2005 Toyota Echo Brake Rotors?

It's not uncommon for rotors to have to be replace after about 50,000 mi. He's not ripping you off by doing less service.

How long they last depends on how you drive.

Did you try Toyota?

Jeff wrote in news:FCMqj.29700$qI.3007@trnddc03:

Since he gives his request in kilometers, It should be fairly obvious to the average higher primate that he's expecting an answer in kilometers as well.

Plus an IP trace of his posting address reveals he's in Ontario, Canada, probably in the Kitchener area.

And your driving environment. Southern Ontario rust is a phenomenon that must be seen to be believed. Rust is not auspicious for brake components.

Indeed the only place. Other than eBay.

Tegger wrote in news:Xns9A3DC7DE8996Ctegger@207.14.116.130:

My mistake. He does indeed. His car is an '05.

This means he's been driving on the same rotors for three years. That is a bit young for replacement, even factoring in Southern Ontario rust.

I wonder if they're warped or badly scored? OP does not say what the ostensible reason was for replacement.

This is for 2000-2003 Echos, but it should be close enough and at least as good as what's found in the crappy Chilton and Haynes manuals:

Most libraries carry Mitchell manuals, at least the online version.

I checked at the local zoo, and it wasn't obvious to most of them, and that was just the people visiting.

"larry moe 'n curly" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

The higher primates you polled, were their knuckles dragging on the ground?

Yes, many were business majors. How did you know?

OTOH the chimps said, in sign language, that it definitely had to be kilometers.

Thanks everyone sorry bout the lack of info for those technical people...

My driving habits I would say 50/50 highway / city, I do not ride my breaks and make few emergency stops... i do make many trips to north western ontario.

more so my question was about the replacement or the pads prior to needing to replace the rotors... that is are pads and rotors usually replaced together. or can i expect to get a few pad life's out of a set of rotors?

and toyota is a good idea, thanks... TroN

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

You should get at least 40,000 miles (64,000 km) from a set of brake pads, and have to replace the rotors every other pad replacement.

As far as the shop manual, if you need instructions on replacing pads, I can provide a few pointers.

LOL! You must use the Japanese method of extending brake life - mash the accelerator and lay on the horn!

I've always wanted an air horn in my cars, just can't find an OEM Toyota one yet!

RAY! Tellme you're not guilty of DWO!!!!

"Ray O" ...

Why not add an aftermarket one? I actually have one that I plan on putting into the Prius once it gets warmer in the garage. Tomes

Nah, not since I moved away from the Boston area, where DWO was necessary to make decent time.

I've thought about it, but the horn in the Sequoia and Lexus are actually pretty decent. The Lexus has an air suspension, so I've thought about tapping one of the air lines to provide air. I'd need some kind of canister for a reservoir and a one-way valve so the car doesn't become a low-rider whenever I use the horn. Since the horn is decent, it hasn't been high on my priority list, at least for the past 15 years or so ;-)

"Ray O" ...

Another way to go might be to just use an electric horn that sounds like an air horn. None of that extra stuff. I would like to hear it first tho before I put it in. Tomes

I'd want to hear it too!

Trust me Ray, you don't want to do that. The built-in air compressor is a very low CFM output made to just pump up the air suspension and nothing more. Thing would take an hour to fill a tire.

If you try running air horns off the suspension air system you will run that little compressor to death refilling a separate 2-gallon air receiver tank needed to run the horns for two good solid toots before they run out of air, and when you wear it out you can take a good guess what that compressor will cost to replace at a Dealer...

To do it right, you need a 1/4 HP or better 12V compressor (100 PSI cutout minimum) and a 4-gallon or better receiver. The compressor alone will set you back between $75 (Harbor Freight 'disposable' ~1/4 HP) and $750 for a new Thomas or Gast 12V 1/2 HP oil-less piston compressor that will build air fast and last you many years - and is huge. 14x12x8 Then you need the receiver (~$100) the horns (~$100 - $300) pressure switch ($40) starter relay contactor ($40) the air lanyard valve, and hoses and hardware...

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I hadn't done the math yet, but I suspected that a practical air horn system would not be a simple or inexpensive undertaking! I guess I'll stick with the factory horns for now.