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Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
my buddy uses autozone rotors on all 4 corners; I have them in the rear, currently. Theyre perfectly fine rotors!
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OMG! What a h00t!
To make a long story short - a friend says his brakes are going out - takes forever to stop - afraid he's gonna have an accident. I said, take your ride to Brako and get a free estimate - $800 - needs everything. I say, good thing you aren't a girl - would be $1200...
I tell him, go to Autozone and buy everything they said needs to be replaced, and I'll install them. Autozone charges him $230 - new rotors, new drums, new pads, new shoes, bearings, seals, cylinder kits, blah, blah, blah.
I 'mike' the rotors and drums - never been turned. $40 labor to turn everything at NAPA - still in spec when done. $50 worth of Autozone parts used. Buddy takes the unused parts back to Autozone for refund - total cost 90 bones.
The thing is, I looked at the parts Autozone sold him, and the price[s], and I couldn't believe he got new rotors and drums for the price he did. Almost installed them for the hell of it. What a smoking deal!
Autozone rocks! I bought new pads for my wife's minivan there, last week. Semi-metallic, new not rebuilt, lifetime warranty, for $18.99!!! How the hell do they do it?