2012 S5 front brake job cost

[Citizen Sane]

I just had two front rotors and front pads (Akebono) replaced at my indie guy I've been using for a long time

$635

Did he "get to me".

thanks, Dave

[i1overice]

Did he flush your brake fluid too?

Not a terrible price if that includes parts and everything.

[Citizen Sane]

no reference to brake fluid flush on the ticket
rotors @ $130 each = $260
Akebono front pad set = $135
labor $207.00

tax $34.00

voila--$636.00

Have used this guy for years but not in awhile as my S5 had been under factory warranty until recently. I do trust the guy and have never had a complaint about his work.
However, was taken back by the $

[d1amund]

He didn't quote you prior to doing the work? Doesn't seem all that unreasonable if the fluid flush was done. Maybe a little high on the pads but having no idea what part numbers the rotors/pads are makes the conversation sort of pointless.

[SpectreGadget]

My local Audi dealer quoted 900 for similar service. I did all four including buying VCDS for not much more.

[JoshDub]

The labor seems okay if not a tad high. The pads can be purchased for ~$90 online. I don't know what rotors he used.

[Scumbucket]

It looks in line. the guy has to eat too.

The labor seems okay if not a tad high. The pads can be purchased for ~$90 online. I don't know what rotors he used.

Where can you find Akebono pads for $90?

[UncleTed]

labor seems high. What's the shop rate? I'm no mechanic and I can do my front pads and rotors in my garage in a little under an hour.

[JoshDub]

It looks in line. the guy has to eat too.


Where can you find Akebono pads for $90?

All over. I originally saw them on FCP for $92, but here they are for just under $70. Tire rack also has them for 91.

http://www.amazon.com/Akebono-EUR132.../dp/B004US3BCW

[Citizen Sane]

My shop had to get a rush delivery on the Akebonos in order to do the job on 24 hours notice. So, I'll cut them some slack on there charge for them (
Making a trip next week and my guy thought I should get them done ASAP and yesterday was his only available day
So, I won't worry about this--as he does very good work and I'm not in a position to do this stuff myself

He says the rears still have about 10K miles on them and that they should be less expensive (we'll see)
thanks for the feedback

[Brozee]

My local Audi dealer quoted 900 for similar service. I did all four including buying VCDS for not much more.

Applauding you here sir. Not sure how many brake threads I've read. My front + rear brakes with rotors and pads took less than two hours for me to DIY; including VCDS cable. This honestly isn't rocket science the rotor/pad installation is easy if you've ever done it before. If you haven't then throw you manly friend who has a pack of beer and some movie money and have him/her do it and save yourself hundreds. Don't feed the hungry dealers!

[SpectreGadget]

Applauding you here sir. Not sure how many brake threads I've read. My front + rear brakes with rotors and pads took less than two hours for me to DIY; including VCDS cable. This honestly isn't rocket science the rotor/pad installation is easy if you've ever done it before. If you haven't then throw you manly friend who has a pack of beer and some movie money and have him/her do it and save yourself hundreds. Don't feed the hungry dealers!

Lol, yep. Mine took way longer than a couple of hours, but mostly because I had a devil of a time getting the caliper carrier bolts off and then the rotor was seized to the hub, so that took a long time to get both of the fronts off. Looking for an easier way to get the rear carrier bolts / rotors off. Waiting for my friend to get his two post lift installed.... :)

[Audiforumuser]

Just did mine. Parts cost is fine. Labour is high. Fronts should only take an hour without a fluid change which he obviously didn't do based on the invoice as he would have charged you for the fluid too. At the end of the day you likely paid $100 more but the dealer would have skinned you for a lot more.