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Old Sep 17, 2009
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if you buy duracrap brake pads from vatozone, step in

i put 25k on the stock pads. okay whatever. then got these duralast ceramics and they have only lasted for about 8k miles. idk not impressed. can i take them off and take them into autozone and explain my problem and get new ones under warranty? someone said I can do that. I dont have a receibt. but i am in their system..
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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Worth a try
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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You should be able to. My brothers mustang had the same problem and he kept taking them back for like 2 years. As long as they have a warranty you should be able to get new ones.
 
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awesome

thats what my buddies does on his slammed turbo civic. he eats axle shafts every other month or so lol

keeps taking them back and getting new ones under warranty. they always ask jeez you must be making a lot of power or something. we're always like no O_O just crappy axles hahaha
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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Worth a try
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I'm rocking the cheap duralasts too. Maybe 10k on them. Haven't had any problems yet.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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i love lifetime warrenty on brake pads i run the crap out of mine and take them in and get new ones all the time
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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yeah mine only last like 5k...im a very late braker plus i have drilled and slotted rotors so it just eats them up like a fat kid and candy
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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I would take that **** back. If they give you a refund or new pads, great. If not, you can leave them there on the counter and tell them how bad they suck etc etc... I dunno, i would kinda pissed if my brakes only lasted 8k
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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yea mine only lasted about 5k too,and still havent replaced them.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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I have over 40,000 miles on my ceramic duralast pads. I bought ceramics by mistake...
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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i just keep returning them as long as they dont get metal to metal they will take them back ( i worked there for 6 months) been doing it for i think 3 years haha they ve lost so much money off me lmao
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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I was gonna buy a set of ceramic pads for my Ranger. The salesperson told me he bought a set for his Ranger and he had problems with them. He talked me out of buying a set for mine. I ended up buying the semi-metallic ones for my truck.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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There's your problem. You bought ceramics. I bought the Duralast "Gold" pads and they are good.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009
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i prefer how the ceramics stop. and they're quieter

either way, i talked to them today and they'll take em back.

didnt do it today because we ended up lowering one of my friends cars
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009
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Ive had ceramics on my truck for 2+ years. IDK if they were yoyozone or advance. They don't wear much. Im thinking they are eating the Chinese pot steel rotors I got.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009
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i really cant stand autozone. lol

nice that they are replacing them though. 8k isnt very many miles at all!
 
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