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New Caliper 175$?
I took my car to the shop and they said they had to special order a caliper that was making noise which was why I brought it in. I did not authorize any repairs yet I walked in the autoshop to a 300$ bill today, 175 for the caliper, the rest for labor. Is this legit?
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front or rear caliper?
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That's legit for a new reman caliper but calipers are rebuildable for about $100 including labor. Most mechanics today are either too lazy or incompetent to handle such a tough task as rebuilding something. They are simply bolt on boys. ![]() I'd ask for the old part to be reinstalled and then pay for the hour of diagnostic they'd charge and take it elsewhere.
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If he authorized the repair he'll have to pay the same amount to install the original. Chalk this one up to not having shopped around.
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He said he authorized no repairs so it gets into that stick situation that you just need a good-faith mechanic such as yourself. Mistakes happen so a fair thing imo would be for the shop to charge what they paid for the caliper which is probably around 125ish or so.
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Auto Zone lists a rebuilt front caliper for $55.99 with a $37.00 core charge.
I just installed one on Nicks 96 from Advance, and it was a perfect fit. Advance matched Auto Zones price, and was closer to my home. ![]() Tom.
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I used the autozone calipers to replace all 4 about 7 months ago... still going well
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