OK - FOMOCO claimed my premium brakes were knackered and I required replacements @ approx $2K... no thanks !

So I go NET shopping and select some DBAsport 4000 rotors and Lucas pads.

Lucas pads did not fit so the nice ABS man changed em for some Bendix Ultimates.

Jury is still out on the Bendix pads being any good and they may prove expensive on rotors.

here are the results... all for $840 ... much better!

Do you even clean your calipers? far out

Thanks for the info, I'll be in a similar situation shortly.

so how many ks are you guys getting on a set of premium discs?

This all happened after the 30K service. The front pads had 5 mill left and the rotors had a 2 mill wear lip. FOMOCO claimed they could not machine them as they would then be under size !!!

The rears were ok - I've installed Lucas pads back there and the olds had about 6 mill left.

I'm not especially heavy on brakes (least I don't think so ;-) )

Its the $2000 that was the catalyst for the project. yikes !!!

$305 ea for DBAsports4000 rotors and the initial pads were $125 Lucas DB1473 - but they don't fit my Caliper !!!

changed for Ultimates for no cost..

I'm real easy on the brakes for the first 200 ks. spent some time last night doing 60kph down to 5kph with firmish pedal applications. should be ok....

Good move. How much were the rotors out of interest?

What sort of Bendix Pads did they give you?

I is imortant to remeber that most pads require "bedding in"

Remeber if anyone has any brake problems and you want advise PM me.

Even if you don't buy your brakes parts from me, I am happy to help. 

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I've sent you an email a couple of days ago asking for help with the view of buying from you

me? I'm not a re-seller. I think your after Bcr01 ...

you might wanna get FOMOCO mechanics to check out why theres a tree stump growing out from your floorpan too...

What you didn't option the tree stump on yours? I thought everyone did.

that's right! check the box marked..."stump pulling torque". you get to test it everyday..

much safer than bricks BTW.