i have a 2001 maxima ae the car has 30,000 miles the brakes were never changed the other day when i hit the brakes i notice that they are starting to squeak so i guess it's time to change the pads i call the dealer but they want to much to change the pads should i buy the pads from the dealer and take it some where else or what kind of pads should i buy or can i change the pad myself please help thank you?

 

thanks to all of lookin but not helping?

 

I think I'm gonna need to change my brakes sometime this summer. I have 43k on the car. I'm probably going to go with Raybestos Quietstop. I've heard good things about them. They should have them at Autozone or Advance.

J.

 

so i should i go to autozone or go to the dealer to get my brakes and can i change them myself is it easy to do?

 

Brake change at 30K? Uless your really hard on them they should be ok. Sometimes if you are a habitual hard braker, your rotors get "glazed" and tend to squeak when you brake (my wifes car has this problem, not sure why" have them checked for thickness and if they do indeed need to be changes you can do them yourself if you are an ok mechanic. Pop the wheel off, take off the caliper, take out the old pads and put in the new pads. It's not that difficult if you have general mechanical knowledge. Good luck