Dealer Brake Job Price

So I was given a quote at my dealer during an oil change stating while they were in fair condition I should get both front and rear brakes done soon. There’s 48k miles on my GT. Pricing? For both front and rear to resurface rotors and replace pads, 1500.00.


While I like their work, think I will pass.

What pricing SHOULD I be looking at?

 

Are they Furnishing Vaseline with that?

 

Lol I know it’s insane

 

IMO, unless a Challenger costs more to repair for some reason, it should be closer to $1,000. I've had recent brake work done (not my Dodge) by my local mechanic. Dealerships are always absolute top $$$.

 

Wow!

I'm very blessed to have a friend with a lift in his garage. And ... he has dang near as many tools as most shops.

He and I just replaced the rotors and pads on our '17 Durango R/T with PowerStop's Truck & Tow package for $575. Well ... we did have to buy a 11mm Allen socket for the front caliper bracket.

 

Pad replacement is one of the easiest DIY. Unless the rotor's are scored from complete pad wear to metal, and there's no pedal pulsation indicating they're out of round and require machining, they likely do not (in my neck of the woods you can often buy replacement rotors for about the cost of having them machined). The rotor replacement is also an entry level DIY. 'Fair condition' suggests to me the rears are likely a very long way from requiring replacement (assuming you don't have a sticky or seized caliper).

 

At 50K miles, if it were my car, the wife or kids, I'd replace the rotors and not just get them resurfaced. Start off with everything new as a set. Resurfacing takes even more metal off, so you're left with a thinner rotor that may not last that long. They are more susceptible to runout and warping which will lead to a pulsating brake pedal.
Wizard of Iz gave you a good estimate of part costs, a set of 4 pads and rotors for around $600. Any decent shop would have those installed in an hour, but let's say two hour - at $100/hr that's $200.
$800 total is right about what I've been paying for complete sets - figure $400 to $500 (max) per axle if you have a shop do the work.
I haven't priced out any brake work since the supply chain issues started but I personally wouldn't pay more than $900 for them on my Challenger and wish I was healthy enough to do them myself, it's an easier procedure on late model cars compared to older one.

 

I agree with Cloverdale:

About 2 years ago, I replaced the pads on my 2010 SRT. right at about 50,000 miles. Two things I noticed - first, the wear was identical between the fronts and rears. I've never seen that happen in all my years of car ownership. Fronts usually wear faster. Second, the rotors were perfect. Not a mark on them. Nice and smooth. So I didn't bother replacing them. I bought the pads from Rock Auto. They are Bosch ones, BC1149 on the front, BC1053 for the back. They were listed under "Premium". One plus - they are significantly less dusty than the original pads. Price for all 4, a whopping $67.57!!!!!! ('course ya gotta do it yaself)

One other thing to note - the Brembo brakes are ridiculously easy to change. You don't even have to remove the caliper. There's 2 pins that hold the pads in place. Pull those two pins, slide the old pads out, slide the new ones in, replace the pins. DONE. Ooo-rah!

One last point, I agree with B5BlueRT as well:

If, by chance, you let the pads go too long, and the rotor has grooves or other damage, don't waste time or money having them resurfaced, just get new ones. Better in the long run.

Good luck wit 'cher car!

 

Any time I've had rotors resurfaced ... it seems like it didn't take long for the "warp memory" to return.

Pay for quality once instead of junk twice.

Lesson learned a LONG time ago.