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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic Brakes and Rotors
14 messages, Last post on Feb 02, 2009 at 10:27 AM
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Hi: I just had my front brakes and 2" cut from my rotors. Atleast thats what the mechanic said? I paid $145.00 with tax, is that a decent price or was I taken for a ride. The civic is a 2005 two door Lx. Mandy
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Replying to: maismore (Nov 06, 2007 2:33 pm) 
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Replying to: maismore (Nov 06, 2007 2:33 pm)  And I'd say $145 for a full front brake job (new pads, turn rotors, repack wheel bearings) is not bad at all. Most places charge $75-$100 just to replace the pads.
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Replying to: drmbb (Nov 07, 2007 6:40 am) |
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Hi, I am totally new to this. I am planning on buying a new CIvic this week. (I went to a Mazda after having a Civic for 13 years and was dissapointed). I am trying to figure out what model I want. I am super hard on brakes. I drive fast and ride my brakes. I can't seem to figure out if drum brakes of disc brakes are going to last longer. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
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Replying to: tanyasue (Nov 28, 2007 6:59 am) Almost all but the cheapest vehicles will also have disc brakes in the rear. Rear brakes do less actual braking (vehicle weight shifts to the front), therefore could be drum. Rear brakes also have to have a parking brake capability (manual cable), which you can do easily with a drum brake. When you put a disc brake in the rear, it actually has both a disc caliper for normal hydraulic fluid stopping, and a small set of drum shoes for the parking brake. Because of this, rear disc brakes are more expensive than rear drums, and aren't used in the cheaper vehicles. Your driving style driving fast and riding your brakes (for some very bad reason), I would definitely insist on a model with disc brakes all around.
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Replying to: tanyasue (Nov 28, 2007 6:59 am) Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: kiawah (Nov 28, 2007 7:40 am)
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Replying to: tanyasue (Nov 28, 2007 8:25 am)
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Replying to: cz75 (Nov 28, 2007 3:16 pm)
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