Brake Job / Getting Scr3wed?
thats fine ur gonna do it yourself and all but number 1 you need rotors too or get them cut otherwise your wasting ur time.also that price was cheap depending on if they were cuting the rotors or replacing them.all you guys need to remember that us shop owners arnt in business to rip people off but we have to make money and feed our kids just like everyone else.im tired of people complaing that they are being ripped off by shops,granted there are some bad shops but shops arnt in business to be ur best friend and do stuff for nothin we have lots of overhead and need to make money.
That being said, I am friends with a small shop owner who will let me bring in my own parts and then pay him labor if there is something that I do not have time to do.
So he still makes money and I still save money because I can get parts cheaper than him.
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From: Denver, CO
I think Mienke quoated me $600 for the fronts only. That was parts and labor. Geesh! I did all 4 for less than $425 with DBA rotors and LR pads. There is definitely a mark up. Beating the rotors off from the back is the hardest part. Brakes are easy on a Rover. Not so much on a Honda Civic...run away as I learned from a friend.
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Feb 14, 2006 03:52 PM
