franklin Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 $295 for dealer service to do it - parts and labor. Do them yourself. A monkey could do a dick brake pad change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Duralast are fine. I have used them and the wearever parts on other vehicles that needed brakes. Never had an issue with them. Would usually put another 20k on before I would get rid of the car. Not performance pads. That price sounds reasonable. You should be able to get pads and flush for $100. Make sure they don't slam you with extra fees. I'll probably get the Durulast - heck they only gotta last me a maximum of 8000 miles or until August - whatever comes first. I don't wanna spend several hundred on a car, which won't even be mine come late August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavis Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Im taking off my hawk ceramic pads in a couple of weeks to install hps hawk pads. I only ran the ceramics for about 4,000miles, so most of the pad is still left. If you want them pm me and we could work out something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gitster Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 ^^^ Good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 I need to have them installed by next Wednesday tops. Probably not going to go with a performance pad, since the next 3 months, I'll be driving in extreme cold temps. I'll have the car in the mountains from the 28th to the 4th, where I'll be driving for 7 days in temps in the teens or lower. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 ok Autozone has them very cheap for non-metallic pads: Duralast Brake Pads - Front: (MKD1078) $29.99 Duralast Gold Brake Pads - Rear: (DG1114) $32.99 . I am going to go with the "better" front pads: Duralast Gold Brake Pads - Front: (DG1078) $41.99 Duralast Gold Brake Pads - Rear: (DG1114) $32.99 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuace Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Srsly, you can do them. They literally take 15 minutes to do both sides. As long as you don't have warped or otherwise damaged rotors, I'd say pass on getting them turned. But thats just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Srsly, you can do them. They literally take 15 minutes to do both sides. As long as you don't have warped or otherwise damaged rotors, I'd say pass on getting them turned. But thats just me. My brother and uncle (mechanic) took a look at the rotors and brakes. The rotors all look fine, but the brakes need to be done from and back. If my brother has some free time on Thursday, he said he'd do them, otherwise, I will do them next Wednesday when I am off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 My brother and uncle (mechanic) took a look at the rotors and brakes. The rotors all look fine, but the brakes need to be done from and back. If my brother has some free time on Thursday, he said he'd do them, otherwise, I will do them next Wednesday when I am off. If you're not into the wear indicators yet, then I wouldn't even do the pads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Autozone is the pits. I paid for both sets, but one needed to be ordered. Seems like they don't have a way of tracking to see if it came in or what's going on. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gitster Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Advanced Auto would had been there the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 i didn't read all the post, but the brakes are covered under warranty 3/36k. if your dealer breaks your balls, it may be worth the ride to Metric subaru and talk to dave brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 i never understand why people don't know this about the warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossey Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Screw AutoZone. I'm a manager at a local Advance Auto Parts. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT use the pads we sell if you plan to do anything outside of normal driving. They will fade easily due to heat. When I replaced my rear rotors/pads, I went to AutoPart International (who is owned by AAP, but much higher quality parts) to get everything. At my pricing, it was around $160 for everything, using their top of the line ceramic pads. Bendix brake pads are made by Honeywell, who also owns Garrett (the turbo company). I'd use them on rear prolly. Not bad quality, but I'd still prefer API's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Wow. 5EAT FTL. I have almost 50k on my original pads, but they need replacement soon. Now a days it is sometimes cheaper to replace the rotors than to have them turned. My rotors were beyond service limit at 30k. Although I _use_ my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 i didn't read all the post, but the brakes are covered under warranty 3/36k. if your dealer breaks your balls, it may be worth the ride to Metric subaru and talk to dave brown My car is 41 months old now. My dealer told me when the car was still within warranty that the brakes were fine - I learned only 2K miles later when I went for State Inspection that they were borderline passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 Picked up the brake pads, will install on Wednesday. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty69 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 fwiw, autozone duralast gold rear pads, $32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 $99.30 set of front and $99.70 for set of rears . Damn, that's $10 more per set than my dealer charges! Once good thing about the OEM pads is they come with new shims and retaining clips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 The LGT pads were very different than the OEM pads that were on my car - they would've never fit. The Outback pads were identical to the pads that were on the rear of my car. I gtg now and return the autozone rear pads. I find it bizarre that Outback pads were in my rear. The LGT pads were from two totally different stores, and both different from what was on my car. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The LGT pads were very different than the OEM pads that were on my car - they would've never fit. . Something is wrong at autozone then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Something is wrong at autozone then... Something is wrong with the two completely different auto parts stores I went to today. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossey Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Something is wrong with the two completely different auto parts stores I went to today. . What stores and what were the part numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 What stores and what were the part numbers? Autozone and Preferred Auto Parts. Both brakes had the number '1114' in the part number. The ones that fit had '770' in the part number. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaqtly Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hopefully this is the right thread to ask this in - can anybody recommend a good set of street pads for an LGT? Not looking for race pads, but I am looking for better pads than the stock ones, which fade *very* easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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