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Originally Posted by cad1cts
...the mechanic quoted a price of around $900 for both things to be fixed. does this sound right to anyone? it sounds too high to me.
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The going shop rate for parts & labor is around $100 per wheel here in So.Calif. Add another 30% for New York
That's around $20 for loaded calipers (loaded w/shit pads) and the rest goes for whatever machining is needed to the rotors and labor. If the rotors are replaced rather than machined, they'll most likely use the cheap-shit chineese ones (brand new) and raise the price to around $120 per wheel.
The brake cable is another story. I'm thinking $30/$60 new plus labor IF there's no damage to the car at the cables' mounting points. Add 200% of the parts cost on this job to calculate labor. ($60 parts = $120 labor) They'll deny the formula bt like I said, it depends on the job.
I can see this getting up toward $700~$800 at a shop for ALL FOUR wheels, including the brake cable.
If you wanted to DIY, I figure around $400 in parts (all four loaded calipers, all four premium rotors, and the cable).
The cable might prove to be a PITA depending on which piece is replaced. On some fords the rear axels have to be pulled to get to that end of the crossover cable.