Where to buy a brake caliper?

[johnb16a2]

Hi,

I have a bad rear caliper on my 2000 Si and I'm wondering where would be the best place to get a remanufactured unit. Should I go with a national chain unit with a lifetime warranty or should I go for a dealer supplied remanufactured unit with a one year warranty (I'm told new units are longer available)? As you can imagine the dealer unit is much more expensive. I'm not too worried by the price but quality and durability are high on the list. Opinions please!

Cheers,
John

[Scrapper]

go to autozone.advanced.pep boys..unless you want to go to the life time.or you could rebuild it for lot less if piston in calaper has pit's in it if it dose you misewell get new calaper...

[johnb16a2]

Originally Posted by scrapper1

go to autozone.advanced.pep boys..unless you want to go to the life time.or you could rebuild it for lot less if piston in calaper has pit's in it if it dose you misewell get new calaper...

I decided to attempt to rebuild the caliper and as a back-up plan I picked up a lifetime Cardone unit from Parts America. Wish me luck!

BTW, does anyone have tips about rebuilding a rear caliper with the parking brake mechanism inside?

Cheers,
John