Let's start over......
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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.
Sanded the pad with fine grit paper and slapped it back on there.
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From: In the fast lane from LA to Tokyo...
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......
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......
Btw....here's my wife's sister....link>>>http://shantelkrebs.com
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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.
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.
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Btw....here's my wife's sister....link>>>http://shantelkrebs.com
So you're a fellow stalker. We should have a meeting; share awesome stalker tips with each other.
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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.
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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.
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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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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......