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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #60 on: January 29, 2020, 09:16:40 pm »
I just ordered brakes for all 4 corners from Maxbrakes.  E-coated with ceramic pads, all in for just under $200

Getting a new windshield tomorrow, $250+tax
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #61 on: January 29, 2020, 09:24:00 pm »
Quote from: blur911 on January 29, 2020, 09:16:40 pm
I just ordered brakes for all 4 corners from Maxbrakes.  E-coated with ceramic pads, all in for just under $200

Getting a new windshield tomorrow, $250+tax

Exactly what I ordered for the SC430 last week!  "Elite" OEM with carbon metallic pads.  $213 shipped.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #62 on: January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm »
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #63 on: January 29, 2020, 11:56:47 pm »
Quote from: bridgecity on January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.

3rd time using them.  Pretty pleased with them!  Price is unbeatable.  Allegedly the same weight and same vane number as OEM rotors. Located in Canada.

I think Blur911 put them on his Cayenne too. (IIRC)

https://www.maxbrakes.com/en-ca/
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #64 on: January 30, 2020, 07:24:42 am »
Quote from: rrocket on January 29, 2020, 11:56:47 pm
Quote from: bridgecity on January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.

3rd time using them.  Pretty pleased with them!  Price is unbeatable.  Allegedly the same weight and same vane number as OEM rotors. Located in Canada.

I think Blur911 put them on his Cayenne too. (IIRC)

https://www.maxbrakes.com/en-ca/
No more brake parts from Rock Auto?
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #65 on: January 30, 2020, 08:21:53 am »
Holy Crap, I can get a kit of front/rear drilled rotors with pads for the Tundra for $222.95

That's ridiculously cheap.  I'm kinda sad now that Toyota overbuilt the brakes on the Tundra that on average last about 115 000kms.  I wanna try these ones, but at this rate, I'll have to wait another 6 years before doing so. 
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #66 on: January 30, 2020, 08:44:27 am »
I thought drilled rotors were a bad idea in salt country (and in general, really).
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #67 on: January 30, 2020, 08:55:18 am »
Quote from: tortoise on January 30, 2020, 08:44:27 am
I thought drilled rotors were a bad idea in salt country (and in general, really).

*Shrugs*  I dunno.  Never heard of it, but don't know otherwise. 

Regular OEM style rotors are a couple bucks cheaper, then.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #68 on: January 30, 2020, 09:40:25 am »
yea, i can get a complete set of pads and rotors (all 4 wheels) for about $150 for my Rio5...maybe it doesn't matter, but the warranty isn't as long as what i get from my indie though.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #69 on: January 30, 2020, 09:44:02 am »
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on January 30, 2020, 09:40:25 am
yea, i can get a complete set of pads and rotors (all 4 wheels) for about $150 for my Rio5...maybe it doesn't matter, but the warranty isn't as long as what i get from my indie though.

Front pads for my JCW were $350.  ;D
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #70 on: January 30, 2020, 10:21:18 am »
Quote from: Railton on January 30, 2020, 07:24:42 am
Quote from: rrocket on January 29, 2020, 11:56:47 pm
Quote from: bridgecity on January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.

3rd time using them.  Pretty pleased with them!  Price is unbeatable.  Allegedly the same weight and same vane number as OEM rotors. Located in Canada.

I think Blur911 put them on his Cayenne too. (IIRC)

https://www.maxbrakes.com/en-ca/
No more brake parts from Rock Auto?
Railton

With shipping it was about the same price for similar from Rockauto, thought I'd support a Canadian company in this case.

Also, when I added brakes to my Rockauto order, somehow it moved where some of the other parts were coming from and increased shipping for them as well.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #71 on: January 30, 2020, 10:35:51 am »
Quote from: OliverD on January 30, 2020, 09:44:02 am
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on January 30, 2020, 09:40:25 am
yea, i can get a complete set of pads and rotors (all 4 wheels) for about $150 for my Rio5...maybe it doesn't matter, but the warranty isn't as long as what i get from my indie though.

Front pads for my JCW were $350.  ;D

From that website?

And as far as warranty, I don't know that I've ever had to warranty a set of rotors/pads.  Personally speaking, this website is perfect for me, because I'm more than capable of doing my own brake jobs on any vehicles. 
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #72 on: January 30, 2020, 10:41:45 am »
Dang, mucking around with the heater controls last evening and I forgot the ignition switch on.  Totally dead battery. :P
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #73 on: January 30, 2020, 10:43:36 am »
Quote from: blur911 on January 30, 2020, 10:41:45 am
Dang, mucking around with the heater controls last evening and I forgot the ignition switch on.  Totally dead battery. :P

Sh!t, hopefully it didn't kill your battery for good. 
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #74 on: January 30, 2020, 10:49:43 am »
I diagnosed the heater blower thing, it comes on high as soon as the key is turned to on. 
They say it's a resistor pack controlling speed, but it's actually a transistor in line with the blower motor.   It shorts out and the blower is on high until disconnected.  Odd thing is that Rockauto says the resistor pack is for trucks with simple dial climate control, which I thought mine was, and the transistor amp is for "dial a temperature"  climate control.  Oh well, pay to pull out the actual part and look at it sometimes, I almost ordered the wrong part.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #75 on: January 30, 2020, 11:37:51 am »
Quote from: blur911 on January 30, 2020, 10:21:18 am
Quote from: Railton on January 30, 2020, 07:24:42 am
Quote from: rrocket on January 29, 2020, 11:56:47 pm
Quote from: bridgecity on January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.

3rd time using them.  Pretty pleased with them!  Price is unbeatable.  Allegedly the same weight and same vane number as OEM rotors. Located in Canada.

I think Blur911 put them on his Cayenne too. (IIRC)

https://www.maxbrakes.com/en-ca/
No more brake parts from Rock Auto?
Railton

With shipping it was about the same price for similar from Rockauto, thought I'd support a Canadian company in this case.

Also, when I added brakes to my Rockauto order, somehow it moved where some of the other parts were coming from and increased shipping for them as well.
Good idea!
Railton
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #76 on: January 30, 2020, 02:11:13 pm »
Quote from: blur911 on January 30, 2020, 10:21:18 am
...thought I'd support a Canadian company in this case.
are they just a distributor or do they also manufacture the brake items??...their website doesn't seem to say anything about "made in Canada", so i'm guessing they are just a distributor (and the products are made in China?)?
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #77 on: January 30, 2020, 02:36:18 pm »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on January 30, 2020, 08:55:18 am
Quote from: tortoise on January 30, 2020, 08:44:27 am
I thought drilled rotors were a bad idea in salt country (and in general, really).

*Shrugs*  I dunno.  Never heard of it, but don't know otherwise. 

Regular OEM style rotors are a couple bucks cheaper, then.
Skip the drilled on a truck IMO.

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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #78 on: January 30, 2020, 02:40:13 pm »
Quote from: Railton on January 30, 2020, 07:24:42 am
Quote from: rrocket on January 29, 2020, 11:56:47 pm
Quote from: bridgecity on January 29, 2020, 11:35:42 pm
Maxbrakes is a good product?  Never heard of them.

3rd time using them.  Pretty pleased with them!  Price is unbeatable.  Allegedly the same weight and same vane number as OEM rotors. Located in Canada.

I think Blur911 put them on his Cayenne too. (IIRC)

https://www.maxbrakes.com/en-ca/
No more brake parts from Rock Auto?
Railton
I still like a very specific combo from RockAuto. But like Blur, a couple times the pads were at warehouse A and the rotors warehouse B so shipping was additional.

Plus Canadian company and fair pricing....and so far happy with them. They even sent me a lengthy reply when I asked about bedding in the pads.
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Re: Bought a used pickup
« Reply #79 on: January 30, 2020, 02:44:28 pm »
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on January 30, 2020, 02:11:13 pm
Quote from: blur911 on January 30, 2020, 10:21:18 am
...thought I'd support a Canadian company in this case.
are they just a distributor or do they also manufacture the brake items??...their website doesn't seem to say anything about "made in Canada", so i'm guessing they are just a distributor (and the products are made in China?)?

I think they do the coatings and maybe the machining in Canada. 
Have been great for the price so far.
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