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On a BMW 525 do you always have to replace the brakes and rotors at the same time?
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∙ 16y ago
No. But here's the grocery list. If new pads are going on, the rotors should at least be turned. If the rotors are being replaced with new ones, putting on the old pads doesn't make sense. Get new ones. If it's just a service and the rotors need to be turned, again, it doesn't make sense to put the old pads back on. It may be cheaper to "skip a step" or something, but in the long run it isn't worth it. Safety issues aside, you'll have to replace something sooner or later. No good mechanic will tell you anything but what is on this list. (He may say "yes" instead of the "no" you got here, but his reasoning will match what you have just read.
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