brake rotors
autojoe
08-05-2014, 02:25 PM
I bought this trailblazer in 2012 feb....installed autozone brake rotors front june 2012.I do not know if they were the originals.2 years 2 months later rotors rusted out.my question is local dealer dont have the rotors that came with my truck originally they have advantage plus or something like that lesser quality rotors but online I found the oe ones that came with my truck and I can get them for 25 dollars more for each one for a total of 50 dollars more than az rotors with 2 year warranty.I think the oe ones have a 1 year warranty......does anyone know if the oe ones online will last longer than 2 years?I live in Pennsylvania the rust belt.I do not want to pay 50 dollars more for 2 rotors and still have to replace them every couple years.I do not mind paying more and replace less.Any input would be appreciated.
Schurkey
10-18-2014, 03:52 PM
1. Many different brands and manufacturers will claim that their product "meets OEM specs"; even if they aren't the OEM supplier.
2. QUALITY brake rotors are nearly impossible to obtain. The whole brake rotor industry seems to have shifted to China. Even GM sometimes sells low-budget Chinese junk with an official GM part number on it, even though the part that the car was made with was produced in USA, Canada, or Mexico.
3. If you've got an extreme rusting situation where the brake rotors only last a couple years...is the rest of the vehicle a rusted-out heap? Iron and steel are known for rusting; it may be that where you are...two years is all you can expect. I can't help you a lot there, it's just beyond my experience. Roads get salted here, too--and my rotors (and brake pads!) are original even after 11 years and 150K miles. I can't imagine the circumstances that make brake rotors unusable due to rust in two years.
4. Like so many other items, the "best value" is not the cheapest part, nor the most expensive. The middle-ground is where quality intersects price--just don't expect high-quality at low or even middle prices. And, as I said in #2, high-quality brake rotors pretty much don't exist for the mass-market. It's all Chinese for us.
2. QUALITY brake rotors are nearly impossible to obtain. The whole brake rotor industry seems to have shifted to China. Even GM sometimes sells low-budget Chinese junk with an official GM part number on it, even though the part that the car was made with was produced in USA, Canada, or Mexico.
3. If you've got an extreme rusting situation where the brake rotors only last a couple years...is the rest of the vehicle a rusted-out heap? Iron and steel are known for rusting; it may be that where you are...two years is all you can expect. I can't help you a lot there, it's just beyond my experience. Roads get salted here, too--and my rotors (and brake pads!) are original even after 11 years and 150K miles. I can't imagine the circumstances that make brake rotors unusable due to rust in two years.
4. Like so many other items, the "best value" is not the cheapest part, nor the most expensive. The middle-ground is where quality intersects price--just don't expect high-quality at low or even middle prices. And, as I said in #2, high-quality brake rotors pretty much don't exist for the mass-market. It's all Chinese for us.
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