New brakes quote. Is this crazy or what?

[GREENBOY]

Trying to get my brakes done avoiding the ford dealership. Now thinking they'd actually be cheaper than some auto places! Here's one quote: Front pads, rotors and rear pads, rotors (inc fluid, shims, callipers etc). $1279!!!! Is it me or that a crazy quote?

[sr20s14zenki]

That is a pretty crazy quote man. I would say 100$ MAX for the front set of pads, and MAX the same for the back, but both are usually wayyy cheaper. Even with rotor replacements, i cant see rotors being more than 50-100$ each, so that puts you at 600, and i would say 2 hours labour would be acceptable. so, even 1000$ would be retarded, i would say 800 MAX

[benz_890]

what kind of car is it

[AndyL]

Depends on the vehicle... What are you talking about here... GT500, FuckUS or F350 - all are radically different... My buddy dropped over 2500 on brakes on his PSD F350 C/C - GT500 I don't even wanna guess what those rotors run... A focus - probably a tad high...

[GREENBOY]

Ford Escape...2007.

[sr20s14zenki]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Ford-Escape-05-06-07-08-OE-Brake-Rotors-pads-Front-/140335385824?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20aca40ce0#ht_3607wt_911


just an idea?

[AndyL]

shim 12$
Pads (fr/rr) 52$
Rotors - 52 front (pair)
rotors - 86$ rear

Rockauto rules :) Um yeah... Did they at least let you bring in your tub of vaseline?

[Rat Fink]

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[AndyL]

wait wtf... calipers and rotors on a 2007 truck? Surely thou jest...

[sr20s14zenki]

^^No shit...calipers gone already? i doubt it. Maybe they quoted you based on IF they need to replace calipers?

[GREENBOY]

The quote included 80 bucks for 'caliper hardware'. Escape has 57,000km on it BTW, which makes it even more dubious.

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[.norco.]

check your brakelines, not sure if it was just the older ones that were prone to cracked brake lines.

[cream]

if your calipers are still in working condition, just make you have them note that you do NOT need it replaced. a lot of dealers check most components and add it in saying it needed to be replaced

[master hec0]

just do it yourself. or find some friend of a friend that is a good backyard mechanic and supply him with the parts and just pay his labour.

[Vanner]

A buddy of mine have his Ford F150 truck (it's a 2003) and he said it cost him about $100 for replacing the brake pads on front side. My minivan is like about $75 for front brakes replaced.

Brake disc pieces are more cost if they're scarred over - usually they can be smoothed out depnding on how much thickness left on them.

You get a quote for $1279 by Ford dealership? Man, their labour rate must be real good. :nut:

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