Hi,

On my NX200t has 41500 miles, Dealer suggesting to change the brake pads etc, they quoted $1050. this will be first time I am going to replace. them
What would be reasonable price for changing brake pad, liners and rotors?
what is avg life for brake pads ?

 

I have never paid for a brake job, i always do it myself, but $1050 sounds like a lot for pads. At 41500 i can't imagine you would need rotors.

 

if you were to just buy rotors and pads of mfgr or better quality would be about 400-600 for parts...its a one person job for 2-3 hrs.

 

WHY? Is there any REAL reason to do the job, besides dealer wanting to make money? Like seriously - are pads down to wear indicators? Rotors having groves and other signs of wear in them?
At 41 000 miles only? I am not saying that that is not the case. I had to replace rear pads oin my Camry at 50 plus thousand, which is rather odd, as rears last longer than fronts.
Considering it's same parts as for RAV4, COMPLETE SET of rotors and pads for the car is $121 online. OK, cheap, too cheap for Lexus. PREMIUM slotted and drilled front rotors and pads is $160 online. StopTech, which is actually good quality, COMPLETE set for front and rear, slotted rotors - $198. I even looked up front end complete kit for NX - Stoptech, $270, drilled, if you really want to go fancy.
Takes 20 minutes per front end to replace pads and rotors. So that's 40 min. Takes about same, maybe a bit longer, to do rear end. 1.5 hour. That's $180 in labor.
One thousand fifty before tax dollars? Are they diamond clad or something?

 

You shouldn't have asked for the gold trimmed ones.

 

 

WOW WOW and WOW! My Toyota Corolla has more than 42K on them and the pads are still at 10mm for the front, 4mm for the rear drums. I don't think we have ever changed the rotors on our Matrix which is now at 105K. Have you ever done a brake service?

 

I'd love to see you do a proper brake job with pads/rotors in 20 minutes per side...do you skip all the cleaning/lubricating steps you really should be doing?

 

 

 

Come over. Take stop watch. Bring "list of steps". Prove me wrong. 28 years DIY car work. I sorta know what I am saying.

 

Sounds about right to me, its pretty simple, especially if you have the right tools and set up your work space. I recently did this in my is350 and took about 30 minutes a side or so for the fronts, now the rears had seized pins so that was a whole different story.

 

And here I am, put to shame.
Nope, no can do rear brake pads. Without Techstream or going to dealer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As we have e brake and that requires placing brakes in service mode or literally taking entire e brake system apart.
They got us there...
https://media-cf.assets-cdk.com/team...TG_Outline.pdf

 

There is a way without techstream: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...ml#post9961228

 

Nope. Fancy tool is required:

When not Using the Techstream:

1. Turn the engine switch off.
2. Using SST, connect terminals 12 (TS) and 4 (CG) of the DLC3.SST:
   
   09843-18040
   
   NOTICE:
   
   Do not connect the wrong terminals, as this will cause parts to be damaged.