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Do you think I should change these rotors?

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Old 09-02-2013, 06:47 PM
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Looks like they may be below the minimum thickness specification so should be replaced. If you replaced them a little earlier you could get a better price at the scrap dealer. I took 526 lbs of scrap rotors to the local scrap yard earlier this year and got $75.

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WOW. 526 lbs for $75. Hardly worth the effort outside of being conscious of the environment.
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How did that happen?
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That's the new sunburst slotting technique that I've heard so much about! How much for a set?
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My kid did that on a Contour years ago.......except he went THROUGH the vanes too......the pad backing plates were sandwiching the inside half of the rotor.......It looked like a solid disk. LOL......... came to me and said.......'Dad.....I think there's something wrong with my brakes".........
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Bring them to AutoZone and ask for a replacement under warranty, lol. It would be worth it to see the looks on their faces...
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Originally Posted by Greywolfe
Bring them to AutoZone and ask for a replacement under warranty, lol. It would be worth it to see the looks on their faces...
That's exactly where I got that picture from. I was in Autozone today, buying a new battery and the salesman was telling me about it. I asked him if he still had it because I couldn't believe him. He took me outside and popped the trunk on his car and this is exactly what he showed me. I was stunned!

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