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Old 11-26-2014, 01:32 PM
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No kidding. They said I urgently needed brake pads and rotors because the pads were down to metal and cutting into the rotors. I think not.

Sanded the pad with fine grit paper and slapped it back on there.
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 01:45 PM
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I tend to avoid dealers for a reason....
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 01:57 PM
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Yep. Took it there for warranty work. Guess they were trying to make up the money.
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 01:59 PM
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Looks like 5 or 6 mm of pad left.

Pads are fine, just a larger metallic flake in the composition.
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 02:17 PM
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Bracing myself for two solid days with the wife's entire clan on Thursday and Friday......

To make things worse, the planned family outing on Friday is the Renaissance Festival, where you pay big money to hang out with same people you wouldn't have been caught dead with in high school......
Yer up one festival and day more than I have to spend with my wife's side....good luck ....only I have to spend 3+ hours traveling to her sisters house....

Btw....here's my wife's sister....link>>>http://shantelkrebs.com
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 02:22 PM
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Okay, decided to get up and do something. A few days back, my dealer told me I needed new brake pads and rotors. Decided to take a look for myself.





As I suspected, they look just fine. Plenty of pad left, and only minimal rotor grooving. However, I did notice this on one pad:



Thoughts Pat? Bad enough to replace? Or perhaps I can just sand it a bit. Again, no vibration or poor braking performance.
Jeez you'd better hurry up and get them replaced in another 40k-50k...
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 06:04 PM
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Btw....here's my wife's sister....link>>>http://shantelkrebs.com
Holy crap -- HOTNESS!!! To quote the long, lost BigHersh: "I'd hit that!"......
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 08:31 PM
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Nope....I'm just just someone who lurks in forums and watches their demise from the techs messing with them too much.....
So you're a fellow stalker. We should have a meeting; share awesome stalker tips with each other.
 
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Old 11-26-2014, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnBoy88
Okay, decided to get up and do something. A few days back, my dealer told me I needed new brake pads and rotors. Decided to take a look for myself.

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Thoughts Pat? Bad enough to replace? Or perhaps I can just sand it a bit. Again, no vibration or poor braking performance.

I might also be worth emailing the first pic to the service manager with your RO number and ask him why the tech lied about the condition of the brake pads. Just to see what the manager will say
 
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Old 11-27-2014, 07:33 AM
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Old 11-27-2014, 07:34 AM
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Happy Turkey Day .....
 
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Old 11-27-2014, 09:05 AM
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Happy Turkey Day .....
thank you and to you too. You started yours early.
 
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Old 11-27-2014, 09:22 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone!
 
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Old 11-27-2014, 11:11 AM
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Ben Franklin thought God allowing us to invent beer was a sign that he loved us. I think it was a sign that he knew there would be times when we would have to spend two solid days with family over the Holidays......
 
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Old 11-27-2014, 01:23 PM
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happy Thanksgiving yall
 
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