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Re: Brake parts and prices
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Posted by jdemaris on September 30, 2005 at 10:07:16 from (66.218.17.44):
In Reply to: Re: Safety? You gotta be kidding! posted by Jonathan Brown on September 30, 2005 at 07:24:25:
What you say about brake parts and prices is not always true. Sometimes it's hard to tell. Take NAPA for instance. They carry parts from US companies and also from companies in China. Some of the Chinese parts, especially brand-new master cylinders, are much cheaper than "rebuilt" US stuff, and are excellent quality. With brake pads, it is a complicated argument. Some pads are more expensive because they cause less dust, or wear slower (but DO wear the rotors faster). I've had several episodes where the cheapest "economy" pads from NAPA worked much better than their highest priced pads. One case in point is my Chevy 3/4 ton Suburban. The most expensive pads NAPA had for it would lock up when conditions were damp - they'd almost put you through the windshield when you first used them in the morning. They also squealed a lot. So, I went back to NAPA, they said they were having complaints, so in the mean time I installed their cheapest pads. They were much better. I am not claiming that things always work like this, but I am claiming that there is not always an increase in quality with a higher price.
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