My dealer was doing some minor servicing of my 2004 G35 6 MT coupe, and they told me that I needed to have the brake pads replaced. The car has almost exactly 25,000 miles, and the dealer's service representative said that the brakes did not abnormally deteriorate and that they showed normal wear and tear. I approved the job, which will cost me $800 for all four.

What has been everyone's experience in this regard? A colleague of mine (who knows cars but isn't a G35 owner) says that new brakes do tend to wear-out fairly quickly and that a brake job at the 25,000 mile mark sounds normal. Plus if the brakes are performance components like Brembos, the show even more wear than standard braking systems.

Is the dealership's charge way out of whack?

I'm very interested in hearing everyone's experiences.

 

$800 for JUST pads is crazy in my book, but seems on par with Infiniti.

if you purchased parts (BREMBO):
Front Set: ~$170 OEM
Rear set: $170 OEM

so that $340.
Labor should be 2 hrs so thats 150 - 200 depending on the rate..
So $550 would be reasonable.
$800 is high.

 

I think Chad from Riverside Infiniti sells them...either PM him directly or buy them on ebay.

Front pads - $130 + 20 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...spagenameZWD1V .

Rear pads - $95 + 20 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...spagenameZWD1V

I'm sure if you PM him directly, he work something out with the shipping. If you know of a good independent contractor, have him put it on instead of the dealer. Probably charge you at most $100 for install.


Here's his handle - Chad@infinitispecialists

 

my dealer does brakes for free under powertrain warranty.....love it.
sorry bro, try another dealer?

 

Yes i do sell them, and i should have the project mu Bforce pads for the brembo equipped vehicles shortly. I will also have the project mu rotors (xdrilled/slotted) as well.

 

Can the stock pads be used with Brembo slotted rotors?

I like the way the stock pads felt. I installed Hawk HPS and the initial grab is not as good. Although I noticed that the rotors show a ring around the center which suggest to me that it's possible the rotors need replacing. I have and will be installing Brembo slotted rotors this weekend in hopes that this improves the feel of the Hawk pads.

If not I may go back to fighting the brake for better braking in return.

 

I paid $200 for the front pads and $134 for the rear pads. Labor was the whopper - 4 hours at $112.50/hour (this is a an Infiniti dealership in downtown Chicago - not the cheapest place by a long shot!), but they did resurface the rotors. Do you all think that rotor resurfacing was necessary at 25,000 miles?

 

rotor resurfacing is necessary, but 4 hrs to change the pads is crazy.

i could take a retarded monkey and train him to change the pads in 3 hrs, and at no more than $75/hr.

 

My brakes were coming apart at just under 10,000
and the dealership close to me replaced them for
free. I would never put factory pads back on your
G. For some reason our G brakes are really poor!
They stop ok but between the dust and how long
they last isn't up to Nissan quality!! Before I
spend $800 for brakes I'd look into Hawk or some-
one elses system! LOL

 

I have the Brembo brakes and braking was great with the stock pads. I would go back to a whole new stock system if the rotors were available outside the stealership. The price they are charging is outrageous!

 

That's just about what the dealer in San Antonio quoted me. $199.00 per axle for labor.

 

Nonono, only 03 and 04 5AT's get 36mos/36k miles brake warranty.

 

Sorry, that is absolutely incorrect. 2003-2004 G35 Sedans or 5AT Coupes are covered by the brake warranty. The dealer owes you that $800 back!

Check out the brake warranty letter on my webserver. I just got my rotors and pads replaced on my G35 Sedan 6MT at 32K miles.

Luck,


Rick

 

He has a 6MT coupe.

 

Ummm...Maybe you should read it again YOURSELF and which part of my post was INCORRECT?