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Anyone know what the thickness of the front rotors are when new ?

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Old 01-02-2009, 09:29 AM
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Default Anyone know what the thickness of the front rotors are when new ?

Dealer is recommending I replace mine as the are within .5mm of minimum.

As a side note, the low brake pad warning light actually worked on my car...
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Default Re: Anyone know what the thickness of the front rotors are when new ?

Per Bentley manual, original/minimum mm for FNR-G 60 front caliper rotor (320mm or 345mm) is 30/28, for Brembo (365mm) it's 34/32 (not sure which of those is on RS4, but imagine it is one of the two). On my S4 I had to replace front rotors first go-around, rear rotors were thick enough that I only replaced pads.

Rotors look pretty hefty to me, if they are above the minimum when it is time to replace pads, I would say just replace the pads.
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On the Brembos, you don't even have to remove the caliper to replace the pads, they come right out the back. If you are a little bit handy a pretty easy DIY.
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Default Thanks. RS4 must have the 34... I normally do the pads myself but my car was in for 25k service...

so decided to let them do it this time.
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Default yeah i got lazy and decided to change pads when they were swapping out for my winter wheels

what did you pay for your pad swap? Parts and labor?
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Pads were $635 for the set. Labor was less than $100.
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yeah im gonna tell them to price match ECS if they are 635, thats just stupid
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