So my boy is selling his 2003 Honda Civic SI Coupe and we were wondering what the thickness of the rotors and pad material needs to be to pass a certification these days.
Is there some data base I can look up to get the required thickness for this car to pass?
Hell for a sunshine guy like you.. why piss around with all that measuring and risk losing the sale .. for $100 bucks you can replace replace pads and rotors on one of them.do it right and don't be so cheap...
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you can look it up on rock auto .748- front min ..... .315 rear min.. they will give you the thickness of the new pad but i would think it should still have a chamfer and wear bar.if they are half ass rotors they are normally marked with a min.
-- Edited by Slim on Thursday 22nd of December 2016 10:26:15 PM
Rotors these days are cheaper than turning them in most cases. (Not 4x4 front sometimes etc)
These days, it seems parts are made to replace, I'll give you an example.
I ordered 4 Rotors for my '73 Vette. They were BRAND NEW and large under already. Had another quad sent in and they too were crazy out. I ended up just 'smoothing' the originals and I was still within.
Some of the NEW ones on round 2, were already 'under' when they got here. That is sad.
Yes I still have it. Been stashed for 20 years I'd guess. It was originally Yella. I hate Yella. When I bought it, it was some kind of Super-gross powder blue, with Murals all over it. Seriously, this thing had a huge Unicorn on the entire hood and more pics of stuff all over it, and to top that off, crazy pin-stripes everywhere. When I bought it, it was hidden fast in a buddies shop.
Think it had about 50K miles on it and now has about 80 'ish? Original Engine and 4 speed, roof, brake rotors (ha) etc etc.
I would be interested if you are in looking at being the vet fan I am and having a 73 T top just looking to be honest I have never seen a roadster 73 4spd
There are over 100 2003 civics on kijiji under $2000. the price of new brakes and a safety could add up to 30% of what its worth. You get what you pay for so if they pass they pass.
You're right again Slim, do you EVER get tired of being right all the time?
And thank you Shagg and Pugsy for your thoughtful input.
I'm just trying to teach my son, who was laid-off last Friday just before Christmas, how the MTO and certifications work. Every young person needs to learn about doing things for themselves including vehicle maintenance so they don't get ripped off by unscrupulous garages. This is an exercise in teaching him about knowing his car and understanding how parts wear and the pass fail criteria the MTO follows to certify a car. I'm also trying to teach my son to think for himself
Well your op was rather vague.. My belief is if your asking, I was thinking you had a problem and you were considering turning the rotors .. and using the used pads again.. You were not very specific.. Based on your explanation of the situation.. That was what I replied to.. I can't tell you over the years how many cheap dicks try everything they can to stiff somebody on a used car.. I am not a real believer in buyer beware.. There are a lot of people out there that have little or no conscience.. I would not want my kid to buy a POS from somebody trying to hide something cause they are too cheap to fix it right.. Just sayn..
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You're right again Slim, do you EVER get tired of being right all the time?
And thank you Shagg and Pugsy for your thoughtful input.
I'm just trying to teach my son, who was laid-off last Friday just before Christmas, how the MTO and certifications work. Every young person needs to learn about doing things for themselves including vehicle maintenance so they don't get ripped off by unscrupulous garages. This is an exercise in teaching him about knowing his car and understanding how parts wear and the pass fail criteria the MTO follows to certify a car. I'm also trying to teach my son to think for himself
Enjoy!
good luck with that ron, thinking for himself, i went through that 20 plus yrs ago. the son, soon to be 49, caught on to it fairly easy and still upholds that virtue but the daughter, soon to be 40, had turned into a work in progress. but don't give up on it, she has shown some signs of improvement in the last 4-5 or 6 yrs.
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