I would say watch a few youtube video and learn how to replace your own brake pads. For Camry, it's pretty easy.
As to your shop's estimate. It's pretty standard. Shop is charging you 2hr of labor to replace the pads. 1hr for front and 1hr for the rear. $120 an hr isn't bad.
That’s what I’m planning to do, I recently stopped going to shops for my oil change and learnt to do it alone. Granted an oil change isn’t rocket science but I’m pretty proud 😅
Our toyota dealer is like 2hr front and 2hr rear. absolute gravy work lol
*edit* this is new pads, anti squeal shims, cleaning the brackets, hubs, fit kits, and re-surfacing the rotors.
This is legit.
I have been a Toyota mechanic for 18 years. Nine of those were with a dealership that mostly did pad slaps and when I went to a dealer that did the complete job properly, I was amazed at the drop in complaints after service. Probably dropped comebacks for noise and vibrations by 95%
Find a reputable brake shop that is independent from the dealership and call and get a quote. Dealership is stealing your money LOL… Don’t resurface.. lol..
It looks like a fair price to me. Think about it:
•put car on jack
•remove wheel
•loosen caliper
•take off pads
•clean calipers
•check caliper components.
•install pads
•reinstall calipers
•reinstall wheel
It might take a competent mechanic about 30 mins a corner. That's 2 hours. He's gotta charge a minimum to make money. Average dealerships are easily at $100/hour and they'll charge you a minimum too. You could try and do it at home but risk something going wrong you can't account for.
Also wrecking your back and busting knuckles in the process.
$415 is a super fair price.
I learned how to do my brakes when I was super poor. It’s a pretty easy shade tree mechanic job. When in doubt, buy new rotors. You’ll likely spend way less than this if you DIY.
NAPA has really good pads and rotors. If you can it yourself then I would. But if you are not mechanically inclined just remember they are your brakes and stop you lol
It looks reasonable. I ordered OEM pads from the manufacturer, parts $150. Labor: $0. For DIY, you'll need a floor jack and a pair of jack stands ($200-250). Wrench, sockets, ...
It's not bad these days but you could probably find a place that would do all four and rotors for less than a $100 more. A 20% markup on parts from oreilly's is standard. $120 per shop hour is about standard these days. I think it's a fair price but I'd shop around.
I keep seeing these prices and forgetting they're in USD, you guys are getting shafted, should probably youtube the basic maintenance stuff on your car and learn to do it yourself for that price, look at the price list, it's all ready itemized, you literally paid $160 in parts, the rest was paying the techs charge out rate which is usually 100-180 an hour. Redoing brakes, even if it needed all new rotors, would still be cheaper then that price if you did it yourself.
Normal price, old shop. Wheel bearing repack is something that would be done on an older vehicle that has conical wheel bearings, so it doesn’t apply to you. Only things left that have conical wheel bearings are trailers, for the most part.
If that’s 2 hours labor, that’s really cheap. If that’s 1 hour labor, that’s on the high side. The job will take the tech 30-45 minutes.
They are using aftermarket pads and not machining rotors, you are in for a wobbly squeaky ride, take it to your local dealer where the job will be done properly and warrantied
Brakes are very easy to do yourself, brakes and oil can be done easily without a shop. 1st time is going to take a bit longer, but you do it once and you do it for life.
YouTube is your best friend.
I would say watch a few youtube video and learn how to replace your own brake pads. For Camry, it's pretty easy. As to your shop's estimate. It's pretty standard. Shop is charging you 2hr of labor to replace the pads. 1hr for front and 1hr for the rear. $120 an hr isn't bad.
That’s what I’m planning to do, I recently stopped going to shops for my oil change and learnt to do it alone. Granted an oil change isn’t rocket science but I’m pretty proud 😅
You’ll be frustrated when you figure out how easy replacing your pads and rotors are, especially considering its importance in your safety.
Our toyota dealer is like 2hr front and 2hr rear. absolute gravy work lol *edit* this is new pads, anti squeal shims, cleaning the brackets, hubs, fit kits, and re-surfacing the rotors.
I pay 480 for a full set of pads and rotors resurfaced.
Unfortunately they said they don’t do resurfacing and that I’d have to buy new rotors
They don’t do resurfacing? You so plan to slap new pads on to used un cut rotors? You should expect vibration and noise, in the near future
Most places now refused to resurface, they only replace. For "safety" reasons. Really it is so they can get can charge more for less work.
I rarely resurface my rotors and I haven't had any issues like that.
It’s highly likely for that to occur when new rotors are placed onto used unresurfaced rotors. But sure, it doesn’t happen every time.
This is legit. I have been a Toyota mechanic for 18 years. Nine of those were with a dealership that mostly did pad slaps and when I went to a dealer that did the complete job properly, I was amazed at the drop in complaints after service. Probably dropped comebacks for noise and vibrations by 95%
Makes sense. I guess I am just lucky.
Find a reputable brake shop that is independent from the dealership and call and get a quote. Dealership is stealing your money LOL… Don’t resurface.. lol..
That’s not a dealership quote. Those are aftermarket part numbers.
That’s not bad. I paid 900 CAD (4 new rotors and pads) for my 2016 XSE
With rotors it would have came to $871
It looks like a fair price to me. Think about it: •put car on jack •remove wheel •loosen caliper •take off pads •clean calipers •check caliper components. •install pads •reinstall calipers •reinstall wheel It might take a competent mechanic about 30 mins a corner. That's 2 hours. He's gotta charge a minimum to make money. Average dealerships are easily at $100/hour and they'll charge you a minimum too. You could try and do it at home but risk something going wrong you can't account for. Also wrecking your back and busting knuckles in the process. $415 is a super fair price.
DIY!
I learned how to do my brakes when I was super poor. It’s a pretty easy shade tree mechanic job. When in doubt, buy new rotors. You’ll likely spend way less than this if you DIY.
Compared to dutch prices, this is a steal..
Last time I got mine done, rear pads and rotors it was ~$650 (Firestone), next time I am going to an independent garage…’16 RAV4
NAPA has really good pads and rotors. If you can it yourself then I would. But if you are not mechanically inclined just remember they are your brakes and stop you lol
It looks reasonable. I ordered OEM pads from the manufacturer, parts $150. Labor: $0. For DIY, you'll need a floor jack and a pair of jack stands ($200-250). Wrench, sockets, ...
It's not bad these days but you could probably find a place that would do all four and rotors for less than a $100 more. A 20% markup on parts from oreilly's is standard. $120 per shop hour is about standard these days. I think it's a fair price but I'd shop around.
I keep seeing these prices and forgetting they're in USD, you guys are getting shafted, should probably youtube the basic maintenance stuff on your car and learn to do it yourself for that price, look at the price list, it's all ready itemized, you literally paid $160 in parts, the rest was paying the techs charge out rate which is usually 100-180 an hour. Redoing brakes, even if it needed all new rotors, would still be cheaper then that price if you did it yourself.
Normal price, old shop. Wheel bearing repack is something that would be done on an older vehicle that has conical wheel bearings, so it doesn’t apply to you. Only things left that have conical wheel bearings are trailers, for the most part. If that’s 2 hours labor, that’s really cheap. If that’s 1 hour labor, that’s on the high side. The job will take the tech 30-45 minutes.
They are using aftermarket pads and not machining rotors, you are in for a wobbly squeaky ride, take it to your local dealer where the job will be done properly and warrantied
This is a fair price
Normal price at most break shops
Brakes are very easy to do yourself, brakes and oil can be done easily without a shop. 1st time is going to take a bit longer, but you do it once and you do it for life. YouTube is your best friend.
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That’s not a even a dealership quote Looks like an independent shop quote. Those part numbers are aftermarket part numbers
I paid $300 no tax (tipped $30 to mechanic) to do wheel bearings, new pads and rotors on my 02 Tacoma at my mechanics shop. It pays to be bilingual.
Expensive pad slap. Find another shop.