$8000-$9800 brake job
08-25-2009, 02:55 AM
#1
$8000-$9800 brake job
Playing around on the GTR forums and that was the price quoted from Nissan to do a brake job on a GTR. That is for rotors, pads and labor. Although I did find a group buy deal going on right know:
List for the front Rotor pair: $ 1,710.62
List for the rear Rotor pair: $ 1,823.10
List for front pads: $ 568.93
List for rear pads: $ 324.36
Total list: $4,427.01
List for the front Rotor pair: $ 1,710.62
List for the rear Rotor pair: $ 1,823.10
List for front pads: $ 568.93
List for rear pads: $ 324.36
Total list: $4,427.01
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08-25-2009, 08:10 AM
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This is where Nissan will likely make most of its money back on the car. They can get away with selling that car at $70-80k if they are charging $8-9k for a brake job and $15-20k for the transmission.
08-25-2009, 08:25 AM
#9
Because a group buy from a private vendor is not what Nissan is giong to charge at the dealership. Its probably closer to $5500-6000 in parts and a couple grand in labor.
This is where Nissan will likely make most of its money back on the car. They can get away with selling that car at $70-80k if they are charging $8-9k for a brake job and $15-20k for the transmission.
This is where Nissan will likely make most of its money back on the car. They can get away with selling that car at $70-80k if they are charging $8-9k for a brake job and $15-20k for the transmission.
08-25-2009, 08:53 AM
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I wonder what GTR owners think when they go in for a brake service and hear those numbers, I'm sure a lot of them have no idea what to expect.
08-25-2009, 09:09 AM
#11
Is the brake system on the GTR hard to work on by yourself? I've always done everything hands-on so if it's not possible to work on the car by myself it's a huge turn off. I understand with certain components you need a shop and expertise but brakes are pretty straight forward...seems not so much with Godzilla!
08-25-2009, 10:09 AM
#13
Edit: Because if that is the case I'd assume you are partially right. The only thing about changing the rotors discs on an R35 is I'm not sure how long it takes to disassemble a two piece rotor and put it back together as I've never had to do this firsthand. I'd imagine with the correct tools like anything else it would be pretty straight forward and simple, but I could be wrong.
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08-25-2009, 08:36 PM
#17
Well in the GTR brakes you have alot of steps to complete to make sure you properly seat the pads to rotors correctly on test drive. Also brake fluid is flushed twice before drive and after drive to remove any air bubbles. There is also a process to make sure calipers pistons are giving equal force to pads. If i remember right Nissan said to charge like 8hrs of labor.
Another thing on GTR brakes is the pads are made from sintered iron and the only reason to replace these are when you overheat the pads and cause cracks in the lining and or ash deposit.
Another thing on GTR brakes is the pads are made from sintered iron and the only reason to replace these are when you overheat the pads and cause cracks in the lining and or ash deposit.
