I just called my local les schwab tire center and I asked them about there brakes. They told me about a front set of power slot rotors ceramic brake pads, a full flush of the brake system, and a 25,000 mile warranty for like 420 bucks. My questions is, is this a crappy deal or is this pretty decent?

 

Not bad. Rotora rotors and pads for front and rear go for like 410 shipped, so if that price includes installation, then it's a good deal.

 

Well that price is only for the front so kind of a crappy deal huh

 

Are those power slot rotors cryo treated or just the plain ones? If they are the plain ones then its not that good of a deal.

 

I have no clue. But i did forget to mention that they install new calipers.

 

i guess i have to agree. it seems like the right price. i paid $275 for hawk ceramics and front rotora rotors. a bottle of brake fluid is $10, and labor is an hour and a half for the flush and brake change probably. if you figure $75 an hour then you're allready up to $395 right there.

do it yourself and save yourself the extra $140 if you can. depending on how you drive to begin with you may not need to change your pads for up to 35-45k miles. i know because when i pulled my pads off to put in hawks after 35k miles they still have plenty of material left. if you are not mechanically inclined or if you simply have no means to do the work yourself then i guess it's not a bad deal.

SSTS

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i just read that you said they will install new calipers. if you get all that for $420 then you are robbing *them*. but i will also say that you most likely do not need new calipers. did they tell you that you did or did they just offer them?

 

They just offered them. THey wouldnt be brand new but they would be rebuilt calipers.

 

What's wrong with your calipers?

420 for front rotors and pads (and supposedly calipers ) installed... I suppose it's not out of the ordinary, but not a good deal, either. I'm just confused on the whole caliper situation, since calipers last a long time. How many miles do you have on your car?

 

I agree, whats up with teh caliper situation? why replace them??

 

nothing is wrong with my calipers its just the entire brake job that they are running has the new calipers included

 

why replace them if not needed. Id be hesitant to replace them if there was nothing wrong. id actually see if the price would be less with out them replacing them

 

so minus the calipers does this look like a good or crappy deal?

 

Power Slot OE Replacement rotors go for about 85-90 dollars per, so figure about 170-180 for the front rotors, and plus another 50 (guess) on pads That's about 220-230 in parts if you got them online.

That means they are charging about 190-200 dollars for labor which is pretty expensive. If the price included calipers, then ask for a price without caliper replacements. If it comes out to about 300ish, then I would say it's a pretty good deal. A shop with all the proper tools shouldn't need more than an hour to replace the rotors and pads and bleed the system. In fact, there's no need to bleed the brake lines, since they will simply take the calipers off and swing them out of the way, and never disconnect the lines. But it's a good thing to do, anyway, especially when you're getting new parts.

I would say to dick with them if it's 420 for just rotors and pads.

Or you can save some bucks and do it yourself. There are tons of DIY instructions on doing brakes and it's really not that hard. Then again, I'm a strong proponent of DIY and I even tend to dive into a project blind sometimes.

 

I agree 100%

 

Thanks everyone i will look into other brake packages.