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K. · 04-01-2010, 05:39 AM

Hello camaro5 community.

I just bought my Camaro 2SS RS today. (I'll post pictures later.)
And as a first car owner I have some questions...

How many miles should you swap out the brakes and the cost to replace?

Does OnStar come already activated?

And I was thinking about adding ground effects on it so, can you just go to any chevy dealer and ask them to put it on?

justincase_2008 · 04-01-2010, 05:46 AM

1.Depends on your use, this brakes should last a good while and the prices are going down on them just like the tires so its hard to say the cost right now.
2.No you have to do this, the sales men should have done this with you at the dealer.
3.Yes.

DarricSS · 04-01-2010, 05:51 AM

Gratz on you first car.

You should get at least 30k miles out of your brake pads with normal usage. Cost isn't much, under $100 I would image. Calipers and Rotors are another story, if you need to replace those under 100K miles you are driving the vehicle pretty hard.

The salesman should have activated Onstar for you at the dealer, either way you can do it by pushing the button and talking to them through your car speakers.

Go to the Chevy dealer and speak to the parts department, they can order you the ground effects...

baysinger · 04-01-2010, 05:51 AM

Your dealer needs to activate Onstar. As far as brakes go it all depends on the driver. Some people are very hard on brakes and others are not. Depends on you. Wright now you need to focus on breaking the car in properly.

04-01-2010, 05:39 AM	#1
K. Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 2	Questions from a new car owner. Hello camaro5 community. I just bought my Camaro 2SS RS today. (I'll post pictures later.) And as a first car owner I have some questions... How many miles should you swap out the brakes and the cost to replace? Does OnStar come already activated? And I was thinking about adding ground effects on it so, can you just go to any chevy dealer and ask them to put it on?

04-01-2010, 05:51 AM	#3
DarricSS Drives: '10 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,047	Gratz on you first car. You should get at least 30k miles out of your brake pads with normal usage. Cost isn't much, under $100 I would image. Calipers and Rotors are another story, if you need to replace those under 100K miles you are driving the vehicle pretty hard. The salesman should have activated Onstar for you at the dealer, either way you can do it by pushing the button and talking to them through your car speakers. Go to the Chevy dealer and speak to the parts department, they can order you the ground effects... __________________ 2010, SIM, 2SS/RS, LS3, CGM Stripes

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04-01-2010, 05:46 AM	#2
justincase_2008 The Freak Kid Drives: ABM 2010 SS/RS White strips Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,212 View My Garage	1.Depends on your use, this brakes should last a good while and the prices are going down on them just like the tires so its hard to say the cost right now. 2.No you have to do this, the sales men should have done this with you at the dealer. 3.Yes.

04-01-2010, 05:51 AM	#4
baysinger baysinger Drives: 2010 IOM M6 SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 76	Your dealer needs to activate Onstar. As far as brakes go it all depends on the driver. Some people are very hard on brakes and others are not. Depends on you. Wright now you need to focus on breaking the car in properly.