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12-30-2004, 06:19 PM
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Cost of a brake job?
Ok, I have my car in the shop as we speak. It needs brake pads and rotors, both front and rear. It is a 2002 Jetta Turbo. I'm wondering if I'm getting the run around. This shop is pretty good, and has a reputation for being expensive, but do any of you guys know from experience how much this job should cost me? Don't make a wild guess if you don't know. Thanks!
After I get a good feel on price, I'll tell you what I paid. Thanks! 
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12-30-2004, 06:20 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
what are the rotors? I know Midas charges like $65 for brake jobs. It really shouldn't be much, brakes are all pretty cheap.
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12-30-2004, 06:24 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
My old exploder needed front rotors replaced, along with the pads and shoes.
Cost was ~$1000. I felt I got gyped, except I didn't have to pay for it, it was covered under my warranty. I'm guessing for your car it's in the neighborhood of ~900...am I close?
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12-30-2004, 06:26 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
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It does have 50,000 miles on it, he said they were in pretty bad shape. [/ QUOTE ] Unless you'd been hearing a scraping sound when breaking for a long time i would have gotten a second opinion. I heard a loud SCRRRRRSSSHHHh the last time i drove my pickup before getting my pads replaces and having my rotors machined and it was no problem having them machined. Of course, i never brought it into a shop, so i don't know if they would have told me to replace them.
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#7
12-30-2004, 06:29 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
have you never changed your brakes?
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12-30-2004, 06:38 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] It does have 50,000 miles on it, he said they were in pretty bad shape. [/ QUOTE ] Unless you'd been hearing a scraping sound when breaking for a long time i would have gotten a second opinion. I heard a loud SCRRRRRSSSHHHh the last time i drove my pickup before getting my pads replaces and having my rotors machined and it was no problem having them machined. Of course, i never brought it into a shop, so i don't know if they would have told me to replace them. [/ QUOTE ] First to Cracker, of course I have had my brakes replaced, but this cost was a little high to stomach, so I asked for input. Second, to Stabn, yes there was a very difinitive scraping noise...problem...this is the old woman's car, and she likely didn't hear a thing until it got louder than the radio, so it is likely that we could have preserved the rotors, had she said something earlier. Gotta love women. Also, the check engine light came on, which I believe was the brake system telling me the brakes were going downhill fast. Total cost today was seven hundred bucks.
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#9
12-30-2004, 06:42 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
The rotors that are on many newer vehicles are:
1) made of a composite material that machines VERY poorly, and 2) usually have thin braking surfaces that, when machined, become thinner than the specification, thus warping much more easily and leading to bad brake pulsations.
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#10
12-30-2004, 06:50 PM
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Re: Cost of a brake job?
I'm not really familiar with VW's, but I did work in the auto repair field for a few years. I wouldn't be surprised if your Jetta called for new rotors with every brake job. It also may have ceramic brake pads, which are pretty expensive. If that's the case, maybe $350-400 per axle, depending on your shop's labor charges. If you can get the front rotors machined, wonderful. That would knock at least $150 off your bill. The rear rotors cannot be machined.
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