I've assumed the role of doing some work on my mothers 04 Monte Carlo SS.
The car has 50k miles on it, and she keeps it immaculate clean. She even has her mechanic put mobil 1 oil it at 10k intervals.
The brake rotors on this thing just rot out.
The rear OEM brake rotors were replaced once when she bought it. This was 2 years ago. Now 2 years later, I have to replace the rear disc brakes again (disc on drum system). The pads are nearly new, but the back sides of the rotors are rotten, warped, and they chewed up the back brake pad.
So this is the third set of rear rotors/pads on the car in 6 years and 50k miles?
Now I took a look at the front rotors that were replaced 1 year ago, they are getting rusty in the same place at the back of the rotor.
The front rotors look like a decent aftermarket rotor, with painted hats. I bet they were a somewhat high end rotor.
Should I just stick with cheapo's in a car that is subjected to this terrible winter environment?
The entire car is undercoated, and doesn't have a spot of rust on it.
The car has 50k miles on it, and she keeps it immaculate clean. She even has her mechanic put mobil 1 oil it at 10k intervals.
The brake rotors on this thing just rot out.
The rear OEM brake rotors were replaced once when she bought it. This was 2 years ago. Now 2 years later, I have to replace the rear disc brakes again (disc on drum system). The pads are nearly new, but the back sides of the rotors are rotten, warped, and they chewed up the back brake pad.
So this is the third set of rear rotors/pads on the car in 6 years and 50k miles?
Now I took a look at the front rotors that were replaced 1 year ago, they are getting rusty in the same place at the back of the rotor.
The front rotors look like a decent aftermarket rotor, with painted hats. I bet they were a somewhat high end rotor.
Should I just stick with cheapo's in a car that is subjected to this terrible winter environment?
The entire car is undercoated, and doesn't have a spot of rust on it.