patelajit Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hello, I need opinion about 2011 mainstreet rear brakes. I need to replace pads and rotors. I am not going to buy OEM since they are wearing out too quickly. Should I buy Ceramic or Semi-metallic? The price is about same and warranty is also lifetime limited on both. Normally I would do brake pads myself but since rotors are involved, I will be paying 50 bucks for rear job which is not too bad. So if pads run out say in 30K miles, I will replace myself so it won't cost me more than my time. So bottom line question: Ceramic pads or Semi-metallic? If any brand besides OEM, I will consider them also but most likely will just get mid-grade from auto parts store or amazon or ebay motors. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I'd go ceramic all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I changed to Ceramic and will never go back. Lasting way longer then I thought, close to 40k and plenty left on the pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 just worked on my 2014 and looked at the front pads and they still look like new at 54 k so yea ceramic is the way to go....also no dust OhareFred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 5 hours ago, patelajit said: Hello, I need opinion about 2011 mainstreet rear brakes. I need to replace pads and rotors. I am not going to buy OEM since they are wearing out too quickly. Should I buy Ceramic or Semi-metallic? The price is about same and warranty is also lifetime limited on both. Normally I would do brake pads myself but since rotors are involved, I will be paying 50 bucks for rear job which is not too bad. So if pads run out say in 30K miles, I will replace myself so it won't cost me more than my time. So bottom line question: Ceramic pads or Semi-metallic? If any brand besides OEM, I will consider them also but most likely will just get mid-grade from auto parts store or amazon or ebay motors. Thank you! so is he going to turn your rotors as $50 for a brake job is a hell of a deal as the pads will cost you at least $30-50 and turning rotors usually cost about $10 each? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelajit Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hi, Sorry I was not clear. It will cost me 50 dollars labor to install new rotors and new pads. I have to buy my own pads and rotors. 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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