be by themselves?

Thanks in advance guys,

Luke

[Moodles2]

Contact GSL Rallyspot a forum sponsor on here for pads and rotors, not hard to find as he has his own section. I would say an educated guess would about 400-500 (I might even be wrong) for new front rotors and pads to suit. As for labour it shouldn't be more than 1-2hrs

[YEE-HAA]

Hmmm

Sounds a bit worrying, its always good to get a second or even third opinion.

The trade is quiet @ the moment in places so they may be trying to pull the wool over your eyes. If its just sounds your hearing and not feeling anything through the pedal it may just need pads, so your thinking is right. Have a look @ the rotors thru the wheel; do they have a lip or grooves or any other strange markings? The rotor should be smooth, but if they are glazed, they may need a machine or the very least a few firm stops to take the shine off them; providing all else is ok.

It may not even be the pads making the noise; we had a guy here who had a similar problem on his car, and it turned out to be the backing shim of the disc rubbing.

Food for thought

[scotty nm35]

The Brembo disks are extremely hard and will require a carbide disk cutter, mine only cost $20 each to machine so hopefully they are ok. New Brembo disks are expensive but you can get aftermarket ones cheaper.

It may just have a rock caught behind the disk so definitely get a second opinion. Where are you located?

I have a front OEM Brembo rebuild kit here if you need one.

[ridemyjansen]

The Brembo disks are extremely hard and will require a carbide disk cutter, mine only cost $20 each to machine so hopefully they are ok. New Brembo disks are expensive but you can get aftermarket ones cheaper.

It may just have a rock caught behind the disk so definitely get a second opinion. Where are you located?

I have a front OEM Brembo rebuild kit here if you need one.

Interesting. When I took the car to Midas, the "mechanic" told me the discs were completely worn through and were too thin to machine? He was more than likely trying to upsell me to the moon. I'll make an appointment to see a brake specialist and see what he says.