Honda Car Forum

I have a 99 honda civic ex that I mostly put highway miles on. It has 85k on
it and I have done nothing but change the oil. Is it time the change the
brakes? Or should i hear some kind of squeeling when it needs done? I am a
semi new DIY guy. Anyone know where I can buy honda brakes online cheap?

Thanks!

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:01:43 GMT, "Root" <Root@whatever.com> wrote:

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>I have a 99 honda civic ex that I mostly put highway miles on. It has 85k on
>it and I have done nothing but change the oil. Is it time the change the
>brakes?

You should at least look at them. If you drive where there's salt and
slush on the roads in winter you should check them out annually.

>Or should i hear some kind of squeeling when it needs done?

There are devices on the inner pads that will make faint scraping
noises when you're going forward at low speeds, and ominous gronking
sounds when you back up if the pads are near the end of their life.

>I am a semi new DIY guy.

Buy a shop manual. Not a Chilton or Haynes, a proper honda shop
manual.

>Anyone know where I can buy honda brakes online cheap?

Always use OEM pads.