More and more cars are offering Brembo's from the factory. This brings up an interesting point. Since Brembo recommends NOT resurfacing the disks, are we all in for much more expensive brake costs?

 

Hi GTO ,actually if this is the case it might not be a a big deal .M-B and BMW also reco that the rotors not be cut .Their rotors are pretty cheap though .

Jens

 

I priced out rotors for my G35 at the dealer...500 bucks a piece!!! I just wanted to know what I was in for.

 

brembo's are so expensive

 

I did find out that Tire Rack sells Brembo rotors. All is not lost. $500 a piece? Yikes.

 

Let me look up this stuff tomorrow at work and see what this stuff costs and if refinishing is allowed.

Jens

 

The Rotora front 13.1 Cross drilled and slotted rotors are 150 each to replace for the front and I think 150 for the slotted set for the rear....

 

dude..brembo dics are not so expensive lol
what are expensives are the brake calipers...and the labors
but well.that depends on the size of the brake discs too...
i bought a front pair for my accord..only the brembo dics..
cost me about $150 (a pair and stock size..)...that was long time ago..
maybe 5 years ago..

 

And you have needed no maintenance? Thaat's encouraging! I'm hearing stories of rotor/pad replacements at 13-15,000 miles.

 

What a crock of crap.

When I found that out, I nearly fell out of my chair.

I would assume Tirerack will carry Brembo blanks for our car. And they'll problaby be less than $100 a piece...


Stillen makes a nice set of rotors... The pair is like $350.

 

Brembo recommends not resurfacing their rotors that are cross drilled.

Rotor's which are vented i believe can be resurfaced but don't hold me to that.

THe only reason why you shouldn't, and why most mechanics wont resurface cross drilled/slotted roters is because of the possibility of damaging their equipment when resurfacing the rotor because the bit may get caught in a hole/slot.

just because the stock cars are coming with brembo's doesn't increase maintenence costs.

the stock rotor's on the TL 6Spd which are brembo vented (NOT crossdrilled,NOT slotted) shouldn't be any more expensive to maintain than standard rotors.