C4 brakes and rotors

Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.

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> Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.

I just spent about $200 for OEM brake pads. $200 for front two rotors. The
rear rotors should run around $110.

That's around $500 in parts, might cost you $600 or so in parts. Find an
independent garage to do the labor.

On 20 Aug 2004 11:45:36 -0700,
) wrote:

>Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
>rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.

Regular "stock" rotors are listed at between 55 and 65 bucks each
in the Mid America Catalog I keep handy... depending on front or
rear....

STOCK is the key word...

Same Key word for the pads.... Front axel (both wheels) are listed at
129....the rear are listed at 60 bucks (again both wheels...)

so.... 220 for the 4 roters and 190 more for the pads...
$410 bucks total... maybe an hour and a half worth of work to
replace them yourself depending on the how fast you can work a floor
jack...

Bob Griffiths

64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes...
The 76 is up on the lift right now getting new calibers and pads...

If this is the first brake job for your 1996..you can most likely just get
the rotors cut down for $15-20 bucks each..in most cases the rear rotors
are usually good.....doing a brake job is really pretty simple and not too
difficule as long as you are not replacing the calipers.....those estimates
are a big rip off...

> wrote in message
om...
> Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.

If you really want to keep it cheap you can replace your pads and if your
rotors are true and it doesn't shake when you put your brakes on, you might
just freshen the surface with fine sandpaper on a die grinder. Don't get too
aggressive just get the shiny surface rough. My first set of rotors lasted
105k miles and were still going strong when I upgraded to Alcons. The rest
of the brake job is the same as the service manual calls for.

Hope this helps,
Rob

I stuck around when they dropped the tires and there was lots of rust
around the rotors. I guess this is what was causing the occassional
grinding noise. It seemed like a lot more than you would try to sand
off. I'm embarassed to say that I haven't taken great care of the car
these last couple years and it's been around in the snow a bit and not
in the garage which we just rebuilt. Some of the brake lines were
rusted too and the mechanic warned me that they might go one day too.

"Vetluver" > wrote in message >...
> > wrote in message
> om...
> > Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> > rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.
>
> If you really want to keep it cheap you can replace your pads and if your
> rotors are true and it doesn't shake when you put your brakes on, you might
> just freshen the surface with fine sandpaper on a die grinder. Don't get too
> aggressive just get the shiny surface rough. My first set of rotors lasted
> 105k miles and were still going strong when I upgraded to Alcons. The rest
> of the brake job is the same as the service manual calls for.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Rob

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"Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message >...
> > wrote in message
> om...
> > Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> > rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.
>
> I just spent about $200 for OEM brake pads. $200 for front two rotors. The
> rear rotors should run around $110.
>
> That's around $500 in parts, might cost you $600 or so in parts. Find an
> independent garage to do the labor.

On 20 Aug 2004 11:45:36 -0700,
) wrote:

>Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
>rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.
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That's a stick-up job. I bought new rear rotors at CarQuest for $35.00
each for my 1990. New front rotors are around $60-75 each. The pads
shouldn't cost more than $35-40 per set (at any automotive discount
store).

What makes you think that you need all new rotors anyway? You
shouldnt't need to replace the rotors on an 8 year old car unless you
have in excess of 150k.

I was there when the dropped the tires. I'm no expert but there
certainly was a lot of rust around the rotors and their faces to the
point where only about 5/8 of the plate was smooth an shiny. Sort of
like Saturn's rings.

X-Eliminator > wrote in message >. ..
> On 20 Aug 2004 11:45:36 -0700,
> ) wrote:
>
> >Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> >rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.
> ================================================== ======
>
> That's a stick-up job. I bought new rear rotors at CarQuest for $35.00
> each for my 1990. New front rotors are around $60-75 each. The pads
> shouldn't cost more than $35-40 per set (at any automotive discount
> store).
>
> What makes you think that you need all new rotors anyway? You
> shouldnt't need to replace the rotors on an 8 year old car unless you
> have in excess of 150k.

I was there when the dropped the tires. I'm no expert but there
certainly was a lot of rust around the rotors and their faces to the
point where only about 5/8 of the plate was smooth an shiny. Sort of
like Saturn's rings.

X-Eliminator > wrote in message >. ..
> On 20 Aug 2004 11:45:36 -0700,
> ) wrote:
>
> >Could someone help me out with an estimate to replace all 4 pads a
> >rotors on a 1996 C4. I've gotten estimates from $1100 to $1600.
> ================================================== ======
>
> That's a stick-up job. I bought new rear rotors at CarQuest for $35.00
> each for my 1990. New front rotors are around $60-75 each. The pads
> shouldn't cost more than $35-40 per set (at any automotive discount
> store).
>
> What makes you think that you need all new rotors anyway? You
> shouldnt't need to replace the rotors on an 8 year old car unless you
> have in excess of 150k.