Re: Who needs them? I'd rather downshift! (93 90CS brakes)

[Chris Maresca <ckm@eainet.com>]

At 2:31 PM -0500 1/8/98, Elliott Potter wrote:
>Just stopped off at my friendly Audi dealer to pick up pads/rotors/etc
>for the job.
>
>First off, they won't sell the tool for screwing in the rear pistons,
>3272.  Does anyone know who sells this?
>
>Oh yea, also they're charging over $150 EACH for rear rotors and over
>$200 EACH for the fronts.  ("OK, pads and rotors front and back, that
>will be $830."  "Gasp wheeze gasp choke... huh?")
>
>Looks like I'll be calling around a bit now!  Yecch!
>
>Elliott

Elliot,

I know, did the same thing, almost died right there on the spot when they
told me how much.  I called around and settled from Brembo cross-drilled
rotors from KVR, $228 for a front set and $164 for rears.  I also got KVR
carbon fiber pads for $150 (fronts) (wheee...;-) and $52 (rears).

For Audi parts, nothing beats mail order...  I used Blau (calipers,
waterpump), GPR (radiators, hoses) & KVR (rotors, pads, SS lines).

Cut my parts bill in 1/2, got better parts.  Moral: shop around.

Chris.
'90 CQ
'87 RX7 TII

PS, the tool is similar to a Ford tool of same design.  Available at Napa,
needs to be filed slightly, if I remember.  There was a discussion about
this somewhere lately...