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Hey guys,<P>I just had three guys quote on my back brakes, and I wanted an opinion of others that may have had this done...<P>1)Mazda<P>$70 pads, $170 rotors, $310 a set of calipers (aftermarket), or $450 a side (oem), 3 hrs labour @ $70/hr ($210) = So to get a dealer to do this they want $760 + 15% tax with aftermarket calipers.<P>2) Local Garage<P>$45 pads, $90 rotors, $360 set of calipers, 3bhrs labour @ $70/hr = $651 from local grease monkey.<P>3) A lady at work heard me b----ing about the cost and said her husband was a licenced mechanic and would do it on the side.....<P>$25 Pads, $40 rotors, $186 set of calipers, $80 labour = $331 total...<P>Does this sound too good to be true or do garages really mark their parts up that much???<P>Any feedback would be great as I would like to get this done as soon as possible.....

I'm looking to do this same exact job on my mx-3. I need new rotors new calipers and pads. Well I looked and found a few prices. upgrade rotors are going to cost $75 each. and loaded calipers are going to be around $151 each for the rear. this puts it to around $452 so you may be getting a good deal. I was going to take it to midas but they seem to rediculously high priced.<BR>keep in mind this is US$ so you could be getting a good deal, but it is up to you. other people may be able to give better advice.<p>[ May 14, 2002: Message edited by: Maddbuck ]

you guys should check out <A HREF="http://www.nopi.com" TARGET=_blank>Nopi</A>. Its $65 for rotors, about $150 for cross-drilled or slotted, $20 for pads, $110 for stainless steel lines, and $120 for calipers. I duno how much labor that would be but the prices don't seem too bad.

canadian dollars wow I'm in Toronto let me know where you get your parts from

Do it yourself. The changing pads or rotors is a piece of cake. Actually, the entire braking system if pretty easy to fix or tune up.

If I buy the remanufactured rear calipers from nopi, is there anything else I need besides the brake pads?

In Toronto i found Powerstop cross drilled discs for $120 from Karbelt. I also found used calipers from A spec but all i had to do was clean them inside thouroughly and carefully.

well, my car went in on an unrelated problem and this new garage checked the brakes and did it for $500 plus tax...Not a bad deal considering my last couple of quotes and it's all on the up & up with receipt for warrenty purposes. <P>If anyone in the Greater Toronto Area needs theirs done, let me know and I will give you the name and number of the garage who fixed me up.