petervivian wrote:I am going to replace the rotors and pads by myself this time.
I am looking at ACDelco 18A1104 Professional Front Disc Brake Rotor
and ACDelco 17D923CH Professional Ceramic Front Disc Brake Pad Set
Any comments? Thank you.
Caution, rant below.
ACDelco is the OEM GM brake parts brand and should be very decent quality. However, due to seeing this happen with ford(motorcraft) products, I believe that the quality of the rotor may not be the same as when they were first manufactured and install on the car from the factory. As with my 2007 model car, those original brake parts were manufactured at least 10 years ago. It is my opinion that in 10 years time, and the loss of the brand/car model, it would cross the oem brake manufacturers mind to find a cheaper way to make, or have made, these brake parts since the initial reputation of the vehicle is no longer an important issue. These oem parts suppliers know they have a guaranteed customer base of people sticking with oem parts, so they are able to get away with changing to a lower quality part which in turn brings them more business as the parts don't last as long. For example, my bosses 2006 f350's original motorcraft front brakes rotors lasted until 2014. Since then he's gone through 2 sets of the "same" oem motorcraft rotors. The last set only lasted 10,000 miles so I turned him onto EBC and the truck is now sporting a very nice set of brakes that costs less than having a dealership put "oem" parts on it. I have seen this happen with many different vehicle and brands. I always do my research now when it comes to replacing parts and I always recommend others to as well.
Moral of the story, always assume that if it makes financial sense for a business to cut corners, they will. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in.
That said, without looking up reviews on those parts I couldn't tell you how I think they will hold up. Most likely they'll be fine if you aren't 16 years old and drive the hell out of the car. I have a tendency to over analyse(and I'm a broke (removed) college student), so that's why I put so much research into my purchases.