Wednesday, September 14, 2011

How much will new brakes cost me?

I have a 97 Honda Accord Special Edition. I have not got my brakes done in a long time...I can feel something grinding when I do brake. I know I need to get this corrected asap, what price range should I expect to pay?How much will new brakes cost me?$36 at autozone $40ish at the dealerHow much will new brakes cost me?100 BUCKS, THERYRE GONNA TELL YOU TO GET NEW ROTORS YOU DONT NEED EM. BUT IF YOU GET THEM ID SAY YOUD PAY ABOUT 250-300.



Brakes are easy , get a friend to help you it only takes about 10 min and you can get parts for around 25 bucksHow much will new brakes cost me?the grinding your hearing is the backing of the brake pads touching the rotors in which case you might have already ruined the rotor and it should be replaced. routine brake work consists of replacing the front brake pads and resurfacing the rotors, cleaning and lubing all the moving hardware parts. that should cost around 90.00 depending on where you take it to be worked on. any other parts needed will of course cost more. you should have heard the pad sensors squealing long before you started digging into the rotors unless someone removed them from the back of the pads. pad sensors are little tabs on the back side of the pads and alert you that the pads are low and need to be changed before you start grinding into the rotors.How much will new brakes cost me?If your car has disc brakes, new brake pads are around $30 online (drivewire.com). I'm guessing labor would be about 50-60? So about 100 bucks if you don't do it yourself. Be careful when taking it to a shop. They will try to say they need to replace the hoses, flush the system, replace the rotors etc.. Tell them exactly what you want done. Check for discounts to in your newspaper. You might find a %26quot;free brake inspection%26quot; coupon. Shop around too. Call at least 3 places and ask for pricing. It doesn't hurt to ask if one place and do it for cheaper than another. One last thing. If you look in your little car handbook it should tell you about your breaks and what needs to be done when replacing or repairing them.How much will new brakes cost me?There are lots of things and nobody can just give you a price because lots of things can come in to play here. First off understand what your problem is and why you have to fix it. Do you need brake pads, brake calipers, rotors, do you have disc brakes or drum brakes?

Most likely you just need new pads which shouldn't be to expensive. But here are some resources for you to use. Check out www.repairpal.com to help with the prices. Then check out www.mechanixloop.com to find an honest place to do the repairs for you. With these sites you can find out how much and then find an honest person to fix it for you.

Honesty is the key here, if you trust the mechanic then do what they say, and usually you wont go wrong. How much will new brakes cost me?in the area of 90-150 it depends on what you are going to need replaced.

if you need just the pads, if you need the rotors as well... (rotors can easily put you in the 250 range)


No comments:

Post a Comment