Sunday, February 17, 2008

How much should I pay someone to do my brakes?(at my home, not at a shop)? -

If I m buying parts, and they are doing brakes/rotors, front and rear...how much should I pay them?

I agree with the other poster but you better make sure they know what they are doing, I wouln t have anyone touching my brakes myself, not even so called licensed mechanics, they are all cowboys.Also, you might not need to have rotors replaced but fluid might need replacing and bleeding, wheel bearings checked and general visual inspection won t hurt.I think $150 is plenty but you forgot to say what car it is, it might make a difference. Also when in there it s worth giving it a good clean, so that would reflect on price.But cowboys never clean anyways.

Are they professional mechanics ? In a shop they get about $100.00 per axel (wheel) and I have never heard of them going to someones home,if they are what we call shade tree mechanics then $100.00 and no more then $150.00 should do.The reason is it should take no more then a hour and a half to do this.If they have a jack that can lift the whole front or back it can be done in less then an hour.I would caution you we are talking about the brakes,you know the things that STOP the car so make sure that the people or person who is going to do this has some experience.I would ask him how many brake jobs have you done.Why are you buying new rotors? If this is the first time for a brake job the rotors can be ground by any auto parts store.If the person who is going to do this told you to buy new rotors ask him why,because already I am having doubts about his skill level.I really wish you well Remember this if he is not a license mechanic and something goes wrong it will be on you.Brakes should not be left up to amatures.

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