boostinsc

As you know RVC Lexus IS horrible so now I am giving Glen Cove a shot and hope they take care me of well And I will watch everything and report back how my experience was. I was quoted today for 580 to do my brakes just the labor alone , and I supply the brakes.? I can't believe what I heard and had to post here to find out your opinions and take on this absurd price quote. Please share your thoughts...

dchar

If I remember correctly, I was quoted that much for the entire job (parts included) for just front pads and resurface rotors. I declined for the dealer to perform the service, I ordered the parts online at a discount and took it to an Indy shop who only charged $100 labor.

dougm213

When going to a dealer you are always paying a premium for labor. But the quote was probably what would be charged for the job with parts.

No dealer wants to install parts you purchased independently. The correlation I always use is going to a prime steakhouse and bringing your own steak for the kitchen to cook. With most laborers they like to get a profit on the supplies/parts as well. A plumber wants to go to Home Depot and buy the toilet since he gets a discount but will charge you the retail price plus labor.

joedaddy1

iTrader: (1)

is that for all 4 pads and rotors? $145/hour.. normal dealer fee.. nothing to post about.

praetor

Pads only or pads and rotors?

CottageChz

Brake service has to be one of the biggest rip offs out there. I started doing them myself and will never go back unless I run into a problem I can't fix. I understand that not everyone wants to do that, or has time to do it, though. Sounds like you should take your business to a reputable independent mechanic. Changing brakes isn't rocket science (hey, even I can do it!) so it's not like your car is going to get messed up if you don't take it to a Lexus dealer for brakes.

UDel

Why don't you just do it yourself? It is not hard at all to do your own brakes/brake pads, only issue you might run into is loosening the front caliper bolts. It is highway robbery what they are charging for brake pads.

praetor

You don't have to loosen any caliper bolts if you're only replacing brake pads. At least I didn't need to do so.

UDel

How do you flip the front caliper up to take the old pads out and put new ones in without loosening the bolt? Rears you don't as they just pull out from the top of the caliper in most cars once you take out a cotter pin and brace but fronts are different.

LatinLS430

iTrader: (1)

It is not necessary to remove the caliper for a pad change on our cars :
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...s-f-sport.html

shurik74

iTrader: (5)

Agree... you pay premium at dealerships for sure. I went away from them to other private repair shops then started doing myself to save even more. Japanese cars designed for people who like or can work on them, german cars opposite way "built for one time use" My GS's recent front brake job cost me $70 StopTech pads + $30 resurface rotors at MIDAS brake store

Twidge

i always either resurface or replace my rotors while changing the pads. if you don't do so, you'll warp the rotors faster.

praetor

You don't flip up the caliper at all. You remove the shim that holds the pads in place by removing the cotter pin and then pushing out the rod that holds everything in place. Easy as pie.

UDel

That is interesting, I never changed or saw a front caliper with that design. I have always had to remove a bolt and flip them to get access to the pads. With the same design as the rears it makes it even easier to change the pads on your own because loosening that front bolt is a major PIA and the hardest part, I snapped the head of the bolt one time I was changing my pads because it would not budge. Rears by just removing the pin and sliding them out the top was much easier, nice that the fronts are that way in cars too. I can't believe Lexus charges so much when changing the pads is so easy, especially with this design, just do them yourself.

Twidge

these are 4 piston monoblock calipers. it is a more efficient design that provides better stopping power and less brake fade. you're more used to seeing sliding caliper brakes, which are common on 75 percent of the cars out there. these have a chance for the slide pins over time to seize up if not taken care of properly. monoblock brakes do not seize up in this fashion.

As for lexus charging that? try going to another dealership and you'll see that they charge about the same for labor and parts. its not uncommon. go to bmw or anywhere else. gonna be the same. you might be able to go to toyota to save some money on labor, but some of the "lexus only" parts will end up being more. Also, most people out there don't have the mechanical know-how to fix their own cars. that's why they pay other people to fix it.