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My buddy owns a tire shop, and during a rotation today they mentioned in need new front pads, front rotors, and back pads (but not rotors).

First of all, is doing just the pads, but not the rotors, ok to do on my car?

My story is I knew next to nothing about cars, until I got this car in 2006. Since then I've done plenty of jobs myself, the biggest being auxiliary water pump replacement. So I have some aptitude at least! Anyway, I have NEVER done anything with brakes. There's a couple tech articles with good info, but I need something more detailed. I'm hoping for a complete beginners guide, that will give me step-by-step for doing this job. Can someone PLEASE provide a reliable link or two?

Also if there's any pitfalls or tips or anything else I would benefit to know, please don't hesitate to post here!

Thanks in advance Audiworld - you've saved me thousands $$ over the years, here's to a couple hundred more!