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Old 12-04-04, 11:17 PM
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Default Master cylinder help.....

Hey guys,
Its been a while since I have been around on the forums but I gotta get some help on something pretty fast. Istarted school in oct and have been racking up alot of miles on my car so the first major problem to happen is my master cylinder went bad. I took my car by Midas just for the convenience and they are telling me $2000 to replace the thing. I need to know if anyone has had theirs replaced and is this price accurate. Can I get it cheaper from some of the CL sponsors? Any help you guys can give me will be greatly appreciated!!

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Trance,

Good to see you back here. I had my Master Cylinder replaced by dealer under warranty. So I have no idea about the cost. Try talk to your dealer and have it replaced under the drive/tran warranty. Good luck.
Old 12-05-04, 08:13 PM
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im not too sure on the GS

and i wonder if its as simple

as unbolting -disconnecting the lines ,bleeding the new MCand then bleeding the brakes again

like i said just wondering

i would try posting in maintenace also
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thanks guys
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actually, i forgot where i read, but replacing the master cylinder is not cheap at all.... not sure about 2000, but somehow i got the impression of 1400 or 1600.
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Had to have mine replaced a couple of weeks ago after only 1600 miles...freak thing I guess. The service guy told me it would've run about $1300 or so.

Hope this helps.

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Originally posted by phunkyGS
Had to have mine replaced a couple of weeks ago after only 1600 miles...freak thing I guess. The service guy told me it would've run about $1300 or so.

Hope this helps.

Jeff
damn what's wrong wiht yours after 1600 miles?
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Henry...just a freak thing I guess, bro. I was a little ticked at first, being that it is a Lexus and brand new, but the service department (Hennessy Lexus rocks!!!) was excellent and my baby is fixed now. I can't really complain too much anyways...this car is even better than I had imagined it would be, so one little hiccup isn't going to sour me.
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Brice, sorry to see its on such bad terms man, but its great to see you back on the boards. Dont be a stranger man, I still have some of your pics saved in my gallery! lol (contact info below)

How did the music thing work out for you?

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Originally posted by phunkyGS
Henry...just a freak thing I guess, bro. I was a little ticked at first, being that it is a Lexus and brand new, but the service department (Hennessy Lexus rocks!!!) was excellent and my baby is fixed now. I can't really complain too much anyways...this car is even better than I had imagined it would be, so one little hiccup isn't going to sour me.
yeah that's true, as long as they fix the problem completely i am glad that it was fixed
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Originally posted by phunkyGS
Henry...just a freak thing I guess, bro. I was a little ticked at first, being that it is a Lexus and brand new, but the service department (Hennessy Lexus rocks!!!) was excellent and my baby is fixed now. I can't really complain too much anyways...this car is even better than I had imagined it would be, so one little hiccup isn't going to sour me.
I was just thinking, its good that it happened before your "mods" arrived! Glad they fixed it!
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