Hello,

I want to replace front and rear brake rotors and pads for my prelude 2001 with 87,000 Km. I haven't replace them since I bought the car brand new. I know I can get original rotors machined for 1st time but I don't like the idea of machineing rotors and it costs to machine them anyway, at least from $15 - 30$/each, while I think an average rotor is about $50/each. Do you recommend Honda OEM parts (from Honda dealer) or aftermarket parts? Rotors and Pads from Honda dealer are expensive.

- How do you think about Wagner and Guardian brand rotors and pads? are they good quality?
- I want to use Wagner rear rotors, Guardian front rotors, Honda OEM front/rear pads. How do you think???

Here are some brands for rotor and pads that I don't know which one is good, need your recommendation:

- Mountain
- Nissin Japan
- PBR
- Akebono
- NPN

 

Personally, if they've never been resurfaced I'd have the rotors machined, IMHO there's no reason to waste good rotors unless your's are warped. If you do replace them I would encourage you to have the new one's turned, I've had many a rotorwear incorrectly as a result of a bad factory machine job on the rotor....Again just my opinion..Also make sure you get ceramic pads, semi-metallic...ect..will all eventually sqeek...

 

I have 154,000 miles on my original, stock, from the Syamura, Japan Honda factory rotors. They've been machined once, and are still good. I replaced all 4 sets of pads and had the rotors machined at 84,000 miles, and I think I will outpace that. I did switch to Bendix brake pads in lieu of the stock Honda pads. They've worked well.

 

I know I'm new to the forum but I've owned Preludes for the past 10 years, this is my 3rd prelude. When my pads need replaced I always replace the rotors at the same time. Like a wise man once said, it's better to put $90 pads on $15 rotors than vice versa. So stick with OEM pads but the rotors can be cheap...I use the kinda autozone sells, I think they are about $25 each...have worked great and I run the car hard. Do not get inferior pads however!

- JL

 

It's been my experience that Honda OEM pads work best. Rotors are a different story. I recently redid my brakes and put Power Slots on and I can't believe how good they are. They are pricey, though but man are they worth it.

 

I'm thinking about changing out my brakes and rotors, what do you guys think of these rotors?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...38697151QQrdZ1