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so i just paid $80 for brake pads all the way around and installed them...not hard but out of curiosity i called the dealership for a quote and they said aprox. $1250 to install the brake pads....i was in shock but laughed....WOW how do they sleep at night charging that?!
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921706' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:09 PM
so i just paid $80 for brake pads all the way around and installed them...not hard but out of curiosity i called the dealership for a quote and they said aprox. $1250 to install the brake pads....i was in shock but laughed....WOW how do they sleep at night charging that?!
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yea bled lines and everything only took about 2.5 hrs., im 21 and only have minor experience on cars but tons on motorcycles but ...it was so easy just dont see how people pay that. these cars are very easy to work on.
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921715' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:13 PM
yea bled lines and everything only took about 2.5 hrs., im 21 and only have minor experience on cars but tons on motorcycles but ...it was so easy just dont see how people pay that. these cars are very easy to work on.
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sick, i wanted to do crossdrilled rotors but im done spending money on car, gotta finish my s-10 project, post some pics up though, got a brand picked out?
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921723' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:17 PM
sick, i wanted to do crossdrilled rotors but im done spending money on car, gotta finish my s-10 project, post some pics up though, got a brand picked out?
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gotcha, yea i got wheels and my brake pads were putting out an ureal amount of brake dust so ...they had to go
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='921717' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:14 PM
agree. im going to do mine with a friend when i need it. pads and cross drilled rotors. simple.
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i think you were joking in this thread: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=79929 but for those of you who are actually attempting to do this, DO NOT DO IT! YOU ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF YOUR ROTORS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DRILL THEM YOURSELF!
cross drilled rotors normally have chamfered holes to protect the rigidity of the rotor under extreme temperature and abuse. using a drill to drill holes in your calipers is not the same.
if you really want that look buy let me know i sell r1concepts rotors and so does trinity.
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cross drilled rotors normally have chamfered holes to protect the rigidity of the rotor under extreme temperature and abuse. using a drill to drill holes in your calipers is not the same.
if you really want that look buy let me know i sell r1concepts rotors and so does trinity.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='921740' date='Jun 23 2009, 08:31 PM
There's a great DIY for cross-drilled rotors in the DIY threads.