Well, the wobble got progressively worse and finally today when I got home I jacked it up and pulled the rotors. I took to a local auto parts store to have them turned. Unfortunately, the tech at the auto parts store told me that both were too warped to mill. They would have hod to make 2 or 3 passes on the lathe to get rid of the warp. But, then they would be too thin.

Well, I knew they were slightly warped a year ago and I didn't take of them then. So what the hell, I have them pull a new set out of stock. (I bought old pair at a different store, otherwise I would have returned them under warranty.) Before I pay for them, I measured them with a pair of calipers. Sure enough, these are warped as well.

Long story short, the new rotors were warped so I had the store cut them. They also discounted them 25%. Ended up spending $140 for rotors and pads.

What ever happened to Quality Control. I guess he's with CROS.

I should have known the other ones were warped by the linear sanding marks. The two I bought today had the same marks which is why I had them put the rotors on the lathe, at not cost to me, before I paid for them.

They are built better,,

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My son had a BMW that my wife totaled a few months ago. I replaced the rotors on that car with OEM rotors. They were warped out of the box as well. I had them cut before I installed them though as this was after the experience I had with the SUV last time.

It's all about the manufacturing process. It seems rotor manufacturers are not truing the rotors on lathes anymore. By the looks of the tooling marks on the rotor faces the are either being belt sanded or abrasive wheel ground. Either way, they are not perfectly flat as they once were.

The Germans do make a great motor, transmission and suspension. But they have this eerie fascination with plastic. Look under the hood. Plastic everywhere. Expect a BMW water pump to fail somewhere between 60 & 80 thousand miles. The reason, the plastic impeller shears from the pump shaft. Also, around 80K expect the fabric on the roof struts and the headliner to start to come loose The radios are also known to be problematic.

Before you say it, I'm not someone that keeps a car 3-4 years. I like to drive them note free for a few years.

Seig Heil !!

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