1995 Front Rotors UPDATE.

Hi,

I just checked with my local Toyota dealer.

New Toyota rotor are GB£132.96 including taxes that's circa US$240.

Same rotors fitted by them is GB£209.00 circa US$377

They don't offer a regrinding service as there labour costs does not make
this
an economical deal against just replacing them.

Thats a bit like I thought anyway.

New front disc pads are GB£41.00 = US$77.

I wonder how this compares with the US prices.

Johnny UK

On Sep 30, 7:50 am, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just checked with my local Toyota dealer.
>
> New Toyota rotor are GB£132.96 including taxes that's circa US$240.
>
> Same rotors fitted by them is  GB£209.00 circa US$377
>
> They don't offer a regrinding service as there labour costs does not make
> this
> an economical deal against just replacing them.
>
> Thats a bit like I thought anyway.
>
> New front disc pads are GB£41.00 =  US$77.
>
> I wonder how this compares with the US prices.
>
> Johnny UK

I got a pair for about 70US and paid 20$ to a friend to put them on,
Dealers charge as much as doctors, shop around. But you do get free
coffee and dougnuts at the dealer. I cant understand why anyone uses a
dealer for things like brakes.

"ransley" <Mark_Ransleym> wrote in message
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On Sep 30, 7:50 am, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just checked with my local Toyota dealer.
>
> New Toyota rotor are GB£132.96 including taxes that's circa US$240.
>
> Same rotors fitted by them is GB£209.00 circa US$377
>
> They don't offer a regrinding service as there labour costs does not make
> this
> an economical deal against just replacing them.
>
> Thats a bit like I thought anyway.
>
> New front disc pads are GB£41.00 = US$77.
>
> I wonder how this compares with the US prices.
>
> Johnny UK

I got a pair for about 70US and paid 20$ to a friend to put them on,
Dealers charge as much as doctors, shop around. But you do get free
coffee and dougnuts at the dealer. I cant understand why anyone uses a
dealer for things like brakes.

Hi Again,

Yes I agree with you regarding the Main Dealers.
I do use a local garage on the occasions it suits me.

I will fit these myself but it was handy to get a starting
point on costs.

At least I have a point to work from now.

Tks

Johnny UK

On Sep 30, 9:19 am, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
> "ransley" <Mark_Rans...m> wrote in message
>
> news:eaefb766-83bf-436c-8d0d-917c75659493@a70g2000hsh..com...
> On Sep 30, 7:50 am, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I just checked with my local Toyota dealer.
>
> > New Toyota rotor are GB£132.96 including taxes that's circa US$240.
>
> > Same rotors fitted by them is GB£209.00 circa US$377
>
> > They don't offer a regrinding service as there labour costs does not make
> > this
> > an economical deal against just replacing them.
>
> > Thats a bit like I thought anyway.
>
> > New front disc pads are GB£41.00 = US$77.
>
> > I wonder how this compares with the US prices.
>
> > Johnny UK
>
> I got a pair for about 70US and paid 20$ to a friend to put them on,
> Dealers charge as much as doctors, shop around. But you do get free
> coffee and dougnuts at the dealer. I cant understand why anyone uses a
> dealer for things like brakes.
>
> Hi Again,
>
> Yes I agree with you regarding the Main Dealers.
> I do use a local garage on the occasions it suits me.
>
> I will fit these myself but it was handy to get a starting
> point on costs.
>
> At least I have a point to work from now.
>
> Tks
>
> Johnny UK- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Have good tools calipers can be hard to remove. Just buy a name brand
aftermarket and new pads, dealers realy charge, but they have good
donuts and coffee

Things sure are quite different across the pond. In the US a pair of
rotor turning are about USD $20-30. Sure, a dealer rotor is about USD
$120 IIRC. But I see no advantage in them vs Brembo or even the cheap
professional grade Raybestos (USD $20 each here).

In the US we don't turn, or regrind, the rotors unless it's out of
round or have grooves worn into them. It removes precious metal that
help absorb heat, and make them more likely to warp in the future:

Regrind only when:
* Severe scoring: depth in excess of 0.060"
* Pulsation:
* Lateral runout in excess of 0.003"
* Thickness variation in excess of 0.001"
* Excessive corrosion on rotor surfaces

On Oct 2, 12:48 pm, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
> I have rang a couple of local places today in the area but most have just
> said
> owning to labour costs its not economical to do a  regrind/restore.
> And new rotors is a better choice.
> Seems maybe they make more $  from selling rotors that regrinding them.
>
> That's Toyotas opinion as well..
>
> I will hunt around further over this next week.
>
> Thanks for the interest
>
> Johnny  UK

On Oct 3, 12:49 am, johngd...@m wrote:
> Things sure are quite different across the pond. In the US a pair of
> rotor turning are about USD $20-30. Sure, a dealer rotor is about USD
> $120 IIRC. But I see no advantage in them vs Brembo or even the cheap
> professional grade Raybestos (USD $20 each here).
>
> In the US we don't turn, or regrind, the rotors unless it's out of
> round or have grooves worn into them. It removes precious metal that
> help absorb heat, and make them more likely to warp in the future:
>
> Regrind only when:
>   * Severe scoring: depth in excess of 0.060"
>   * Pulsation:
>       * Lateral runout in excess of 0.003"
>       * Thickness variation in excess of 0.001"
>       * Excessive corrosion on rotor surfaces
>
> On Oct 2, 12:48 pm, "JM" <joh...@melvin.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have rang a couple of local places today in the area but most have just
> > said
> > owning to labour costs its not economical to do a  regrind/restore.
> > And new rotors is a better choice.
> > Seems maybe they make more $  from selling rotors that regrinding them.
>
> > That's Toyotas opinion as well..
>
> > I will hunt around further over this next week.
>
> > Thanks for the interest
>
> > Johnny  UK- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Right its all in the numbers of how thick a rotor is before anone in
the US will grind them. But why cant he get rotors cheaper.