Brake Rotors / Discs - Anyone Use These?

baroth1 · September 19, 2007

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Silve...sspagenameZWDVW

Does anyone have any first hand experience with these? eBay item # 220149646263

Thanks,

Spoonman · September 19, 2007

Not Familair with them. The price seems a bit high for one each. You can probably/most likely get some after market performance rotors at a better price.......

hoorders · September 19, 2007

Not Familair with them. The price seems a bit high for one each. You can probably/most likely get some after market performance rotors at a better price.......

I beleive that price is for 4 rotors and pads all the way around...........

grimmysnr · September 19, 2007

You get what you pay for. Ebay isnt necessarily the end all be all of high quality items. For 20 bucks more you could go down to Napa and pick up their premium stuff and have good rotors and a manager to bitch at when something goes wrong. For me, brakes are pretty important and they arent something i want to skimp on.

I cant remember how much exactly for Napa all the way around and it just may be more than that, but would you really want a 40 dollar rotor stopping your 6 thousand pound truck?

baroth1 · September 20, 2007

You get what you pay for. Ebay isnt necessarily the end all be all of high quality items. For 20 bucks more you could go down to Napa and pick up their premium stuff and have good rotors and a manager to bitch at when something goes wrong. For me, brakes are pretty important and they arent something i want to skimp on.

I cant remember how much exactly for Napa all the way around and it just may be more than that, but would you really want a 40 dollar rotor stopping your 6 thousand pound truck?

I won't argue with you on the "you get what you pay for" statement. That's often true, & I never considered eBay to be the "end all be all of high quality items", I just saw the auction and wondered if anyone here had any first hand experience with them. It seems to good to be true, but then you never know.

I do appreciate the reply, even if it doesn't sound like it (so please don't take offense).

c4cruiser · September 20, 2007

The thing about eBay is that you sometimes do "get what you pay for". These could be a good value and saves having to drive or call around to see who has rotors and pads in stock. From their ad, Iwould bet that the company is a jobber who gets parts from wholesale houses.

I don't have any specific experience with this company but I would bet that the rotors they offer are what's called "White Box" rotors in the auto repair trades. Most likely made in China and the steel may not be the same level as what you might find in US or Canadian made rotors. They will probably require a light machining on a brake lathe to true them up and remove any marks in spite of what they claim in the ad.

The pads are probably a generic semi-metallic pad and there would be no way to tell how long they may last or what they may do to the rotors.

I would agree with going to a reputable parts store like NAPA, CarQuest, or such and get rotors that you can inspect before buying. Pads can be a personal choice but I would recommend stock GM pads as replacements if you are satisfied with their performance so far.

My OEM pads are still on my 99 with 70K on the odometer and they still have about 70% left. The OEM rotors look brand new.