markargente

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I heard that midas has lifetime warranty on their brake pads. Has anyone had their brakes put in? If so, does it dust a lot and does it make any noise? Approximately how much did you get charged?

THanks
-Mark

bobjohnson

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NONO i wouldnt go there.
If you dont get Raybestos QS there gonna squeak.k
It takes about 15 mins to do with the wheels off and the pads will cost about 50.00 but quality DOES count.
Every thing else will squeak, they'll charge you 80.00-90.00 for the quality pads thats wont squeak.

ivelweyz

midas will charge 2x as much as they should. They just get their stuff from NISSAN dealers for half the price they charge you for it...

finny

Actually Midas is getting affiliated with Autozone, and theyre supposed to be supplying midas with the majority of their parts. So Midas's lifetime brakes are most likely the albany brand you would buy at autozone.

ivelweyz

Talked to the parts guy at MidCity Nissan and he said that Midas picks up parts from them 2x a day...

BOZOnPJs

i'm picking up stock brake pads front and rear from pinnacle nissan for 89.00 dollars. then i'll install them myself.

MIXXMAX

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Midas brakes are terrible. I had them on my '95 once and they squealed horribly. I even went thru about three brands they offered. All of them did the same. I then said forget it. I then installed Nissan key value pads which gave a blessing to my ears--NO NOISE!

joew

someone here mention to use some kind of orange paste for noise. is it?

henock

my friend got charged 1600 bucks at midas for a rotor/pad/ rear drum leak fix for his 4 runner.. but he went to another local mechanic who used genuine toyota parts and did everything for 450 bucks!

NightRider

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Midas has their own brakes. They do buy parts from dealers though, but that's rare. They also buy from other outside sources. Every shop in the auto business does. Midas is not in any way affiliated with AutoZone. That being said, I wouldn't go there for brakes. They DO overcharge. The quality of the pads are just good enough so that you are satisfied with the lifetime warranty, but get angry that you have to pay labor each time they are changed. Which is quite often. I know all of this because I just quit Midas. I used to manage 9 Midas stores. Now I'm a manager at Advance Auto Parts, who also sells products to Midas.

ivelweyz

it's brake lubricant. It's in little 99cent pouches, it's white but as soon as you put it on the back of the pad it turns purple. ****ing cool man...

sryth

Uhm...I use the Albany brake pads and the cheapie rotors from Autozone...no squeaks at all here.

Yeah...I get that at Autozone too. Not sure of the name, but it's something like "Quiet Stop". It works well.

Hell, even the $450 sounds like a rip off. Most places make big $$ on brakes. It's an easy job, that takes very little time...and people pay whatever price they're given. Do it yourself if you can (read: have someplace to work), I say.

I'd steer clear of anyone who uses Nissan brake parts. Their rotors suck!

joew

ok thanks.

finny

Back in April Autozone and Midas entered into a joint venture parts distribution agreement, where Midas is closing there distibution centers and Autozone will distribute their parts to Midas's shops. That sounds like theyre affiliated with each other to me

markargente

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im like a complete moron, i cant really tell if my brakes are low, im always left with, what am i looking at? My uncle said that my brake pads are really good, but everytime i apply pressure to the pedal, it squeals like you're pulling a lil piggy's tail. I tried using brakleen on them, but ir really doesnt work. When it rains hard, or when i drive through a big puddle and the brakes get wet, it doesnt screech as much, Also, how easy is it to replace the pads, and how much time would it take? Thanks for all the info, i wont get the pads from midas.

DSimple1

Do not go to Midas, I made that mistake, they are loud as hell and dust like there is no tomorrow... I have tried putting some anti-squeal stuff and new shims, but to no avail.

GarthG

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I agree to not goto Midas. . . I put them on my car a fews years back, and my OEM pads with 10% left stopped the car a lot better than these pads. I still have them on my car, they will come off next week when my 300ZX Calipers and Poterfield Pads go on, and they are very loud and my rims show significant dust on them 2 days after being washed.

Also, they do overcharge. . . For the price it cost me to get a brake job done last time at Midas (keep in mind the pads only cost me somewhere in the range of $40), I got 4 Brembo blank rotors, SS lines, 2 300ZX Reman. Calipers, and Pads for all 4 wheels. Since I am getting help with free install, I am spending about the same for a much better set-up.

DonMegga25

I was looking at buying those hawk brakes on Custommaxima.com. Does any one know anything about how good they are? Also, has anyone tried them before? Last, would you go with cross drilled, slotted, or OEM Rotors?

ivelweyz

never get cross drilled, ever...

BOZOnPJs

i thought soccer moms went to midas... not car enthusiasts.

techie

Why not?

markargente

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cross drilled rotors are prone to cracking. I recommend getting slotted or dimpled, or both. dimpled, imho, looks weird.