Big Brakes on a not-so-big Budget? YEP

I received my XLR parts from Rock Auto today. Both front calipers were mismatched. lol Left caliper has C5 Vette part number stamped on it. Right caliper has 2008 Mercury Sable of all the cars part number on it.

Granted these will be going back but I found it hilarious that Sable calipers look nearly identical to the Vette ones apart from smaller bolt holes. If I didn't know any better I would even think they were for a Vette.
 
Serge said:
I received my XLR parts from Rock Auto today. Both front calipers were mismatched. lol Left caliper has C5 Vette part number stamped on it. Right caliper has 2008 Mercury Sable of all the cars part number on it.

Granted these will be going back but I found it hilarious that Sable calipers look nearly identical to the Vette ones apart from smaller bolt holes. If I didn't know any better I would even think they were for a Vette.
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That’s funny and frustrating all in one.. Was the one box just packaged wrong?


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I love getting the wrong parts in the right boxes.
Almost as good as when hardware is missing because someone took it and returned the part.

Please keep us updated, I also have the brackets and lines and would like calipers that don't say Corvette on them.
 
For what it's worth, when we took the Corvette factory tour during one of the Louisvilles we learned that 'vettes and XLRs were built on the same assembly line. Makes sense they'd have some common parts.
 
Their customer service sure went down the drain. I remember when I used to be able to call them and speak to an actual person. Now you just fill out a form online and are lucky to even receive an email response.
 
Funny story...I was placing an order for a pair of shocks for my 2004 GMQ and remembered I needed some fuses. I put 2 each of three different values in the cart and it said they were shipping from 3 different warehouses for $3.99 extra each...so $12 shipping for $6 worth of fuses. I backed those out and went to Wally World.
 
Their shipping from different warehouses is a racket too. I noticed sometimes it's cheaper to place 2 separate orders then to put everything on one order and ship from different warehouses.
 
This just keeps getting funnier. I received replacement set of calipers today. Both are for a Sable. Now RockAuto wants me to ship them back for a refund but I have to pay for return shipping. I don't think so.

For anyone who thinks of getting a set of calipers online, my suggestion get them locally and inspect them to make sure they are the right ones.
 
This is giving me flashbacks. One of mine was wrong as well. Rock auto was not helpful at all. Jerry's customer service >>>>>> rock auto's "customer service".
 
RockAuto agreed to ship these back and provide a refund.

I will still be trying XLR calipers from elsewhere though. I don't get how they are uglier though, especially if it's essentially a same caliper as a Vette. Also, last I checked the title of this thread is brakes on a budget so why wouldn't I want to cheap out and save as much as I can?
 
Serge said:
RockAuto agreed to ship these back and provide a refund.

I will still be trying XLR calipers from elsewhere though. I don't get how they are uglier though, especially if it's essentially a same caliper as a Vette. Also, last I checked the title of this thread is brakes on a budget so why wouldn't I want to cheap out and save as much as I

I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ABOVE...IT MUST HAVE CUT AND PASTED THIS FROM ABOVE. I WROTE A ROCK AUTO RANT ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE WHERE ROCKAUTO BONED ME ON A PAR THAT DID NOT FIT, AND MADE ME PAY POSTAGE TO RETURN THEM, EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT A PART THAT DID FIT(different manufacturer) FROM THRM TOO. I ERASED MY RANT... CAUSE I AM A NICE GUY AND DIDN EANT TO DERAIL THREAD.

MY APOLOGIES THIS POSTED, IT WONT LET ME ERASE IT ALL...CARRY ON
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Serge said:
RockAuto agreed to ship these back and provide a refund.



I will still be trying XLR calipers from elsewhere though. I don't get how they are uglier though, especially if it's essentially a same caliper as a Vette. Also, last I checked the title of this thread is brakes on a budget so why wouldn't I want to cheap out and save as much as I could?
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Serge said:
RockAuto agreed to ship these back and provide a refund.

I will still be trying XLR calipers from elsewhere though. I don't get how they are uglier though, especially if it's essentially a same caliper as a Vette. Also, last I checked the title of this thread is brakes on a budget so why wouldn't I want to cheap out and save as much as I can?
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I hope this works out. :2thumbs:
 
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