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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Question How much does it cost for a shop to do brakes?

Rotors
Pads
Lines
Fluids
?????
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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usually my shop charges as follows....
pads and re-surface 149.99 including OEM pads
New rotors and pads 400 per axle.... all OEM parts
Brake fluid flush usually 79.99
lines usually dont change much so it would probably vary by car
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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i meant how much is labour for rotors pads lines and fluids combined?
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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3 hours tops...

I'd do it in 2h myself...
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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About 2.5-4 hours on average..
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hmmm...
1h - 80
2h - 160
3h - 240
4h - 320!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything in dollar form
expensive
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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hmmm...
1h - 80
2h - 160
3h - 240
4h - 320!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything in dollar form
expensive
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hmmm...
1h - 80
2h - 160
3h - 240
4h - 320!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything in dollar form
expensive
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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usual rate for a shop is about 65/ hour
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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I always do my own brakes. Except for turning them. Imho oil change pay the man that does it for a living but for my money I'll do my own dagum brakes.
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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Dealer quoted me $695 hahaha. I'm like... ummm... WTF, you installing my TT or what?
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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695 for brakes??? all 4? or just front?
they probably were gonna do just pads too and turn your rotors
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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DIY and save..lol
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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brakes aren't that hard- IMHO. Just like any other mod, just follow the directions, use the right tools, be patient and nothing should go wrong.

It's more messy than difficult.
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Originally Posted by jvanquish
hmmm...
1h - 80
2h - 160
3h - 240
4h - 320!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything in dollar form
expensive
if you don't have money, don't even think about it. Stop playing dumb man.
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Tony @ Performance Nissan quoted me 6 hours labor to install Stoptech stage 2 including fluid change, or Stoptech stage 1 + oem rotors.

6 hours sounds a little rediculous to me, but he said that it was firm.

What should I tell them? I want everything to be done perfectly and I don't mind paying if it's legit. But if it's 3 hours install then 3 hours smoke break, I'm going to be pretty pissed.
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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I have not done the upgrade on a 350, but on another car, I had to modify the spindle for the larger daimeter rotors. Still took less than hours, but if you don't want to pay that much, find another shop. Brakes are easy.
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Default shaved rotors?

Im at 43k on my Z, should I have the rotors shaved or just replace them?
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by BRZ3303
Im at 43k on my Z, should I have the rotors shaved or just replace them?
Inspect them and then you'll know if they can be shaved or if you need new rotors...

Minimum thickness for Non-Brembo (pre-'06) is:
Front 22mm
Rear 14mm

Minimum thickness for Brembo (pre-'06, possibly '06 also) is:
Front 28.4mm
Rear 20.2mm
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