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Brakes, are they the same??????
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:24 pm
by tatooine315
Hello all fellow Vibers...I am oblivious to all car things and In the past all my dumb questions have been answered s o well....I am turning to you all again...Well my Dilema is My brother is a mechanic for the TOYOTA dealer and said he will do my brake job free for my b-day...well where I am from the brakes run $88.99 for 2003 "VIBE" fornt brakes....Well he says the MATRIX brakes at the TOYOTA dealer ar 35 bucks...So here is the question? Does anyone know if the TOYOTA MATRIX brakes will fit the VIBE???? I need to know ASAP....Once again thanks and keep on VIBEing!!!
Re: Brakes, are they the same?????? (tatooine315)
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:28 pm
by Triton
I believe they will. Psychobroker changed out his pads with some EBC Green Stuff pads from Tire Rack and he ordered the ones for the Matrix XRS for his Vibe GT. I am also going to do the same thing. Hopefully you can get some reassurance from some other members here.
Re: Brakes, are they the same?????? (Triton GT)
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:05 pm
by OutLaW
Drive train are the same. So yes, they will fit. Motors, trannies, suspention, brakes and most of the interior are all the same. Just the bodies are differnt. Base Vibe = XR or Base MatrixVibe 4WD = XR or Base MatrixVibe GT = XRSHope this helps when ordering your parts.
Re: Brakes, are they the same?????? (OutLaW)
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:51 am
by Psychobroker
And I've had NO problems with my EBC's, except that they squeek a bit. They're semi-metallic, so that will happen, but hey...very little-to no brake dust!
Re: Brakes, are they the same?????? (Psychobroker)
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:29 am
by Mr.D
When do the EBCs squeak? I hadn't heard they were prone to that, have you asked them about it? Is the reduced dust pretty significant? I've been thinking about buying them from TireRack myself...
Re: Brakes, are they the same?????? (Mr.D)
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 5:23 am
by Psychobroker
They really only squeek during light braking at low speeds. I was advised by different mechanics that this was normal because of their semi-metallic composition. The dust reduction IS significant, though.