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brake squeal - (400$ -autoshope quoted.) quote too high??
I have a 2004 Honda Accord coupe and it has about 33K miles on it. I had the 30 K servicing done about 3 months ago. Couple of weeks after my 30K servicing, I started hearing the brakes squeal - very faintly. I could only hear if there is no background noise etc. The squeal has become louder (not too loud but it's easier to hear than at first) recently so I took it to a auto shop. The shop gave me a quote after the 'free inspection'. The quote is 400 bucks! I thought it's a little high because I was expecting at most 100 (don't ask me why I came up with my 100$ estimate - it's just that I thought nothing fancy is needed.) Granted, I am a auto-dummy with very very little idea about cars. But still!! The quote mentioned what they will do for the 400$. 1) resurface the break rotors 2) remove & replace brake pads (FRONT) 3) clean and adjust rear drum brake (LABOR only) 4) 45 point brake inspection! - lot of items listed on the quote 5) brake flush package - lot of items listed on the quote Is 400$ justified and necessary to fix the brake squeal? I was told that brake pads need to be replaced but I called another shop and they said they charge 140$ for the brake pads. But maybe there is more to the squeal than just the brake pads. Regardless, I will have to get this problem fixed because Idon't want to take chance with the brake pads. I will get this done in a week. In the mean time, I appreciate any advise you may have ... TIA, Tian |
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