Bendix Brake Pads - Lifetime Warrany
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Bendix Brake Pads - Lifetime Warrany
Have a '91 coupe on which I installed Bendix pads with lifetime warranty. Meaning they will replace the pads at 2/32. That was seven years ago..with 40k on the fronts and 42k on the rears. At inspection this month the fronts are 4/32 and rears at 5/32. Still have nearly two years left at this point. Mechanic said the rotors would probably need replacing too as the pads are a hard composition. This makes sense to me. He also indicated that I could replace the pads today not under the warranty and go back to OEM and the rotors may still need to be placed over the next two years. I opted to stay the course and if necessary after the two years replace the pads and rotors. I figure that rotors will be 15 years old at that point and probably it's time to replace under normal conditions. And I may sell within the two years and replace..a vette of course. Your opinions and thoughts please.
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Re: Bendix Brake Pads - Lifetime Warrany (vetteman42)
Seems like you've done your homework. My main concern is getting the correct pad compound and then look at warranty. Bendix makes really good pads for a variety of applications. That said, I usually keep vehicles for 100-200K and the better warranty is sometimes a factor.
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Re: Bendix Brake Pads - Lifetime Warrany (dlmeyers)
Well first off, great choice with the Bendix pads, in my opinion, the best pads on the market today.
Rotors are a normal wear item and do get eaten up by the semi-metallic pads but... Sounds like he's feeding you a line of crap. If he checked out the pads (pulled the wheels off), he should've used a micrometer to measure the rotor thickness and then checked a specification book.
You never know, they might have been able to be resurfaced. Just my 2c.
Rotors are a normal wear item and do get eaten up by the semi-metallic pads but... Sounds like he's feeding you a line of crap. If he checked out the pads (pulled the wheels off), he should've used a micrometer to measure the rotor thickness and then checked a specification book.
You never know, they might have been able to be resurfaced. Just my 2c.
