SIRIUS

I finally have all the pieces for my full on brake job. I'm bringing it to a very reputable guy near me. He is charging me $200.00 to change all 4 rotors, all the pads, and replacing all my brake lines w/ stainless lines. I personally think this is reasonable. What do you guys think? Please don't tell me to DIY b/c some things I'm up for doing myself and some I just don't want to deal with.

pdiggitydogg

Id do it for a 6 pack of beer.....hell 2 beers
It probably wont take over 2 hrs (which is the rate he's charging)

SIRIUS

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Id do it for a 6 pack of beer.....hell 2 beers
It probably wont take over 2 hrs (which is the rate he's charging)</TD></TR></TABLE>

**** I'd buy you a keg LOL....yea he's telling me it's like 3 hours of labor.

Street Ghost

I usually do them for my friends for like $50 and some food.. haha.

pdiggitydogg

3hrs?
Damn.......to me that seems way too long. I bet I could do all that in less than 1.5-2
Call around, but it might be the best price you'll find

SIRIUS

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">3hrs?
Damn.......to me that seems way too long. I bet I could do all that in less than 1.5-2
Call around, but it might be the best price you'll find</TD></TR></TABLE>

He said that 3-hours would be the max, he did mention to me that it would more than likely take less time. My problem is finding someone that I trust to work on my car. This guy used to be the head mechanic at the dealership I bought my car new from.

vtec y0

why wont u learn how to do it?
Always good to learn things

SIRIUS

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtec y0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why wont u learn how to do it?
Always good to learn things</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's not that I don't want to learn to do it, I don't have a garage nor the time to take on the project. I've actually done brakes (minus the lines) before and honestly just hate doing it. Like I said alot of stuff I'll myself, some things I'd just rather leave to someone else.

ironlung78

200.00 is like 4 hours labor..
in mass its usually about $50.00 an hour for labor at a private shop.

Honestly with power tools and a lift, i can't see it taking any more than 2 hours to do..hardest part is actually getting the old lines off.............
But i guess if you don't want to get involved, and most shops don't know honda's like most people on these boards $200.00 would not be considered unreasonable.

ABK

damn $200 is a reasonable shop price. that's what I would charge if I didn't know the person. It doesn't matter how long it takes you to do it, this is the whole beauty of flat rate. For a friend I would charge over $50 to do it, if that. You basicly got to bleed the whole system after installing those brake lines too (why are you putting them on anyways?

B2FiNiTY

iTrader: (2)

Sounds reasonable.

Bond

Sounds about right as far as price goes. Just think if you lived in Canada like me you would be paying around $90 an hour (atleast on the westcoast).

JSN_LQ

sounds ok but i would prefer DIY

Luserkid

200 isnt to bad. I charge about 150 to 200 depending on the person. for that type of work.

94_HATCH

I think $200 is a reasonbale price for the work your having done. It could be cheaper but thats the average price anyone would pay at a shop. If this is not a shop and just some guy doing the work i would try to get him down to 150.

SIRIUS

This is a shop doing the work, like I said before the guy who owns the shop was the head guy at the local Honda dealership. I thought it was a reasonable price. Thanks for the feedback guys. My car goes in late next week.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ABK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">(why are you putting them on anyways?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I finally want to do some autocrossing w/ my piece of crap and since the car needs brakes anyway I figured I would upgrade.

sinister6

Its a reasonable price, for a person that the shop barely know.

there are some parts that i think a normal guy wont do, bleeding the brake fluid and make the lines vaccum will take some experience and time.

EKB18BPR3

i am a mechanic at a nissan dealer. 99 % of mechanics in the US is paid per job, not hourly. and the hours they quoted u to do a job will be the same every where because every job has a time frame that the labor book calls for. there's a labor book out there that states how many hours mechanics get paid for with each job despite the fact that u can do it faster or sooner. the only thing that changes between shops is the labor rate.

DBLAZE

$200 is a good price...try to get him down to like $170.....If you suggest it to him with the cash in his face...he won't refuse it (most likely).....Peace My Honda NIZZLESSSSSSS