Video: Brake Rotors: Resurface or Replace?

FREMONT — Host, Sarah Rutan: When having your brake pads replaced, one decision you may need to make is whether to resurface or replace your rotors. Today we’re in Fremont with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Eduardo Porta of Fremont Foreign Auto to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Eduardo Porta: We’re here today to talk about brakes on the cars of 2004 or newer, that’s include Japanese, domestics and Germany cars. Do not turn or resurface rotors. And the reason is, is that you put in new pads and reusing the rotors or you turn the rotors, six months later you still have new brakes and you coming to a stop and you have a pulsation problem. Basically you’re wasting your time, your wasting your money on that. And the cars that are older, 2004 and older, the rotors they’re so cheap it’s not worth it to machine them anymore. Make sure you get your money worth, put in new pads and new rotors, you avoid the headaches, problems, and you drive safe.

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