Brake Service Cost

[Yoda3000]

I called Just Brakes and they said four wheel disc service would cost $99.88.

This includes replacing brake pads, machinig rotors if needed and the other stuff that doesn't cost them anything.

Does this seem like a good price? Even though I told them it was a '92 Subaru SVX do you think they'll ask for more when I go in?

[Mr. Pockets]

First off, it all costs them something.

But $100 sounds like a pretty fair price for a front brake job.

[Seraph]

100 for all four sounds amazing.

[Yoda3000]

Yeah, but he said it was $85 for just the front. $99.88 is for ALL FOUR, which makes me suspicious. I don't want to walk in and get charged more than he quoted me.

[Mr. Pockets]

Somehow I didn't notice that you said it was for all four wheels. Rear pads require replacement far less often than fronts, so I would make sure that they're really going to replace the pads and not just 'inspect' the rears.

I would suspect any place which tried to sell me a $100 four-wheel brake job. But then I've seen sloppy brake jobs which leave the calipers dragging after two months...

[JENKIN]

I recently (within 2 weeks) had a dealer estimate for $650 to replace 1 rear disc/pads and rebuild caliper slide. It might have been to do both rears, but it was high enough that I choked on it. If you can get someone to do the fronts for $100 and do a good job, then that is amazing. If I were to remove my 2 front discs and have them turned, it would cost about $25-30 per disc for the turning, $50 for pbr metal master discs, and I would have done the labor myself. In my case, I have seen the $100 brake job turn in to a $400 job, when they get in there, it always seems that they find "more" to do than what is quoted in the $100 special. Since most people are hesitant to tell a shop to stop after the car is dissassembled, they have you over a barrel once the car is on the hoist. Have you had a second estimate anywhere else? If you have knowledge that this shop does good work, go for it, but don't be surprised if........
Maybe I am too cynical for my own good, but you gotta go with your history.

$100 is definitely a good deal if that will include all four corners, but........

My main concern would be the fact that you will get 'stuck' with aftermarket brake pads. Many of us on this forum that have tried both factory and aftermarket pads have sworn to never again deviate from the OEM pads. I don't know what they do different, but I've had all kinds of squealing problems with the aftermarket pads. I even went so far one time of taking off a brand-new aftermarket set of pads I installed and replacing them with factory pads because I couldn't stand the noise, etc.

My 2 cents.

See what they charge if you supply the pads (get them from subaruparts.com for some of the best costs.) I do it myself- it's a pretty easy job to do. I have a local machine shop turn the rotors for about $25/pr.

-Mark

[Andy]

Originally posted by mark10t
$100 is definitely a good deal if that will include all four corners, but........

My main concern would be the fact that you will get 'stuck' with aftermarket brake pads. Many of us on this forum that have tried both factory and aftermarket pads have sworn to never again deviate from the OEM pads. I don't know what they do different, but I've had all kinds of squealing problems with the aftermarket pads. I even went so far one time of taking off a brand-new aftermarket set of pads I installed and replacing them with factory pads because I couldn't stand the noise, etc.

My 2 cents.

See what they charge if you supply the pads (get them from subaruparts.com for some of the best costs.) I do it myself- it's a pretty easy job to do. I have a local machine shop turn the rotors for about $25/pr.

-Mark

Strange, I have EBC Greenstuff and you would have to drag me kicking and screaming back to OEM

[wawazat??]

Originally posted by Yoda3000
I called Just Brakes and they said four wheel disc service would cost $99.88.

This includes replacing brake pads, machinig rotors if needed and the other stuff that doesn't cost them anything.

Does this seem like a good price? Even though I told them it was a '92 Subaru SVX do you think they'll ask for more when I go in?

This pricing is way too low to be real. Once you get in (with the car disassembled on the lift) , I predict the price will go up exponentially and they will find many more problems (rotors being too thin to cut, piston seals torn - they'll try and sell you new calipers, etc, etc, etc......). They'll say the car is rare and parts are more expensive than they expected.

Todd

[SubaSteevo]

Originally posted by Andy

Strange, I have EBC Greenstuff and you would have to drag me kicking and screaming back to OEM

Same here, well, kind fo the same. My car had the Greenstuffs on it when I bought it. They had about 6k on them when I bought the car and I've put about 12k on them. Had a minor squeel problem because of the brake shims, but is fixed now. I'll definately be getting another set of Greenstuffs when these are done, which probably will be a long while from now.