am i being ripped off?
 

took my 05 accord in and after doing a diagnostic, they said the back brakes needed replacing and the master cylinder was damaged and needed replacing as well. the final price was $1100. Does that sound right, or does it sound like they are really just over charging?

Re: am i being ripped off? (joy)
 

is this at honda? what's their hourly shop rate? rear brakes should be 2.5hrs x shop rate, master cylinder 2hrs x shop rate with bleeding brakes. what parts are they replacing for rear brakes? machining rotors/new rotors+pads? $1,100 sounds like it's kind of where it should be for that job. i'm a service advisor at a local stealership here in anchorage, ak.

Re: am i being ripped off? (Stupid)
 

well if you want people changing working on ur car
yea its that much

do a little reading up on....you should be able to do the back brakes....I never worked on a newer accord so I dont know if they have drum or disc back brakes...but regardless...give it a try yourself....it saves you alot of money https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Thanks for your input, everyone. Yes it is at a dealership. And they actually brought the price down to $900, saying that they gave the original price thinking that the roters would have to be replaced. Ah, well..as long as the car is fixed I'm okay with it I guess.
Have a good week!

Wasn't there a recall on some of the 7th gen master cylinders? Might wanna check into that.

Re: am i being ripped off? (joy)
 

rip-off http://is.rely.net/1-92-30002-l-J5Zy...RHu47Ah02g.gif

Re: am i being ripped off? (vdg721)
 

you just got ripped off https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emthdown.gif http://is.rely.net/1-92-29998-l-1gbM...AmVuBW3hGg.gif

Re: am i being ripped off? (joy)
 

if you let the Honda dealer do it (i would recommend this) call HOA and ask for goodwill assistance.......it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that a master cylinder is bad on a 05 car

Re: am i being ripped off? (YeuEmMaiMai)
 

agreed https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: am i being ripped off? (joy)
 

So the master cylinder is damaged huh?.. How so?.. What's your car doing?? I can't tell you how many times I've seen that one. My brakes feel mushy and such and it turns out to be something else..