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Old 01-08-2010, 03:30 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sjbillings View Post
Not my first car, just my first 370z touring with sport package. To clarify, the $500-$650 per axle included replacing rotors. The brake pads were quoted at $225-250. I have since learned that the rotors shouldn't need replaced each time the brakes are replaced. So again, just trying to confirm that I would be able to use a generic or other brand brake pad rather than "nismo" pads. Another person said I could buy $81 NPN brake pads. Thanks.
No need to replace rotors unless you did something really bad to them. You don't even have to have them turned, although that is usually advised. I changed pads on my 240Z for thelife of the car (~10 years & 150K miles) & never turned the rotors. No problem on the street (did not track it).
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