KIA Cerato (2004 - 2006 ) - Brake discs -- expensive like Hyundai Coupe?

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Thu 18 Feb 2010 09:54
Brake discs -- expensive like Hyundai Coupe? - primeradriver
Was looking at a cheap Cerato (2005, 32K, FSH, £1700) as a possible replacement for our second car in the event of it flunking its forthcoming MOT.

But ISTR that this car is based on the same platform as the Hyundai Elantra, which is also the base for the Coupe. I've seen numerous posts on here complaining of expensive brake disc replacements on these due to having to remove the wheel bearings to get to them, causing the job to take far longer than it really should.

Is this restricted to the Coupe itself, or is it all cars on this platform? Are there any other issues to watch out for on this model?

Thanks.
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Sat 20 Feb 2010 16:17
Brake discs -- expensive like Hyundai Coupe? - davmal
It may well be an Elantra platform, as is the Coupe, but if it shares the Elantra hub and disc set up, changing discs and pads is a half hour job, with no special tools (apart from a decent dead weight mallet) and fairly cheap after market bits. If it is the Coupe set up, then you do need presses and bearing pullers.
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Sat 20 Feb 2010 18:18
Brake discs -- expensive like Hyundai Coupe? - primeradriver
Thanks. This car was a stop-gap by Kia between the earlier Shuma and the Cee'd, and was essentially a reskinned Elantra. I'll have to double check the Kia but if the Elantra is standard then I see no reason why the Cerato shouldn't be (I thought the Elantra must have been the expensive type but you've put my mind at rest on that one). The Coupe must have a special "performance" setup then, right?

Car itself looks OK -- gearshift is fine, car's immaculate and the interior, while it is the usual Korean tedium, looks well-made to me.
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