I have a 2001 CL. I'm at about 53,000 and need new front and rear brakes. I took the car in for an oil change and tire rotation. I knew this was coming.....

How much should I be paying for new front and rear breaks and whatever else they do to the rotors, etc.

My car is at Park Ave. Acura and they said 647.00. I think that this is a lot.

Thanks for the info.

 

I have a 2001 CL. I'm at about 53,000 and need new front and rear brakes. I took the car in for an oil change and tire rotation. I knew this was coming.....

How much should I be paying for new front and rear breaks and whatever else they do to the rotors, etc.

My car is at Park Ave. Acura and they said 647.00. I think that this is a lot.

Thanks for the info.

 

when you say new brakes, do you mean just pads? or rotors and pads. a set of good pads like hawks will run you about 170 bucks and rotors will be about 450.

 

Front and rear pads. They said the re-surface the rotors. Labor is 100.00 and hr. X 5.2 hours. So, most of it is labor. Sounds like a rip-off but I have no choice.

 

ofcourse you have a choice, order good after market parts online, and have them installed elsewhere. In the worst case have Acura dealership install your parts.
I dont know if its worth resurfacing the rotors, they might charge you a lot for labor, you might be better off getting new rotors....

 

you can, and should get aftermarket rotors, you can get them for about $200 for the front. There are a couple group buys in the black market section for rotors, check them out.

 

That's a rip off. I paid about $250 for my last brake job and that included new pads, replacing one rotor and resurfacing the others. The pads were pricy. It really only takes about 1 hour to do the work, the rest of the time is for resurfacing the rotors which is done while the tech works on someone elses car or sits on his ass.

IMO, for that much, get new rotora slotted rotors and a set of good pads and have someone install them, and it will probably still cost less than Park Ave will.

I just ordered new rotors and a set of SS brakelines and it came to about $450. Add another $150 for pads and $100 for installation. Much better than a stock set up for a couple dollars more.

 

whats wrong /w the rears? usually the problem areas are from the fronts only.. my rotors were warped so i went /w new Rotora slotted fronts ($190), EBC Greenstuff pads ($65) and took it to a local shop for install ($100). so for a total of about $350 I have brand new brakes.. resurfacing rotors is a waste of time and money.. the problem will come back eventually...

 

I installed my brakes myself. Saved myself 150. I got front and rear Rotora slotted for under 300 and Satisfied Pro Ceramics front and rear for around 70 from Kragen. It's real easy to do all the work yourself but you just have to remember to torque all the bolts. Take it from experience...

 

i don't think u need to go to a dealer to get breaks done....

brake depot
just brakes

any of those should do it for around $200..........

 

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