oldduke,

If you have a micrometer, you can verify how thin the rotors are. If they are not below the minimum thickness, you can take the rotors to a brake and tire shop.

Call around for prices and verify the shop does good work.

The brake and tire shop will verify the thickness of the rotor. If they are not to thin, they'll use a brake rotor lathe to cut the disc into a straight parallel plane. The disc surface will have a "honed cylinder wall", if you will, look and feel to it. The newly lathed rotor, with new brake pads, will seat in much better for a longer life and good stopping performance.

Another approach I use is to check the pull and save, and pull good rotors from 240 that are not too thin and of good quality. I've done this for all my cars. Save some dollars, yet you get quality steel between them brake pads.

You probably know all this stuff already.

The last sets of Volvo OEM blue box brake pads, purchased from Tasca, were made in India. They seemed fine, were the same dark grey or black color, and are rather dusty on the made in Europa steelies.

The last OEM Volvo blue box water pump, about three months old, was not made in Sweden. After 6000 miles and 2-3 years, the seal failed; a slow leak out the weep hole. So slow, I could not smell it. The coolant ruined the alternator, and so, four or six weeks later, I hope to get it running again. I have a Hepu pump, a 940 alternator, and some gumption to get the 1991 wee grey beastie back together.

Hope that helps.

cheers,

Grey.