Re: $1256 brake repairs?
[Re: Joey Carnevale]
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May 13, 2007 02:00 am UTC
May 13, 2007 02:00 am UTC
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Ryan Laliberte
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No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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Here's a solution:
Buy all the parts yourself, and give a DSMer a 12 of beer in your area and get some help with it. Learn how to do it yourself, you will save a lot of money.
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Re: $1256 brake repairs?
[Re: Ryan Laliberte]
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May 13, 2007 01:24 pm UTC
May 13, 2007 01:24 pm UTC
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Jerry Rose
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That sounds about right for all the parts and work you listed but the question is are all those parts really needed. You have to question all the repairs as it is much easier and more profitable to simply replace everything. Can the calipers be serviced and rotors machined? Even $150 for a new rear caliper, machine rotor and some new pads will cut that bill by $7-800 bucks.
The problem is if no regular maintenance has been done on the car and the brakes are really that bad all around then you have to pay the piper or do it yourself. You will still need to fork out half that for all the parts.
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Re: $1256 brake repairs?
[Re: Jerry Rose]
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May 14, 2007 06:39 pm UTC
May 14, 2007 06:39 pm UTC
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Michael Certain
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Agreed, Jerry. If you can get the Rotors machined, pick up calipers (either used, or new), and the pads are probably between $100 to 200 for all around (assuming decent performance pads), then get a DSMer to help. Though I'd make it a case of beer and pizza, since they have to bleed the lines $1200 is about right to slap on brand new everything, when that's probably not warranted. Especially if you can get machined rotors, and maybe a set of used calipers from someone else's upgrade. And everything but the caliper/bleed is about 1 hrs work.
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