New Brakes?

I've got a 2004 SRX V6 and I'm thinking about buying a new set of drilled/slotted brake rotors with ceramic pads from eBay and have my local brake shop put them on for me. I can get these from eBay for about $300.00 and the labor will be about $250.00. Has anyone else done something like this before? I've researched eBay and all ads say their rotors/pads are OEM and will fit the existing calipers with no problem.

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I've got a 2004 SRX V6 and I'm thinking about buying a new set of drilled/slotted brake rotors with ceramic pads from eBay and have my local brake shop put them on for me. I can get these from eBay for about $300.00 and the labor will be about $250.00. Has anyone else done something like this before? I've researched eBay and all ads say their rotors/pads are OEM and will fit the existing calipers with no problem.

Thanks


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unless you are into racing, or live in Europe and drive the Autovan,  i recommend against ceramic pads ..
they will perform poorly on average street driving.  They dont do so well until they get hot.

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Thanks for the info!!!

Hey DJ,
 
I just bought new rotors/pads off of Ebay. There were 3-4 different sellers with a similar packages, and as Stomper suggested, I steered away from the ceramic pads. The drilled/slotted rotors aren't really necessary either, but they just look cool.
 
I should receive them this week, and am planning on doing the install next. I can provide some details when I get them in, if you would like. I'm hoping the claims of OEM size and fitment are true.
 
I'm having a friend help with the install, since I haven't done brakes before. He is a race driving instructor so he's used to do doing lots of brake replacement.

Yes please keep me informed.

Thanks!!!

Will do. The OEM rotors are pretty ugly after they get all rusty. We have the 18" wheels, and the spokes are fairly slim, so these show really bad.
 
The new ones are supposed to be stainless and zinc coated, so helpfully they will stay pretty.
 
I had a wheel off today changing a turn signal bulb(another thread) and decided to clean up the caliper. I was thinking about painting the calipers silver when I do the rotor change, but after some cleaning, it looks pretty good. I'm not going for the tuner look, but nice stainless rotors look great with a clean caliper. I used some degreaser and a steel wire brush, and now they look like new.

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Will do. The OEM rotors are pretty ugly after they get all rusty. We have the 18" wheels, and the spokes are fairly slim, so these show really bad.

The new ones are supposed to be stainless and zinc coated, so helpfully they will stay pretty.

I had a wheel off today changing a turn signal bulb(another thread) and decided to clean up the caliper. I was thinking about painting the calipers silver when I do the rotor change, but after some cleaning, it looks pretty good. I'm not going for the tuner look, but nice stainless rotors look great with a clean caliper. I used some degreaser and a steel wire brush, and now they look like new.

painted rotors can do wonders for many cars.
take a look at the Ferrari cars.