factory vs. aftermarket brake rotors ('92 240)

Aug 03, 2003 4 Replies
J

I need to get some new rotors for my wife's 240 with 120K miles. I just need the front ones. Apparantly they hae 10 thou of runout and they certainly don't feel good!



I can get aftermarket rotors for as little as $24 each. I'd skip those but the autoparts guy says the top-grade ones at $50 each are great. I have not priced them at the dealership yet but a local independant that sells Volvo parts put them at $105 each.



Is it money well spent to get the Volvo part in this case? Or are aftermarket rotors generally OK?



Also, I've never replaced rotors but when I've done brakes in the past it's always looked pretty easy. ANy tricks to this job? Do I need to replace the nice new pads I have on there? (probably under 10K miles on them)... any special tools reqired?



Thanks!


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S

HELLO!!! The hard work is getting the wheels off, removing the pads, getting the calipers out of the way!! This is a lot of effort and you are going to put back USED PADS??? They cost NOTHING!! It takes NO MORE EFFORT to install NEW pads!!

Do the right thing. Save the effort of having to the job twice when once will do it!

INSTALL NEW PADS!

Haynes, manual, indeed! sheesh!

chuck petterson

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J

The pads have been on there for less than a year... I use good pads that cost $35... if I can save $35 on the job then that's great.

Otherwise... new pads it is!

Did any of ya'll have any opinion on whether aftermarket rotors are OK ?

-jeff

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S

Riveted pads ????? I've never seen such a thing on this side of the pond, ours are glued.

Stuart.

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J

Name brand top grade aftermarket rotors should be just fine.

John

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