When To Replace Factory Parts?

[No53Alero]

The Final 500 now has 27,000 miles on it and I was wandering how long different factory parts lasted for everyone. Like how long did there brake pads/rotors last..stuff like that.. I figure getting near 30k they might be going soon.

[hpt_playboi_03]

well i have a 2003 and i just got some new brakes and all of that stuff. i was at 57000. And the only reason that happened was because my calipers froze up. i think i would've still been good for that. just go and get everything checked. that is what i did.

[Alero2k4]

Keep an eye on them '53. My '04 has under 25K on it and I just had to get new brakes. I even babied them things too...

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

funny...I heard that if you do something in between babying the brakes and slamming the brakes, they last longer. Slamming would obviously just wear the pads down and grind the rotors a bit, where babying them would lead to warping faster.

[hpt_playboi_03]

i put a typo...i meant to say 47000 vice 57000.

[brsexton]

Originally posted by hpt_playboi_03@Feb 28 2006, 09:30 PM
i put a typo...i meant to say 47000 vice 57000.
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Must be nice, I only got 16k out of my factory pads on my 03. Then the 2nd set warped the rotors. Replaced under warranty. Rotors warped again at 25k, so I replaced them myself with Napa rotors and carmic pads and I now have 47k with NO problems and lots of pad left. So the factory GM pads and rotors are JUNK.