did I get ripped off on this brake job?
Guest
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I think you be trolling. If not give us a link to a picture of your
receipt, as it is missing major items like pads and shoes, and of course
no one would use the term "pair".
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Elflan wrote:
>
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
receipt, as it is missing major items like pads and shoes, and of course
no one would use the term "pair".
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Elflan wrote:
>
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Guest
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Should have goten an estimate and shopped around.
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Guest
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Should have goten an estimate and shopped around.
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Guest
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Should have goten an estimate and shopped around.
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Guest
Posts: n/a
Should have goten an estimate and shopped around.
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Elflan wrote:
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
Guest
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Those calipers, rotors and wheel cyclinders were definately marked way up.
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Guest
Posts: n/a
Those calipers, rotors and wheel cyclinders were definately marked way up.
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Guest
Posts: n/a
Those calipers, rotors and wheel cyclinders were definately marked way up.
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Guest
Posts: n/a
Those calipers, rotors and wheel cyclinders were definately marked way up.
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Typical for just about any shop. Labor costs are about right.
Mr. Bill
at a 4 way stop.....the vehicle with the largest wheels has the right of way
My Jeep is not an SUV....your SUV is not a Jeep
Guest
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Geez, should have been
20 for belt
160 front and back rotors
??? calipers (I haven't replaced mine)
and about 4 hours d.i.y. labor.
(oh and 6.99 for a good sixpack)
Nick
(oh most likely the leak was somewhere that needed to just be tightened)
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
20 for belt
160 front and back rotors
??? calipers (I haven't replaced mine)
and about 4 hours d.i.y. labor.
(oh and 6.99 for a good sixpack)
Nick
(oh most likely the leak was somewhere that needed to just be tightened)
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan


