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brake rotors.
 Dont ever attempt doing rotors on a std lathe you will not get them right...and not know till they are in use..they use a speacial rotor lather to do them.
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"Last brake rotors (month or so ago) cost me $90 for the pair. And they probably did a better job then me - proper grinding/finish."

Yep - exactly.
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Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

"Last brake rotors (month or so ago) cost me $90 for the pair. And they probably did a better job then me - proper grinding/finish."

Yep - exactly.
Alan
Depending on what vehicle can be even less to replace with new.Got a quote for the boys Subaru of $110 for the rear.Mechanic said if I was you go to repco and get the pair for $55 and fit yourself or I can fit new ones for rotors + labour $120.Yep got new ones fitted.
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Hmm, yes - japanese maybe. Not my 1991 relic.
But yes, some parts are stupid cheap. Chinese??
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Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

Hmm, yes - japanese maybe. Not my 1991 relic.
But yes, some parts are stupid cheap. Chinese??
Alan
Aussie.Have been buying parts for my holden online,needed a new idler bearing bearing,nz $125 oz including frieght $45,electronic aerial nz $135 oz $65. parts from oz here in 3 days even during isolation .Wanted 4 gas struts,2 for bonnet+2 for hardtop lid.Trademe deal $38 picked up from a warehouse east tamiki,made in aussie by holden.Yes Genuine holden parts.Now wanting a second key ,+ remote,Aus/nz same price $145.+ programming/cutting.
We are ripped off on car parts.
The boy got a timing belt idler tensioner water pump all seal gasket goo + spanner to fit crank shaft pulley. $145 + $28 frieght,from oz.camry 2lt 1997 5 days freight.

Funy story. He wanted an temp sensor,sourced one from taiwan $3.00 with postage.Ended up with 50,so now have 49 sensors .

Should buy NZ I know but how do they justify prices??
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"Funy story. He wanted an temp sensor,sourced one from taiwan $3.00 with postage.Ended up with 50,so now have 49 sensors"

Ha I have a story like that. Ordered new injectors for my holden - doing a head job - may as well do other stuff. Found some on line - E Bay. Turns out they were China dispatch. Then Wuflu struck. Had to wait about 2 mths. They were very good and asked if I wanted a refund. I could wait. They arrived about a month ago - they sent me 16.
Sounds like I should look to Aus for some parts.
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Originally posted by pjc pjc wrote:

Should buy NZ I know but how do they justify prices??

But most of the time you are just buying the same thing, paying someone else to ship it for you.  I'd agree if you could find something NZ made then buy it over a cheap import, sadly you don't often find that.
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