Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:05:27 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <geminijacksonnospamail.com> wrote in message news:v20701l4dj05gi1roio3rtpknmrquj4s4inospamcom... > > Holy cow! I bought Rotors from eeuroparts.com to take them to the > Import car shop to keep the cost down when they do a brake job on my > 97 SE. With me providing all 4 rotors, them putting new pads on, > it's > still almost $500! I wonder how difficult it is to do a brake job > yourself. I'm not a mechanic but can do most small maintenance jobs > fairly well enough. The last brake job I did was 15 years ago on a > 77 > camaro. Is there a good track record of owners being able to figure > out and successfully do a decent brake job on a Saab? It seems a > crime to pay out that much for brakes. > ~GJ~ > I see that Dave has already replied with answers to your questions. I'd just ad that *most* shops will not even install parts that you buy elsewhere. This guy apparently thought he would just screw you over on the labor charges to show you who's the boss. In the future, I would either buy the parts and do your own work or pay someone for the whole deal (negotiated in advance). Don't try to bring parts to a pro mechanic. -Fred W
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