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Rotors are cast iron, not steel. I'm square in the middle of the rust belt. OEM rotors rust just like anything else here. Large chunks of the braking surface flake off often. Cheap rotors are $20-30. Expensive and OEM ones are $150. Places around here charge $20 to cut rotors. I just put on a fresh set of cheapie rotors with almost every pad change I do. It makes sense for me.
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http://www.rockauto.com is about the cheapest I've found for brake parts. Rotors are rotors. No point in buying them from a dealer, just get what's cheap. If it's just an everyday driving car, any name brand semimetallic pad is fine like wagner, raybestos, bendix etc . Some of the real cheapo no-name pads can be noisy and not last too long. If you can turn a wrench, take the wheel off and it's 4 bolts per side to change pads and rotors. Just use a c clamp to push the piston back in. You can do it in about 1/2 hour. If not most places will charge about 1-1.5 hours labor.
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If you thought the Outback had problems, you're going to hate the VW.
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WRX Fob
subaru360 replied to Durania's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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Is your 95 a 5 speed or automatic? If it's a 5 speed the 90 engine will work as long as you transfer the intake manifold and all the sensors over from your old engine. If it's an automatic, you need a 95 2.2 automatic engine for a direct fit. Or a 96-98 2.2 automatic engine if you can get the matching single port exhaust y pipe. You can replace the crank key, but usually the end of the crank gets damaged when they come loose.