I need to replace the rotors and brake pads on my 06 Acura TL. Dealer’s price is way too high. Anyone knows of good online store with reasonable prices please let me know. Thanks.

 

Site vendors Excelerate and MrHeelToe.

Please use search. Or browse the first couple pages of the main forum, the Performance sub-forum and/or the problems/fixes sub-forum. You'll find LOTS of recomendations. This topic seems to come up 3 times a week.

 

If you still want OEM, but not want dealer markup, go to www.acuraoemparts.com

You can get all your OEM Acura parts for a lot less. There are great DIY write ups on this site which will give you the instructions to do the brake job yourself. I just used one to change my rotors this weekend. Very easy job.

 

I got something like these when I first got my TL, but i got the whole kit front and back... cross drilled only, not slotted. Great stopping power, bite is a little hard at first but it smoothes out after a little bit and look great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...Q5fAccessories

Cheap, look good, and work good as well, never had any problems.

 

Folks, if you're gonna start a thread on brakes, please specify if your TL is M/T or A/T for '04-'06, and Base or Type-S for '07-'08. That way, the rest of us will know how to chime in.

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see if you can get some centric rotors from tirerack - ive had great luck with them

 

How about Brakemotive- they were in the Commercial Sales section at one time- great products and decent price (I paid $179 shipped for drilled/ slotted rotors and brake pads for all 4 wheels):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...#ht_5318wt_982

 

LOL...... and we still don't know. For all we know the info in this thread is for the wrong brakes which is funny since this topic has been beaten to death anyway.

 

look into HeelToeAuto, I just did my brakes today from him, and they're awesome stage 2 sports package

 

Maybe cheaper at Rockauto.

 

You guys still don't know which brakes he has lol.

Order from Excelerate whatever brakes you may get. Awesome customer service.

 

But we're not recommending specific part numbers. If he gets centrics, or orders from Rockauto, he can get whichever brakes he needs. And the write-ups cover both brakes.

I'm just giving him options where to look for better deals.

 

We have packages for MT and AT TL's on our website:

http://store.excelerateperformance.c...m=brakepackage

STOPTECH/Powerslot slotted or drilled and slotted rotors with STOPTECH Performance pads.

If you get the slotted rotors and you have an Auto TL, then that disc comes with a curved vane and a power alloy compound with a black coating on the hubs and vanes.

If you get the slotted rotors and you have an M/T or TL-S, which has Brembo calipers, then that disc still has the power alloy compound and black coating.

 

Wow good prices for those brake packages!

 

any deals for black friday ?

 

brakes are relatively easy to do, the only hard part is getting the caliper brackets off. depending upon mileage and if they have been serviced before, the screws holding the rotors on might not even be there. One hit with PB blaster will help you remove them. I also use copper based high heat anti seize.

in a nut shell clean all removed parts with brake cleaner along with the new rotors

loosen front lugs while care is on ground, raise up front of car.

remove lugs and wheels

remove outside pad

use a C-clamp to gently push piston back into caliper bore

remove both caliper bolts

remove and hang caliper on spring

remove inner pad

remove two bolts holding caliper bracket on and caliper bracket, remove guide pins and shims from bracket

remove screws holding rotor in place (if any) and remove rotor.

place some anti seize on hub where it makes contact with rotor

install rotor and if you want the screws, install them too using some anti seize on the threads.

install caliper bracket shims onto caliper bracket and coat the shims in anti seize

clean caliper pins and re-lubricate them with brake caliper grease and then install them back into the caliper bracket. make sure the boots are properly seated and the pins move freely and then install caliper bracket back onto car

coat each brake pad ear (the [ and ] ) along with the back of the pad where it makes contact with the caliper with anti seize

install pads onto bracket

Install caliper back onto bracket

install wheel and hand tighten lugs, make sure wheel does not wobble

lower car and torque lugs

the rears are exactly the same but you will need to inspect and replace the parking brake if it is worn down. and that is more of a pita due to it being the same as old drum brakes minus the hydraulic cylinder. I have yet to change mine in 140K so I am sure you may not need to as well

 

Easy, yes. But if you have even the slightest doubt whatsoever about doing it yourself, take it to a professional! Brakes are too critical for safety to futz around with.

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just did my front and rear brakes on my 08 tl base. Was super easy to do.

I dont know if im allowed to say but i get all my brakes stuff from my local shop 88rotors.com great prices and great customer service.

 

What happened to Brakemotive? They were a big hit around here not that long ago. I bought a few sets from them and was always happy with them. $180 if i remember correct for all brake pads and rotors.

 

^^^^They still around but now its many options to choose from.

 

Brakemotive is still around, but they are not a vendor here on AcuraZine anymore. I'm pretty sure they sell on Ebay.

 

Just remove the pads and rotors. Lightweight FTW.

I'm personally a big fan of BrakePerformance. Good prices. Good product. Check out their website.

 

I was wondering why i never see them on acurazine anymore.

They do sell on ebay.

 

You get what you pay for.

 

I'm bumping this thread. So I am in the market for a set of front brake pads on an 2006 TL. My current pads are OEM and I find them good, but I don't really like the stopping power. At the moment, I found 2 pads on Rockauto that I am interested in:

1. Centric Premium Semi-Metallic pads @$23.13 CAD
2. Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic pads @$41.84 CAD

I only drive from point A to point B and some highway driving (~1 hour drive). If I purchase option 1, will it create any noise (I don't mind brake dust) and have a better stopping power than OEM since winter is approaching.

 

I personally never f with brakes, when it comes to to replace them, I always want to get a better version of braking power, pads, rotors, I don't trust ebay crap or this slot or drilled crap... just because it looks good, it doesn't mean it will preform as good.

I would really spend the money and either do upgrade to big brake system, or go oem that came on your car. i'm sure some of you will say why?? because they work, as it should. ....

Stay off brand stuff, get something that works, I learned my lesson!
You go cheep, you will have cheep, in performance and braking power...

That's all i got to way about that, but again thats just my input on it, and many of you will say the same.

 

When I got my TL from Acura, they said they replaced brakes for me, yes they put new rotors, and brake pads,,, and trust me it wasn't Acura stuff, some cheep shit, with in 4 month's, the rotors got band, the whole car shakes when i was braking, and they heat up so damn fast.... yea new brakes lol thanks a lot, I would have prefer to do them myself and buy quality stuff since I have a little girl that is with me at all times...

To me safety is first... thats all.

 

Centric isn't cheap stuff. Just to let you know, they are the parent company of Stoptech!


Agree with the whole slotted/drilled comment tho.

Off topic: Quick- your audio setup is Beautiful!

 

Just wanted to share my experience, I have 2006 TL, 6MT.
I bought my car at 32k after a lease. Rear rotors/pads were first changed @ 83k but I switched from OEM to StopTech Brake Rotors - SportStop Drilled & Slotted with StopTech Brake Pads - Street Performance. They were not changed till 198k, so about 115k on them. I was very pleased with the performance and lifespan.

XLR8/Josh, question for you - could I have gone with Rotora Brake Pads - Ceramic instead of StopTech Brake Pads - Street Performance. I think I had the Rotora ones before on my fronts, which produced almost no brake dust. Thanks

 

You could have gone with the Rotora's, but they are significantly more expensive without really providing any better performance. If you're looking for a low dust option, go with the Centric ceramics.

 

^^^ I have BrakeLab drilled / slotted rotors that I bought off of Ebay for $110 in May of 2011 and they've been fine for over 4 years and 90K miles....

 

i've been seeing some brake packages w/ rockauto and autoanything

are they reputable ?