Labor estimate opinion brakes

ddvette9 · 10-23-2012, 08:21 AM

What's your opinion on 400$ on the labor for all four corners. Pads, rotors and fluid flush (bleed brakes). I'm supplying the rotors and pads. This is a quote from Nissan. Please comment on price, not whether I should do the work on my own.

wheee! · 10-23-2012, 08:33 AM

If it's from Nissan then it sounds about right. The fluid isn't cheap and either is their shop rate.

fuct · 10-23-2012, 09:42 AM

too bad your in Florida, Id do it for half

DR_ · 10-23-2012, 09:58 AM

Sounds about right. Probably four hours of labor plus fluid.

roy'sz · 10-23-2012, 01:09 PM

if you have tools it would be soo much cheaper for you to buy a motive brake bleader and just d.i.y. normally shop labor is about 110 an hr. so it sounds like a good price. what setup did you go with?

DEpointfive0 · 10-23-2012, 01:15 PM

Get GTR fluid if you're going to do it at the dealer... Personally, I wouldn't go to the dealer for this install, I'm sure a local shop can do it for less and do the same quality job if not better

roy'sz · 10-23-2012, 01:18 PM

what i meant was pads and rotors. Im thinkin when I do go to replace my pads that im goin to do the rotors too. But I am thinking of buyin the kit from z1motorsports.com. They have a pad/rotor/ss line kit for 578. Im just not sure what pads I would want to get. Last time around I had warped rotors from baer using ceramic pads, and I broke the rotors in as manufacturer specs called for.

wheee! · 10-23-2012, 02:07 PM

I think that kit from Z1 comes with the fluid too....

JDMFairlady21 · 10-23-2012, 02:34 PM

price sounds right for the work. granted diy'ers say its just simple bolt on work... but time is the issue. sometimes its just worth it to pay a fair price and let someone else deal with the mess and sweat

i'd check to see if a local speed shop can do it though. i'm not too conifdent with many dealership techs. just my personal .02 ... i'm sure there are a bunch of great techs working at dealerships, but the sad case is, most aren't or just don't give too much attention to specialized cars like ours.

UNKNOWN_370 · 10-23-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ddvette9

What's your opinion on 400$ on the labor for all four corners. Pads, rotors and fluid flush (bleed brakes). I'm supplying the rotors and pads. This is a quote from Nissan. Please comment on price, not whether I should do the work on my own.

Labor on all 4 brakes is $250 to $300. So its high by a lot.

10-23-2012, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	Labor estimate opinion brakes What's your opinion on 400$ on the labor for all four corners. Pads, rotors and fluid flush (bleed brakes). I'm supplying the rotors and pads. This is a quote from Nissan. Please comment on price, not whether I should do the work on my own.

10-23-2012, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	If it's from Nissan then it sounds about right. The fluid isn't cheap and either is their shop rate. m4a1mustang likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	I think that kit from Z1 comes with the fluid too.... __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

10-23-2012, 02:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
JDMFairlady21 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LI, NY Posts: 348 Drives: 03 Z33 TT Redline Rep Power: 16	price sounds right for the work. granted diy'ers say its just simple bolt on work... but time is the issue. sometimes its just worth it to pay a fair price and let someone else deal with the mess and sweat i'd check to see if a local speed shop can do it though. i'm not too conifdent with many dealership techs. just my personal .02 ... i'm sure there are a bunch of great techs working at dealerships, but the sad case is, most aren't or just don't give too much attention to specialized cars like ours. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ [

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10-23-2012, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	too bad your in Florida, Id do it for half

10-23-2012, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
DR_ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 981 Drives: Touring/Sport M6 PG Rep Power: 17	Sounds about right. Probably four hours of labor plus fluid.

10-23-2012, 01:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	if you have tools it would be soo much cheaper for you to buy a motive brake bleader and just d.i.y. normally shop labor is about 110 an hr. so it sounds like a good price. what setup did you go with?

10-23-2012, 01:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Get GTR fluid if you're going to do it at the dealer... Personally, I wouldn't go to the dealer for this install, I'm sure a local shop can do it for less and do the same quality job if not better

10-23-2012, 01:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	what i meant was pads and rotors. Im thinkin when I do go to replace my pads that im goin to do the rotors too. But I am thinking of buyin the kit from z1motorsports.com. They have a pad/rotor/ss line kit for 578. Im just not sure what pads I would want to get. Last time around I had warped rotors from baer using ceramic pads, and I broke the rotors in as manufacturer specs called for.