Got an estimate on brakes/rotors/calipers.....

[DesiWrxPwr81]

ok guys i went into Tuffy auto to get an estimate for my brakes and i knew that i might needed rotors too, but the thing is that i needed calipers too!!! (fronts), and I also need rear brake pads! so long story short, they quote me $$963.46 !!!! Is there a better alternative? for this price i'd rather get sloted rotors, and higher performance calipers, but the thing is that i have the 16inch stock rims, and the thing is that the higher perfomance rotors/calipers will not fit...any suggestions?
Thanks!
Kiran
btw...my car has 49,XXX miles on it, so no warranty I presume

[DesiWrxPwr81]

ok i found better parts online, slotted rotors, Axxis pads, and OEM calipers, for about 360 bux.....i'm a little better now, i'll get them installed at GRD......

[GV27]

Odds are they're ripping you off. Unless you've done something to damage them, I seriously doubt you need new calipers. They should last a LONG time between rebuilds and can be rebuilt easily and cheaply indefinitely.

C

[GV27]

Originally posted by DesiWrxPwr81
ok i found better parts online, slotted rotors, Axxis pads, and OEM calipers, for about 360 bux.....i'm a little better now, i'll get them installed at GRD......

That's a heck of a deal!

[MisterX]

NEVER go back to Tuffy again. Somebody there thought you were a fool. That price was a real insult.

[jsmonet]

wow... i dropped 500 bucks on my stoptech stg 2 kit and felt uneasy about how light in the wallet that left me. i'm glad i do my own work

if you can manage a few hours and grab a friend to help bleed it, just replace it all yourself. it's really not very hard thanks to a nice easy brake design. a brake piston pushy thingy (forgot the name). it just pushes the brake piston(s) back into the caliper when you're ready to slip the caliper back on the rotor. operates a lot like half of a clamp.

[ebr0t]

my perrin front brakes, pads, lines, calipers, rotors was 699

[NJwrbT-WRX]

Why on Earth would you need new calipers???

I spent $250 on Goodridge SS lines, Axxis Ultimate front and rear pads, Neo Synth fluid, and speed bleeders.

Do the work yourself, it is very easy, even for a beginner, as long as you take your time.

-joe

[Hot_Dog]

New calipers? What a joke. That is a typical brake shop scam. My little civic hatchback has 240k on the clock...and I haven't replaced the calipers once.

[rocketman1]

unless the calipers are pissing out brake fluid, or bound up so bad that brakes wont realease, you dont need new ones.....