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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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So the dealer wants to charge me $380 for a brake job. JustBrakes says they can do it for $99 using Centrix "organic" pads.

Another non-dealer repair shop says they'd charge $470 and that the labor on each axel costs $156.

Any advice on how to save some money on this job? I'd rather no go wiith crappy parts at a place like JustBrakes.

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'03 Manual CS Enthusiast
45.3k miles
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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What needs to be done to the brakes? Just changing the pads?
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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buy the pads and do it yourself... there should be a faq in this site somewhere

here infact:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....rake+pad+guide
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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changing brake pads is super easy, Its so easy that the 16 year old that makes minimum wage working at just for brakes can do it.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Dude, get some HPS Hawk pads and do the owrk yourself! If you need to turn your rotors take them to pep boys...about 8-9 bucks each to turn.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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pads are easy, replaceing rotors are simple if you have a breaker bar. That would be the only two things that could possible need to be done, I changed my rotors on my Z in about 3 hrs. then a few days later and finding out I didnt like the new rotors took me about 2 hrs to put the stock back on. The hardest part is getting the bolts free for the first time.
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