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09-14-2006, 02:41 PM
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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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09-14-2006, 02:53 PM
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front or rear caliper?
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#3
09-14-2006, 03:01 PM
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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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#4
09-14-2006, 03:06 PM
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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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#5
09-14-2006, 03:38 PM
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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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#6
09-14-2006, 03:48 PM
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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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