'03 AWD Vue front brake suggestions....

[VUE_This]

I need to replace my front warped rotors and pads. I'm looking at suggestions from other members of the board. Let me hear your thoughts.

[Ritz]

I need to replace my front warped rotors and pads. I'm looking at suggestions from other members of the board. Let me hear your thoughts.

I used ATE slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads from tirerack.com. Better than the stock brakes. The OEMs warped at 15k miles. I'm at 37k miles now and the replacement brakes are rock solid and have LOTS of meat left on 'em.

Best,

[thermalfinder]

Let me hear your thoughts.

I'm thinking of a beautiful woman.

But aside from that I have not had good luck with non-OEM aftermarket rotors.

But they're not ATE rotors. If RITZ has good luck with 37K on ATE rotors that's great.

- J

[pbw]

I'd buy a set of quality rotors (Brembo's from tirerack, tirerack is the only brembo dealer in usa, watch out people sale fake brembo's). Then like Ritz buy a set of quality pads.

Also I'd ensure your rear brakes are working correctly.

[Tom92SCm]

And possibly more important than getting quality brake parts is to BED THEM IN PROPERLY.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedinstock.shtml

I've followed this procedure with stock brakes, cheap Autozone replacements, high performance street pads and race compound pads- never had any issues with "warping" or any of that BS. My factory VUE brakes were bedded in when new using this procedure and currently have about 58,000 miles on them without a single issue.

[03zq8]

I used the Bendix rotors and their ceramic CQ pads... I have about 60k on them now with no issues, I'm really impressed.

[newbievueowner]

I used ATE slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads from tirerack.com. Better than the stock brakes. The OEMs warped at 15k miles. I'm at 37k miles now and the replacement brakes are rock solid and have LOTS of meat left on 'em.

Best,
X2!! They are AWESOME!! Rock SOLID braking and no warping/pulsing thus far!! All for much less than the OEM parts.

I drove my buddies Vue and while it didn't pulse there was NO comparison in braking. Don't know how people drive with the OEM ones.