My Check brake pad light came on this afternoon so guess its time for pads and maybe rotors.... was going to take it to the dealer but wondered if anyone has has experience of Just Brakes doing a Pad or rotor change.... I wonder what the price and quality is vs the dealer....
Don't know about Just Brakes (local outfit? I don't think I've heard of them here in SoCal), but :thumb: on the "But" part! You should have little trouble finding nearby reputable brake shops or indy LR mechanics able to do the job cheaper and faster, just make sure they use OEM parts and you'll drive away without that funny feeling in your rear end that you get whenever the dealer services your brakes.
PS: The brake light is supposed to go on when either front or rear pads are about 75% worn, so although that's not an exact science and you should not wait forever to get them serviced, you don't have to rush to get them done tomorrow, either. As long as you can live with the annoying chime you have a few days to decide where to take her...
Great Thanks Umbertob.... maybe go see MIDAS instead.... really dont want to pay LRNA prices and spend the week explaining to SHMBO and the dogs whilst i have to sleep in the kennel
It pains me to see people getting ripped off on brake jobs.
Any competent mechanic with a lift shouldn't take more than 1 hr labor to do the front, and 1 hr to do the back. I am not a mechanic but I can do any car (front and back) with the vehicle on the ground using the friggin' jack in the trunk in 2 hrs. If the sensor wire needs to be replaced, add 20 minutes and the cost of a box of band aids to the job.
So the very most it should cost (for the whole car)= 3 hrs labor (@$XX-XXX/hr depends on where you live), plus the pads and rotors (figure that out from one of the sponsor parts sites).
I just picked up my rover from the 45K mile service, I need my rear brakes done the light has been on for 2 months now. I have 2MM left. I need new rear rotors, new rear pads and the sensor. the dealer said $550.00
It's the highest dealer quote for rear brakes that I have ever heard of. They said my rotors can't be turned (and they don't turn rotors anyway)
I too will check out just brakes
a while back I posted about the EBC- I have decided that I don't need to upgrade the pads or rotors for my fat over weight under powered POS
I just picked up my rover from the 45K mile service, I need my rear brakes done the light has been on for 2 months now. I have 2MM left. I need new rear rotors, new rear pads and the sensor. the dealer said $550.00
It's the highest dealer quote for rear brakes that I have ever heard of. They said my rotors can't be turned (and they don't turn rotors anyway)
I too will check out just brakes
a while back I posted about the EBC- I have decided that I don't need to upgrade the pads or rotors for my fat over weight under powered POS
You don't need Rotors - check the minimium thickness. Composite rotors are not usally turned, but a good shop can turn them for really cheap.
YOu can get away with just pads. I recommended Porterfield pads - hardly anny dust and great stopping with performance. As mentioned below by someone - its a quick job and not rocket science to change pads.
[quote="FAT__RSS":thnus47h]I just picked up my rover from the 45K mile service, I need my rear brakes done the light has been on for 2 months now. I have 2MM left. I need new rear rotors, new rear pads and the sensor. the dealer said $550.00
It's the highest dealer quote for rear brakes that I have ever heard of. They said my rotors can't be turned (and they don't turn rotors anyway)
I too will check out just brakes
a while back I posted about the EBC- I have decided that I don't need to upgrade the pads or rotors for my fat over weight under powered POS
You don't need Rotors - check the minimium thickness. Composite rotors are not usally turned, but a good shop can turn them for really cheap.
YOu can get away with just pads. I recommended Porterfield pads - hardly anny dust and great stopping with performance. As mentioned below by someone - its a quick job and not rocket science to change pads.[/quote:thnus47h]
I would imagine the hourly rate in the Hollywood Hills (depending on how high up the hill the shop is ) is higher than in Compton.
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