Has anyone replaced the brake rotors yet?

I just broke 70k miles. I have had a minor brake pulsation that is slowly getting worse. At 70k miles that is not surprising. The pads are all still decent with about half their life left. I am debating about turning my stock rotors and reusing the pads. I would normally replace the rotors but a quick search didn't turn up any aftermarket options. The OEM rotors aren't terribly expensive but I found it unusual that their are no aftermarket rotors available. I am not surprised the aftermarket industry doesn't support the Clarity since it is a low production car. I am more surprised Honda didn't use a rotor from one of their other vehicles.

I would normally replace the pads when I replace the rotors but I am curious how long a set of pads would last on the Clarity. I drive in sport mode almost exclusively with the regenerative braking set as high as possible. I am wondering how many miles I could get out of a set of stock pads?

Anyway, has anyone found aftermarket brake rotors for the Clarity?

 

Thank you for the link. I should have checked Rockauto. I checked my local stores like Autozone and O'reilly and they didn't show any available.

 

I am an aggressive driver. It doesn't take much to warp rotors if they are over heated. The pads are still in good condition as I mentioned but the rotors are warped.

Keep in mind that regenerative braking helps to slow the car but it doesn't do much when it comes to aggressive hard stops.

 

Any particular recommendation on which ones to get? I live in RI so I will only get coated rotors. I am leaning towards the Raybestos or Power Stop but that is only because I know their brand name.

 

The part of the rotor the pads touch will rust every time it rains and the car sits. A few minutes of driving will wear away that rust. The coating is to help prevent rust on the rest of the rotor the pads don't contact. Even with the coating the rotors will eventually rust if you live in an area that the roads are salted.

 

I ordered the Power Stop rotors and brake pads. I am going to replace the front first.
Here is a link to the rotors: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=11908905&cc=3441908&pt=1896&jsn=309
Here is a link to the sport pads I went with: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=11917429&cc=3441908&pt=1684&jsn=343

Once I get the brakes apart I will decide to either keep the original pads or replace them now. I usually go with OEM brake pads but I decided to give the Power Stop sport ceramic pads a try this time. Usually aftermarket brake pads tend to be noisier and dustier than OEM pads. Hopefully the Power Stop sport pads are a decent upgrade in performance and not extremely dusty or noisy.

I will post an update once the new rotors are installed.

 

I installed the new rotors last night. The original pads still have about 50% left so I reused them. I gave the original pads a light sanding and cleaned out dust from the slot in the middle. I then applied some fresh grease to the pads and reinstalled them. I'll hold onto the new pads I ordered until I need them. The new front rotors eliminated the vibration as expected. The old rotors had plenty of meat left. They probably could have been turned and reused but since rotors are fairly inexpensive I feel it is better to replace them. Usually when you turn down rotors they warp again quickly since there is less material.

One thing I wanted to mention is that I could feel the original rotors were warped even when not applying the brakes but with the regenerative braking on. The vibration wasn't as bad as when I applied the brakes myself at highway speeds but there was a slight vibration when the regenerative braking would engage at highway speeds. I found that interesting. I didn't think regenerative braking applied the actual brakes at all but it appears it does slightly.

 

That makes perfect sense. Thank you for the response.