H's gray 03 CL type S

I took my 03 CL-S to the dealer yesterday for an oil change and they gave me an estimate for $1100 to do the the brakes, alignment and change all the fluids which I thought was absurd. They want $375 for the front & $375 for the rear for new pads and to resurface the rotors plus $40 to rotate the tires when they'd already be off to do the brakes. Acura of Ocean is a rip off! I'm wondering if anyone knows of good rotors and pads that are cheap but not garbage. I figure I could just get new rotors & pads and do it myself for a lot cheaper so I'm asking for some recomandations on rotors and pads I dont care if there drilled, slotted, both or just standard vented. I dont wanna pay a ton of money but I also dont wanna put some of those garbage brakes on my car either its only got 44k miles on it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

brian6speed

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Wow 1100 and they don't even give you new rotors. Highway robbery. I guess I am not surprised they get away with it.

For rotors and pads you can look on heeltoes or other sites. Ebc, hawk, etc.

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i would be infuriated by that omfg

that is simply ludacris

H's gray 03 CL type S

Any suggestions on a brand?

civicdrivr

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I had good luck with Racing Brake rotors. I got them from Marcus at Heel Toe.

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iTrader: (2)

DBA front, and ebc rear.... no problems now that i use hawk pads.


I ever so slightly developed a vibration from my cross drilled dba rotors cause the pads were not the best, i still have them in the garage and will put them back on once the slotted ones i have now wear out, but this time with hawk pads instead of the napa adaptive one pads they are called. one side is ceramic and the other is a composite of some sort. and one side wore out quicker than the other and the heat from braking created a vibration so i believe which is why i kept the rotors. and dba's cool down faster than any other oem replacement style rotor

russianDude

After having Brembo blanks, I decided to go with Centric rotors. I am pretty happy with them 15K miles after it, still did not warp...

silvervtec96

I have Racing Brake rotors and OEM pads.