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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / October 2005lifetime warranty break pads
does anyone know if the break pads sold by murrays: morris or autozone: duralast are any good? they are both lifetime warranty does that mean if my pads are low, they will be > does anyone know if the break pads sold by murrays: morris or autozone: > duralast are any good? they are both lifetime warranty > > does that mean if my pads are low, they will be What are "break pads"?? LOL yeah i have the same problem i told them to check my breaks and they said my rotor was below min threshold so i told them, well put the one one back in and ill have to wait till i get mor money but they refuse, ended up maying 350 for pads and rotors for the fronts and some rewarping on the rear. >> does anyone know if the break pads sold by murrays: morris or autozone: >> duralast are any good? they are both lifetime warranty >> >> does that mean if my pads are low, they will be >> > What are "break pads"?? LOL > yeah i have the same problem > i told them to check my breaks and they said my rotor was below min > threshold so i told them, well put the one one back in and ill have to wait > till i get mor money but they refuse, ended up maying 350 for pads and > rotors for the fronts and some rewarping on the rear. Tough "break"! Next time have them check your "brakes". LOL oh was that the problem? you are truly a smart man thank you very much for the insight perhaps it was indeed the breaks but i was pretty sure i was talking to him, not texting him, so when i said breaks or brakes, i am pretty sure he got that. however, next time ill be extremly explicit and to annunciate it properly. once again i do appreciate your input into my problem >> yeah i have the same problem >> i told them to check my breaks and they said my rotor was below min [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Tough "break"! Next time have them check your "brakes". LOL I've often wondered too if the lifetime pads are "too" metalic or anything, and might grind down my rotors faster than maybe softer pads. I put some lifetime pads from autozone on my VW and they seemed fine. Sold the car not long after that, so I have no indication of wear rate. This doesn't apply to DIY pads at those shops, but one time I took my wife's car down to Midas to replace the lifetime pads they had put on. They absolutely refused to replace their worn pads unless I also purchased new rotors, deeming them "unsafe", which was BS. > does anyone know if the break pads sold by murrays: morris or autozone: > duralast are any good? they are both lifetime warranty > > does that mean if my pads are low, they will be > I've often wondered too if the lifetime pads are "too" metalic or > anything, and might grind down my rotors faster than maybe softer pads. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > absolutely refused to replace their worn pads unless I also purchased new > rotors, deeming them "unsafe", which was BS. They do the same thing with their mufflers, there are always pipes or something else "unsafe" and won't replace them unless you buy other stuff. As far as the autozone pads, they aren't the worst I've seen and they warranty them because they assume most people either forget about the warranty when they are bad again, don't have the receipt or even remember where they bought them or sell the car. I bet they don't have to warranty more than 2% of them so it's a good selling point.  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com I plan on changing the pads myself. What's a good brand to put on? > > I've often wondered too if the lifetime pads are "too" metalic or > > anything, and might grind down my rotors faster than maybe softer pads. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > http://www.atlantaracing.com Why not stick with OEM pads? Other quality pads, - Raybestos QuietStop series (they have some cheaper (read as poor) pads in their line too). - Akebono Cheers, Nirav > Why not stick with OEM pads? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Cheers, > Nirav Why the name Quietstop? Are my brakes noisy?:) CD The fact that a manufacturer has to advertise *some* of their pads as quiet amuses me to no end. I can't imagine anyone would really want noisy/squeaky pads (even at a low low price)... but maybe that's just me. Cheers, Nirav 96 Max GLE, 123k > I plan on changing the pads myself. > > What's a good brand to put on? I like Axxis metal masters but these are more of a performance brake pad. OEM's are also good but not cheap. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com Go ahead and put Autozone's Duralast pads on, they're made by Morse. the lifetime warranty is a great selling point, and yeah, maybe 2% of the people remember they have a warranty on them! Midas pads are supplied by Autozone. > I plan on changing the pads myself. > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > http://www.atlantaracing.com Murray's discount auto parts has Bosch lifetime warranty, are they any good? > Go ahead and put Autozone's Duralast pads on, they're made by Morse. the > lifetime warranty is a great selling point, and yeah, maybe 2% of the people [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > > > > http://www.atlantaracing.com > Murray's discount auto parts has Bosch lifetime warranty, are they any >good? [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> > > >> > > http://www.atlantaracing.com I put life time warranty ceramic pads on my dads caravan 4 years ago. they just recently got down to the wear indicators. I took a quick peek thru the wheels and see the rotors have a clean wear pattern but have not changed them yet. he has had no complaints about them and I don't see any problems at this time. I will do the brakes for him soon. the ceramic pads seem to hold up well without creating hot spots or wearing the rotors unusually fast. as for shops requiring new rotors when doing brakes its hard to say. there are plenty of crooks out there but also plenty of honest ones as well. As a point of liability any brake job should include resurfacing the rotors to true them and give a fresh surface to mate to, just as you would hone the cylinders when putting new piston rings in an engine. If the rotors thickness is at or below wear limits they will need replacing to comply with regulations on brake safety. anyone not following these guidelines is subject to a lawsuit if the vehicle is involved in an accident and the cause is related to brakes being under specs. I have performed many brake inspections on vehicles that were involved in an accident. people are always looking for someone ells to blame! though I believe very few are truly due to break fail it is risky to not follow regulations the penalties could be very costly. Spat MetalMasters by Axxis/Repco. That's all you need. As far as rotors are concerned, unless they warped, badly scored or o/heated, new pads will work OK without turning the rotors; but, usually you have to let the brake pads "take a set" to conform to the old rotors,. This takes ~ 50-150 miles of use. |
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