Quick question on dealer price checks
 

Hi guys!

I was wondering about how much the brake pad's [oem non TRD all 4] cost at dealer? What about if they do the swap? My compressor is down atm.

I found 'em for about $130-$150 online for the set of 4 an am tempted. My brake pads wont give me another 5000 miles

http://parts.olathetoyota.com/scion/...ame=brake-pads

Check this one it looks about right imagine show 4 pads idk about install never went to toyota to do install before since I know they'll probably charge much more vs local shops

Ok so now it is Monday so call the dealer and ask.

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humfrz

DANG! .... Packofcrows ....... are you trying to push ol @Tcoat over the edge first thing this week ........ ??

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humfrz

Nah, Pack is also not a **** so he won't push the right buttons.

changing out the pads is easy. jack up your car, take off your wheels, take out a 14mm bolt from the caliper, rotate up the piston and slide the pads out of the retainers. really simple.

If oem pads lasted only 5K miles, then my guess is that you do visit track? If so .. maybe worth trying out some pads a bit more track oriented then stock ones?

I think he is saying he has less than 5k miles with his current pads until they're toast. I would definitley upgrade anyway though, 500 gets you a Stoptech F+R kit of lines, pads, and rotors. I'm at 67k with OEM pads and still going, plan to replace them by 80k.

"Chasing speed with patience"

As long as you're not doing brake fluid, pads and rotors on a Subaru are very easy. Brake fluid is kind of easy; it just needs another person or speed bleeders.

I'm gonna go ahead and do it myself, just wondering on cost. Dealer charging me $254 for all 4 pads... INSANE.

Online $138 cheapest. Dealer in SoCal(?) charging me $169.

I have about 10k miles left according to shop I visited today,so until then I'm gonna keep looking for cheaper price.

Is that parts or labor?

How many miles total? When I pulled my oem pads at 35k they looked almost new still, especially the rears. My aftermarket rears are going on 70k and still have life even. Fronts lasted 50-60k

Just parts. With labor $517.



5MM left on rear, front is 7mm????????? That's according to printout I got from shop.

Going to measure myself tomorrow during day for accuracy.

Dealer says 3mm and 5mm....

Yup, OE brakes and rotors on this car are crazy long life. And after you DIY a pad swap once you'll never pay anyone to do it again, it's dirt simple. Maybe $100 might be worth it if you're super lazy, that's an hour of shop time, but >$200 is crazy money for what the job is.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24614

I'd still be on my OE pads at 54k miles if I hadn't roasted them at the track, they stopped about as good as chalkboard erasers after that.

Not that OE pads/disks are of crazy long life (they are normal street ones, nothing special), but rather owners using those mostly just daily drive, which is waaay less wear then if brakes had been abused on track. Owners that frequent track days often enough quickly wear down stock ones & from then on more often then not as next pads/fluid/disks(or even BBK) turn to aftermarket for more performance. Use OEM pads on track and they will wear down as fast if not quicker then aftermarket ones, i see no extra "long life" in them, it's all about how one uses them. Aftermarket should also last very long if feathered in daily driving only.