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So my brakes need to be changed and I figured I would look around and comparison shop for the best price, as anyone should. I call one of the local Stealerships in the NOVA area (Fair **cough** fax) and I get quoted a "Special Deal" pricing this week only of $175/ea a set for pads only.
I also get a quote for labor (not that I would because I can do it myself for free and I get to drink on the job) of said pads for $270-280.
Cheers to you my good Stealership, you shall not be having any of my hard earned $$ anytime soon.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (MightyQ)

Damn boy let me check how much here brother
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (MightyQ)

Quote, originally posted by MightyQ »
So my brakes need to be changed and I figured I would look around and comparison shop for the best price, as anyone should. I call one of the local Stealerships in the NOVA area (Fair **cough** fax) and I get quoted a "Special Deal" pricing this week only of $175/ea a set for pads only.
I also get a quote for labor (not that I would because I can do it myself for free and I get to drink on the job) of said pads for $270-280.
Cheers to you my good Stealership, you shall not be having any of my hard earned $$ anytime soon.

For Sh1ts and grins I went to Don Buyer Dulles for that and they quoted me an even more expensive quote.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (JDuB)

Quote, originally posted by JDuB »
I about due, did you manage to find a good set of pads for cheap?

IPD has them in stock for the R, front and rear for $199.05. I'm going to order from them for that price and do the install myself.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (JDuB)

the dealers are such a rip off!

I went to get an alignment priced out - they wanted 125$, but said they had a coupon available to bring it to 95$.

I called another local dealer and got the alignment done for 60$.

sorry for the derailment!
 
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My EBC Redstuff pads were about $225 shipped (front and rear) from autocom.com. So far I give em http://********************/smile/emthup.gif http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
 
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Re: Re: (rotorwash)

I like the hawk ceramic. They stop as well as oem, but I don't notice any dust worth mentioning. I get to bleed my brakes this summer, and luckily the SS lines are en route.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (scootss60)

Quote, originally posted by scootss60 »
Both of the stealerships in St. Louis pulled the same stunt with me. I guess they figure since you have an R, they can charge you twice as much. So, I went to http://www.tascavolvoparts.com, bought the pads, took them down to my local independent who charged me $80 labor to put them in and saved a big wad of change.

Great site. Assuming these are the same OEM part, you can get front and rears for the same price that IPD sells just the fronts...
 
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Re: Re: (BeerEngineer)

Quote, originally posted by BeerEngineer »
I like the hawk ceramic. They stop as well as oem, but I don't notice any dust worth mentioning.

Trust me, if you exceed the MOT of those Hawks (applies to the HPS and HP+ as well) you will have pretty much NO brakes. In this regard, the OEMs are much better as they fall off much more gradually. REFERENCE. Of course if you drive like a grandma, don't worry.


Quote, originally posted by scootss60 »
Both of the stealerships in St. Louis pulled the same stunt with me. I guess they figure since you have an R, they can charge you twice as much. So, I went to http://www.tascavolvoparts.com, bought the pads, took them down to my local independent who charged me $80 labor to put them in and saved a big wad of change.

You still wasted $80
If you can take a wheel off and use a hammer, you can do them yourself in 30 minutes.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (JDuB)

Quote, originally posted by JDuB »
Great site. Assuming these are the same OEM part, you can get front and rears for the same price that IPD sells just the fronts...

Yep they're OEM. Tasca folks are very nice to deal with and usually your order arrives in just a few days. I find their prices to be the best anywhere, so it's a no-brainer for me.
 
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Re: Re: (Warpedcow)

Quote, originally posted by Warpedcow »


Trust me, if you exceed the MOT of those Hawks (applies to the HPS and HP+ as well) you will have pretty much NO brakes. In this regard, the OEMs are much better as they fall off much more gradually.

Well, I've had them in for a year, and I don't track, so it shouldn't be an issue.

On a related note, what brake fluid should I use once my SS brake lines come in? Will any brand of DOT3 be fine? Recommendations? Already considering the MityVac.
 
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Re: Brake Special My.... (scootss60)

Quote, originally posted by scootss60 »
Both of the stealerships in St. Louis pulled the same stunt with me. I guess they figure since you have an R, they can charge you twice as much. So, I went to http://www.tascavolvoparts.com, bought the pads, took them down to my local independent who charged me $80 labor to put them in and saved a big wad of change.

1) Stealership Front Pad Set - (on sale
) $175
2) Stealership Rear Pad Set - (again on sale
) $175
3) Installation Quote - $280


OEM F/R Pads ordered from http://www.tascavolvoparts.com for $160
PRICELESS!! W/the satisfaction of doing the job myself, besides I get to drink while on the job.
 
#20 ·
Re: Brake Special My.... (MightyQ)

If you really want to save some money, price out some Acura TL pads with Brembos. I've see pads on clearance recently for $15 at some online discounter. And yes they were the Brembo style pads.
Here is one on a quick search for $58 http://www.car-stuff.com/carpa....html
Granted, I would only buy Volvo pads for my vehicle but others may want to save a buck or hundred.
 
#21 ·
I know there is the step by step listing in the facts thread but does anyone have a picture step by step of pad replacement and possibly rotor replacement?

I would really like to not have to spend more money at the stealership to get new pads next time and I want to get slotted rotors next go round as well.

TIA
 
#25 ·
Re: (epicV70R)

Quote, originally posted by epicV70R »
I know there is the step by step listing in the facts thread but does anyone have a picture step by step of pad replacement and possibly rotor replacement?

I would really like to not have to spend more money at the stealership to get new pads next time and I want to get slotted rotors next go round as well.

TIA

If your really gutsy you can go with Duralast pads from Autozone, $23.99 for fronts.

http://www.autozone.com/autozo...10005

I assume rotors should be swapped out as well with the pad change?
Or is this not necessary if the car is tracking well?
 
#26 ·
Re: (JDuB)

It's showing me $59.99 and that is a little ballsy!
If your rotors are low maybe replace at the most you should probably have them cut. how old are they? how do they look, and how many sets of pads have they been thru, alot of factors fall into your rotors being changed. like do they have enough meat on them?
 
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