2018 Brake Pad Replacement

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So your saying I should wait until I hear grinding or are there some ‘0’s missing there?

Depending on the dealer, it is sound advice to double check yourself. The mileage doesn't seem too far off in this case but brakes are something dealers can get get a little something extra from uninformed people. It has become a big problem with Audi's to the point where some dealers have a reputation of premature brake replacement. If the milage was low I would request to keep the take offs to double check their work. Having non factory parts would be harder to fudge as well. All the more reason to have a good rapport with your service manager.
 
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$402 out the door for both axles. I thought about asking for the old pads just to check/verify but will give them the benefit of doubt the back were truly at a "red" wear point. Now I don't need to worry about brakes for awhile.
 

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Was that for OE pads or a lesser line? That’s pretty cheap for a brake job these days. I do my own because it’s a high profit job for any shop and it’s hard to discern what quality of parts they put on.
 

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45,000 miles what a dream!!!! we have never made it over 25,000 on any vehicle :eek:
 
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Was that for OE pads or a lesser line? That’s pretty cheap for a brake job these days. I do my own because it’s a high profit job for any shop and it’s hard to discern what quality of parts they put on.

Work done at Bill Alexander Ford in Yuma using Motorcraft parts. Rotors resurfaced not replaced.
 

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I'm just over 60,000 miles and still on the OE brakes. Although the rears seem to be wearing faster than the fronts (5mm rears vs 8mm in the front), and I don't exactly drive slow!
 

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Bought 2018 used last year, around 33k miles. Pads were shot, rotors were shot, i believe the vehicle came from PA area, rust was killer on them. I took the time to clean up and respray the calipers, their factory coating was gone, went with original silver color.
Akebono for the fronts, power stop for the rears. Around $110 for the pads, and $227 for four rotors, RAYBESTOS and AC Delco. Whoever had it before me must have loved the brake pedal!!
 

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I don't think I've ever spent over $100 on the parts to do one axle of a car. That's only on big F350s or F-550.
Most of the time it's just a set of pads for 17.99 to 26.99. Rotors run no more than 35 a piece so normally it's in the 65 to 85 for a brake job.
 
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