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wild2taz · 06-20-2005, 02:43 AM

hi,,, i have a 95 camry le.. and my brakes were squeaking so much that i was getting to frustrated to drive it.. so i took it to midas and they checked it out and said that i had to get new rotors and brake pads cuz the old ones were to damaged.... so i spend about $400 on front rotors and pads and now my brakes are a little hard.. duno if its cuz they are new...i got lifetime warranty im thinking about taking it back and having them checked it out again..... and the squeaking is still there just not as much as it used to be.... i only hear the squeaking sometimes when i apply the brakes.... people say that its normal for the brakes to squeak but i dont know.... give me ur suggestions on this plz....... thx

white3ch0c0late · 06-20-2005, 02:48 AM

Well... for one thing, Midas is a rip-off. $400 is wayyyy too much to be spending... I used to have a '95 Corolla, and I paid $120 to my mechanic to put in new brake pads, new drums in the rear, and new brembo rotors. As far as the squeaking of the new brakes, thats normal. Since they are new, they'll squeak for a little while until they get broken in.

Super Kaioken · 06-20-2005, 02:55 AM

geez you payed $400 for just the front? you could have gotten cross drilled/slotted rotors for all 4 for cheap and then some good brake pads.

ShawnM · 06-20-2005, 06:39 AM

damn, the average mercedes front and rear brake job is around $400. If you have any doubts or someone quotes you an unusually high price for something, always get a second opinion. Try throwing some quality ceramic pads on there, that should take care of the squeak.

wild2taz · 06-20-2005, 02:15 PM

well the labor cost like $130