Long story short just had the stockers turned ($10 each) and couldn't be happier. I put pads on maybe 5k ago (NAPA Adaptive One dual surface pads).....great pads by the way for the $$$. It's a hybrid ceramic and awesome in my mind for the money. Much better braking than stock without all the dust.

Anyways, if I had bought new rotors I would have done the pads too but decided to keep the pads that look brand spankin' new still and just do a resurface. Pads completely bedded in about 20 miles of driving and I couldn't be happier with my $20 fix Got maybe 200 miles on it now and feels like a new car. The rotor warpage was apparently worse than I thought and I had gradually gotten used to it because she's amazingly smooth now.

 

winning!!!!

 

i doubt the napa is better than ferodo pads which is stock with the brembo's

 

NAPA sells a slightly beefier rotor for the HHR that is a "stock" replacement. I forget the part number, but from my experience the steering has a heavier feel now and no road tracking under braking anymore. my rotors were trashed. I went with "lifetime" ceramics and they chewed through my rotors. the backs are still good, and will likely last the lifetime of the car.

 

iirc he doesn't have brembos....could be wrong though

 

probably these:

 

Thanks sleeper that would be them.

 

 

Canadian rotors from Autozone have been very good for me!