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Re: Just talked to my indy about this... Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Just talked to my indy about this..., Noel, Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:02:01 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I picked mine up at my local autoparts chain (Acme Auto), last I checked, about $80 after core charge. Less with AAA discount. I've only replaced two calipers in the past 25 years; one for a 9000 and one for a 900. The 900 was about 12 years ago. Both worked fine for me, but that's a pretty small sample.
For something like this, I stuck with a local place, versus mail order. Replacing a caliper is pretty straightforward and quick. If I had a problem, I knew that I could march back into the store, drop the bleeding caliper on the counter, and get a new one on the spot. Not quite as easy if it's mailordered.
Your indy will see a lot more calipers, so it doesn't take more than a couple of bad ones to make him unhappy. One or two call-backs can make his life unhappy. Rebuilding isn't rocket science, so he can take a few old ones lying around, and rebuild them himself during quiet times. It's cheaper than buying a rebuilt, so he can sell it to you at rebuilt prices and make a small profit. And if he's doing a few of them, he can make sure he's got all the nice tools, like hones and the like.
But there is a difference between a business that handles probably 4 or 5 a month (or more), and an individual that maybe sees one every 5 or 10 years. For the hassle level, and to get the car back on the road quickly, I just pick up a rebuilt at the local store. If I I get unlucky and happen to get a bad one, I can swap it out in about 30 minutes. So it's no big downside for me.
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