Cost to put brakes on my car??

Question

how much will it cost to put new brakes on my car also how much will new plugs cost as well.

Answer 1

You need to find how much the part cost.  An auto parts store can do this for you.  A brake job and plugs will be around 5 hr labor so will will have to know the labor rate or the shop you are taking it to..  

Answer 2

Don't know what the cost would be but the least expensive if you are a reasonable mechanic is to do them yourself, or in the case of a lady, a trustworthy friend.

Answer 3

You did not say what kind of car you have.  There are stores that advertise $59 specials for brake pad installation.  Of course, when they check it there are substantial ad on costs- such as you may need rotors, etc.

Answer 4

Like $200....maybe $900....maybe....

Answer 5

depends on the car

plugs £3 each,pads£14/shoes£16/discs £33 a pair...but thats for my car.

EDIT....DANNY ABOVE..5 HOURS LABOUR..ARE YOU SURE?....someones been ripped off in the past.

Answer 6

One place you can use to do price checking on car repairs is on Driverside.com - you can drill down to specific cars cause I think the price will change based on the car. They are still in beta but they have a ton of data on what car parts and repairs should cost. I used them for my last repair.

Answer 7

Well you didnt list what year, make, and model of vehicle you have. If you want a general, almost ball park figure.....

If you go to a shop and just tell them replace all 4 brakes, your looking at about $300, if you go to the dealership, your looking at about $450.

A cheaper way to do it is to visit an autoparts store (Napa, Autozone, Kragen, etc) and give them your year/make/model of car and they should be able to sell you pads for all 4 wheels. Usually they are about $40 each, so you'll spend about $160. Then just go to a shop and pay them to install it (usually an hour of labor - around $70) That's how i do it, in fact i get high end brakes, installed with even rotors resurfaced for $300 at my local mechanic, i just buy the parts, he does the labor!

Spark plugs are about $5 each for the regular ones, closer to $10each for the premium ones. It just depends on the number of cylinders you have (4, 6, 8 ,etc) thats the number of spark plugs you need. If you can install it yourself, it will be just the cost of the plugs at a local parts store. If you can't, take it a shop and they can probably do a regular plug change for about $10 each.