Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:23:06 GMT From: "Matt Winterroth" <matt_winterrothnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: brakes on '96 900S
thanks a lot! "Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:3DB30568.4020201nopsam.com... > Matt Winterroth wrote: > > grunff, > > > > what are the price specs for a, b and c? i myself am not too sure. the last > > time i had a check-up, the mechanic said that i had about 25% of my brakes > > left, or about another 5000 miles. here i am 5000 miles later assuming i > > need a new set of brakes... > > >>a. All the pads. > Materials - £50 (US$80) + 1 hour labour max. > > >>b. All the pads + all the discs (rotors). > Materials - £150 (US$240) + 2 hours labour. > > >>c. All the pads + all the discs (rotors) + all the calipers. > Materials - £500 (US$800) + 5 hours labour. > > Going by what your mechanic said, he probably meant the pads are down to > 25%. I would not expect the discs (rotors) to need replacing before say > 120k miles. And the calipers should also be fine. My point was the > "replace all brakes" is very ambiguous, and it's worth narrowing down > what you intend to do. > > -- > Grunff >
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