Dont buy used rotors
04-25-2016, 11:33 AM
#1
Dont buy used rotors
Bought some used rotors on here and im not gonna say who i bought them from but i just wanted to point out, even if there feedback score is good and some other guy told the seller to resell them because the rotors are good, it might be still a good idea to buy NEW.
i had them installed on my g37s 2013. infiniti happily charged me a buttload of money to put them on. I drove home and my car shook like a earthquake. NO JOKE! no exaggeration here. i hit the brakes at 60mph on the freeway to feel my new slotted/drilled rotors and nice sexy looks do its job and wah wah wah wah wah!! the whole car shook!!!
I went to midas emediately to have my stocks put back on. They put the slotted/drilled used ones on a rotor/turner....wow i wasnt surprised at all...these babies are warped. They also took a caliper and they were 5-7 thousandths off in high and low places.
To get to my point and moral of the story. Dont buy used rotors, buy new!
heres a vid of the sadness.
360.00 for 4 rotors installed infiniti
120.00 for midas to fix it
125.00 for the crap rotors
605.00 total to find out it was a complete waste of money.
FML!!
i had them installed on my g37s 2013. infiniti happily charged me a buttload of money to put them on. I drove home and my car shook like a earthquake. NO JOKE! no exaggeration here. i hit the brakes at 60mph on the freeway to feel my new slotted/drilled rotors and nice sexy looks do its job and wah wah wah wah wah!! the whole car shook!!!
I went to midas emediately to have my stocks put back on. They put the slotted/drilled used ones on a rotor/turner....wow i wasnt surprised at all...these babies are warped. They also took a caliper and they were 5-7 thousandths off in high and low places.
To get to my point and moral of the story. Dont buy used rotors, buy new!
heres a vid of the sadness.
360.00 for 4 rotors installed infiniti
120.00 for midas to fix it
125.00 for the crap rotors
605.00 total to find out it was a complete waste of money.
FML!!
04-25-2016, 01:12 PM
#5
me and the seller cant really do anything because his infiniti dealership told him the rotors are fine, so basically its not the sellers fault.
He trusted the dealer to say they were fine, and i trusted the seller here on myg37.
its sad, big time....but things happen i guess. The three techs at midas were amazed! They said infiniti techs know the car with drivetrain and motor, but when it comes to brakes, they are retards with brakes. I guess they are right.
and yes rotors are easy to install...i was going to do it my self but i dont have the necessary tools as i have moved to a apartment complex and dont have a garage nor lift as of right now.
gonna install the stillen gen 3 CAI this weekend. pretty stoked about that though!!
He trusted the dealer to say they were fine, and i trusted the seller here on myg37.
its sad, big time....but things happen i guess. The three techs at midas were amazed! They said infiniti techs know the car with drivetrain and motor, but when it comes to brakes, they are retards with brakes. I guess they are right.
and yes rotors are easy to install...i was going to do it my self but i dont have the necessary tools as i have moved to a apartment complex and dont have a garage nor lift as of right now.
gonna install the stillen gen 3 CAI this weekend. pretty stoked about that though!!
04-25-2016, 09:24 PM
#9
It's really @ssbackward to just swap out rotors. You should be replacing pads and rotors. Used pads and used rotors make a terrible combination. I imagine you wouldn't be getting optimal braking with used pads, but they should not be pulsating.
Did your tech perform the same demonstration with you stock rotors to indicate they were true?
What happened to using a dial indicator tool to measure runout?
Did your tech perform the same demonstration with you stock rotors to indicate they were true?
What happened to using a dial indicator tool to measure runout?
04-26-2016, 01:36 AM
#10
Not cool at all. I'd try to split the difference with the seller regardless. Not only did this cost you money but it cost you time and obviously driving with these on was not very safe.
When someone buys something from someone you buy it from that person. Doesn't matter if the seller got it from a dealership or found it on the ground
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When someone buys something from someone you buy it from that person. Doesn't matter if the seller got it from a dealership or found it on the ground
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04-26-2016, 02:56 AM
#11
let this be a warning to anyone who buys used tyres, used suspension components, used brakes. besides the wheels the above are the most critical parts of the car. dont cut corners when it comes to these.
buy brand new, buy from reputable companies.
your life is more important than your savings by going used.
buy brand new, buy from reputable companies.
your life is more important than your savings by going used.
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j50ny (04-26-2016)
04-26-2016, 09:36 AM
#12
let this be a warning to anyone who buys used tyres, used suspension components, used brakes. besides the wheels the above are the most critical parts of the car. dont cut corners when it comes to these.
buy brand new, buy from reputable companies.
your life is more important than your savings by going used.
buy brand new, buy from reputable companies.
your life is more important than your savings by going used.
And shipping the rears 70 bucks.
So he blew his money and I blew my money. To ask him for a partial refund I feel bad about it because I know he's aggrivated from the start on shipping.
Maybe that was gods way of returning the karma from the BS I had to go through. In the end and at the end of the day we both got royally and totally fukked!
I'm just glad the earthquake shaking these rotors caused didn't ruin my car or cause a crash. I changed them as quick as possible.
Again lesson learned , no used anything anymore in the classifieds.
I hope the seller reads this and goes and kicks that retard at Infiniti in the nutz!
Also thank god my wife won't find out how much money I've wasted. She thinks all I got was pads done.
Last edited by FPVJAY; 04-26-2016 at 09:42 AM.
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Presto (04-27-2016)
04-26-2016, 11:33 AM
#13
Well said. I don't think the seller on here will give me a dime because he already spent a ton to ship steel. He never knew shipping the front rotors we're 60 bucks
And shipping the rears 70 bucks.
So he blew his money and I blew my money. To ask him for a partial refund I feel bad about it because I know he's aggrivated from the start on shipping.
Maybe that was gods way of returning the karma from the BS I had to go through. In the end and at the end of the day we both got royally and totally fukked!
I'm just glad the earthquake shaking these rotors caused didn't ruin my car or cause a crash. I changed them as quick as possible.
Again lesson learned , no used anything anymore in the classifieds.
I hope the seller reads this and goes and kicks that retard at Infiniti in the nutz!
Also thank god my wife won't find out how much money I've wasted. She thinks all I got was pads done.
And shipping the rears 70 bucks.
So he blew his money and I blew my money. To ask him for a partial refund I feel bad about it because I know he's aggrivated from the start on shipping.
Maybe that was gods way of returning the karma from the BS I had to go through. In the end and at the end of the day we both got royally and totally fukked!
I'm just glad the earthquake shaking these rotors caused didn't ruin my car or cause a crash. I changed them as quick as possible.
Again lesson learned , no used anything anymore in the classifieds.
I hope the seller reads this and goes and kicks that retard at Infiniti in the nutz!
Also thank god my wife won't find out how much money I've wasted. She thinks all I got was pads done.
I just shipped two tires yesterday through FedEx with insurance, basically a 30"x30"x20" package weighing a touch over 50 pounds and it was $70...
04-26-2016, 12:06 PM
#15
You guys have great points.
Yes it did cost 137 dollars to ship. New Jersey to Houston Texas. These rotors are heavy as hell.
He shoulda used UPS or FedEx instead of the post office. Heavy stuff is for the big guys. Light and small use USPS.
Yes it did cost 137 dollars to ship. New Jersey to Houston Texas. These rotors are heavy as hell.
He shoulda used UPS or FedEx instead of the post office. Heavy stuff is for the big guys. Light and small use USPS.