What mileage do you replace rotors?

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09-04-2020, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tgbyrne716

If i'm looking at this correctly this forum has been quiet since 2012. Well I have a 2018 Q7 with 52k miles. Dealer states that we need new front brake pads and it is standard procedure to change rotors too. He contends that it is standard at all Audi dealers. I asked about rotor wear. They don't measure it because they replace them regardless of wear. Can this be right? I had them just replace the pads. He said he would do that "with and asterisk" . Still cost $800 for just the front pads.

2013 TDI. Replaced front rotors and pads at 90k+ miles. FCP Euro will have the right parts, it’s a 1-2 hour job for a novice with YouTube. Total cost was less than $250. Rear pads still at 50% so no need to change. Advice given to me that turns out true and helpful was to not bother with the drilled and slotted crap the ricers are in love with. The original system works great and is very hard to improve upon.