12 bucks each. New from Volvo? the 2 sets of "new ones" I looked at were basically already at spec for replacement according to the stamp on my factory rotors.
Peter On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Rusty Cullens <ru...@buymbparts.com> wrote: > How much did you pay to turn them? I have them brand new for $28.00 > > > Rusty Cullens > BuyMBparts, Inc. > Tel 1-800-741-5252 > Fax 770-454-9745 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Hertzing" <phertz...@gmail.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:14 AM > Subject: [MBZ] OT Brake Rotor rant > > > Okay All >> >> This weekend I replaced brakes on Saturday morning on my 97 volvo 960 >> 185K. >> Pulled the rear rotors and they had a large ridge (big enough to get >> really >> close to the caliper). Clearly they were the never turned factory rotors >> with 185,000 miles. Pulled em off and drove to my local bumper to bumper >> (best of the evil parts empire in my town). They said - we don't turn >> rotors anymore, but I'll sell you new one for almost the same price as >> turning them. Pulled the new ones and they were about twice the price as >> turning them, and when we pulled out the micrometer, were actually thinner >> then the old ones. I said no thanks. Drove all around town and finally >> found a Midas to turn my old rotors. All of the parts stores would sell >> me >> new ones, but didn't turn them anymore, even the stores like NAPA that >> primarily cater to repair shops would no longer turn rotors. >> >> Anybody else experience this lately? What are every ones thoughts on new >> vs. turning the old. On all of my Lincoln towncar limos the cheap parts >> store replacements rotors last for about 25K without warping and they are >> then to thin to turn. If I order the rotors from ford, the last about >> 75K, >> which in limo land is only about 18 months. >> >> Thanks for Listening. >> >> Peter >> >> P.S. the rotors were well within specs for turning. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090915/34c3f3eb/attachment.html >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090915/e2ba053d/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
