BMW X3 2020 brake issue | The Car Community | Page 1

surreal bobcat Sep 2, 2023, 2:26 AM

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i would take it to another shop and ask about it, and how much did it cost your mum?

runic sigil Sep 2, 2023, 2:27 AM

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You can tell the differences; did you see if they had an ASE Certification in their building?

surreal bobcat Sep 2, 2023, 2:28 AM

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ouch, i would try to go back to that shop and try to get your money back

runic sigil Sep 2, 2023, 2:28 AM

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Would go back and ask them if they can do a brake test, that's very dangerous for your mother's safety.

scarlet mountainBOT Sep 2, 2023, 2:28 AM

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surreal bobcat Sep 2, 2023, 2:29 AM

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oh so it wasnt the actual cost of the shoddy repair?

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aye, thats a lot for a brake replacement, i would totally go back and get it tested and see if you can get some sort of refund

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i dont usually go to shops as im a mechanic myself, but it should be around 200-300$

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it was just the two front pads right?

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yeah that shouldve costed ya atleast 500

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thats like 630$ before labour and taxes i assume

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and was it a professional shop?

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ah

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that looks more normal for repairs these days, stuffs expensive. but ignoring that, i would definetly take it back to a shop to get them tested to see what is wrong with them.

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its a certificate for professional shops

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scarlet mountainBOT Sep 2, 2023, 2:49 AM

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surreal bobcat Sep 2, 2023, 2:53 AM

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thats where the pad presses down on the rotor

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if thats what youre talking about

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thats how break pads work, the press down on the rotor to slow it down, the ring is just cause by all the friction

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its like when you use an eraser on paper and it leaves that little trail sometimes

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nope you dont need to worry about it

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it might be the way the shop put them on too thats causing it on the back to show more.

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ohhh okay

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it still is what i said, but it is most likely caused by how they put them on

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not likely

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yes

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that might be it, but i dont know if the pads the shop bought were the same model as the ones before

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ah, there might be a difference but if she needs to use more power on the brakes to slow down its most likely how they were put back on,

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there could be other issues but modern bmws are out of my expertise, id still bring it back to a shop to get it fixed

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go to other shops, itl be cheaper

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i dont know your financial situation though, if youre able to i would go to a dealer since they specialize in bmw, they just cost quite a bit more

scarlet mountainBOT Sep 2, 2023, 3:08 AM

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surreal bobcat Sep 2, 2023, 3:09 AM

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jeez

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then yeah cheaper shops are your best bet

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yeah tires are damn expensive, my dad got his tires replaced but it turns out it was his rims that were causing the air leak.

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yikes

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