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what pads did you get?
Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921706' date='Jun 23 2009, 08:09 PM
so i just paid $80 for brake pads all the way around and installed them...not hard but out of curiosity i called the dealership for a quote and they said aprox. $1250 to install the brake pads....i was in shock but laughed....WOW how do they sleep at night charging that?!
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='921727' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:22 PM
stillen rotors. hawk pads. wont happen until i need them, which wont be for a long time.
You won't need brakes for a long, long time.
Just an FYI of little use.
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921706' date='Jun 23 2009, 11:09 PM
so i just paid $80 for brake pads all the way around and installed them...not hard but out of curiosity i called the dealership for a quote and they said aprox. $1250 to install the brake pads....i was in shock but laughed....WOW how do they sleep at night charging that?!
Pays to shop around. BMW CCA 10% discount comes in handy also for repairs and maintenance that are not DIY.
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Originally Posted by WJM' post='923339' date='Jun 25 2009, 08:59 AM
Probably refering to Front and Rear Rotors, sensors and pads plus brake fluid. That price would still be kinda high though. I spoke to someone getting this done on an X5 at the local BMW dealership, and they were quoted ~$800+.
Pays to shop around. BMW CCA 10% discount comes in handy also for repairs and maintenance that are not DIY.
Pays to shop around. BMW CCA 10% discount comes in handy also for repairs and maintenance that are not DIY.
A question though, I just went in for pads but they told me that they always replace the rotors too; they won't machine them. Is that right or ....
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Originally Posted by dlight' post='923674' date='Jun 25 2009, 09:38 PM
Agreed. I just paid CAD$1200.00 (about US$1050.00) for pads, rotors and a system flush so it sounds like maybe that's what they were quoting.
A question though, I just went in for pads but they told me that they always replace the rotors too; they won't machine them. Is that right or ....
A question though, I just went in for pads but they told me that they always replace the rotors too; they won't machine them. Is that right or ....
(cleaning and airing), it can well cost some 1,000 bucks.
But to my knowledge, the front pads goes around 30 - 40 kmiles, the read pads at some 50 - 60 kmiles
and the disks need changing at some ever second pad change, so...
But if one drives very, very hard, of course the brake system needs a service and change of parts much earlier.
At this Forum we more and more seldom hear the whole true story, which is sad.
It is so hard to advise if one don't know all the facts...
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wagner pads from advance auto...ceramic fronts and forgot the rears but they work great and provide pretty much no brake dust compared to stock. i hope the quote was for new rotors and everything because i was like "WOW" thats a lot. But that would make sense.
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Originally Posted by hondacr59' post='921706' date='Jun 24 2009, 11:09 AM
so i just paid $80 for brake pads all the way around and installed them...not hard but out of curiosity i called the dealership for a quote and they said aprox. $1250 to install the brake pads....i was in shock but laughed....WOW how do they sleep at night charging that?!
