And they're no more expensive than aftermarket from the dealership. Just put new rotors on my W140 a while back, and OE rotors were something like $87/each my cost from the dealer.
I did, however, buy some nice ceramic pads from our sexy parts supplier to use with those rotors. Dan On Dec 21, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Peter Frederick wrote: > MB rotors cannot be turned. To keep the unsprung weight down, they are > disposable. When they acquire a lip on the outer edge from wear, get new > ones. They are less expensive than getting them turned properly, and cutting > them down will make them too thin -- and they then warp. > > Rear rotors being too thin will also cause the pistons in the calipers to > cock and stick, which causes all sorts of other problems. > > I usually get two sets of pads per set of rotors, which for me is 120,000 > miles or more (just put the second set of pads on the 300D at about 80,000 > miles, I don't wear them badly). > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
