Mazda Miata: Time for front brakes

I am sure you are not going to do the brakes your self, but when I do mine
it only costs $4 or $5 a rotor to turn. The cost to do the job right is not
much more than cheaping out is what I'm getting at. I would be more
concerned about why the originals wore out after so few miles, like a
sticking caliper slider. A do it yourself front brake job is well under
$50, but I wouldn't recommend this route unless you or a very good friend
know exactly what your doing.

Either shop around for a better deal or pay the price, but turn the rotors
unless all 4 surfaces are perfect and you are very strapped for cash.


"theresa" <com> wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
 

You should also qualify that by telling the OP exactly how ridiculously easy
it is to replace disc brake pads and rotors (and calipers, for that matter).
Too many people are put off by the guys at Midas or some place scaring them
into believing that replacing brakes requires an engineering degree.
 

Man, or you could pay the $17 or so I paid for each of my new rotors last
time I did them.

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You should be able to get a brake job for less than $100. It will take the
shop less than one hour to remove the pads, clean the calipers, turn the
rotors, bleed the lines, and add brake fluid. Turning the rotors may not be
necessary with only 25k on them.

"theresa" <com> wrote in message
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theresa wrote:
 

You'll be happier with the results - the brakes will work
better - if you surface the rotors with each brake job, but
you can get away without it if the rotors aren't scored
badly.

I dunno what it costs now, and it's a 15 mile drive each, but
my local Pep Boys would turn rotors for $6/ea last year. Call
around town; I was quoted everything from $6 at Pep Boys to
$25/ea somwhere else. $12 to turn the rotors, and $40 for
the pads, and two hours of labor, that doesn't sound like
$250 most anywhere in the US....

www.tirerack.com has Brembo street rotors for $70/ea new,
and OEM pads for $27/set; that's $190 with shipping. If
you do your own brakes, you can have new rotors and pads
for under $200 and under 2 hours.

Dana