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    I just found out that my front pads and rotors need replacing. I can get the parts from the shop but I was wondering if I should spend the $130 CAD for labor or get my big bro to do them to save money? But I was wondering if it is difficult or not too do in my 99 GP GT. he said he could do it if i brought down the car too him but I was just wondering if its better to do it at a shop for like $2xx bucks or get the parts for like $130-160 bucks and then put them on myself. All comments appreciated!
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    do it your self its a simple job to do and will take about 2 hrs if everything is not rusted
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    brakes are about the easiest job there is, maintenance wise. watch your brother/help him, you know, give a man a fish, or teach him how to fish deal.

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    Alright well its rusted on the brakes and all but alright thanks for the advice boys!
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    easy easy easy do it yourself, you can have your brother show you and get the wrenches out and have him walk you through it and youll know for the rest of your life. dont waste your money with a shop doing it.
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    rust means nothing. take the bolts off, pull the caliper off, then the bracket, then the rotor comes right off.

    use a old pad and a C clamp to open the calipers. ( lay the old pad over the piston, then clamp it open. open the master cylinder cap first) new rotor on, bracket back on, then pads and caliper, done deal, its a bout 30 minutes per side. faster if you know what your doing.

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    Do them yourself. It's easy and you'll learn so if you have to tackle brakes in the future you'll already know what to do.
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    it took me 20 mins to do a 1999 dodge druango front breaks. those are floating calipers. just do it lol
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    Always do it yourself. Everything.
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    I've had rotors rusted onto the hub so bad I've had to use a sledge to break them free. Other than that its an easy job.
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    2 hours?? Damn!! Took me about 15 minutes per side. Longest part was pushing the caliber piston back in
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    DIY....the money you save doing it yourself you can get premium parts and still have an ashload of cash for more parts!!
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    Just remember to grease the slide pins.
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    I think BillBoost is the only guy on the forums who doesn't do his own brakes hahaha j/k
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elite6 View Post
    I think BillBoost is the only guy on the forums who doesn't do his own brakes hahaha j/k
    Uh..er what? I have rotors and pads on the way from R1 Concepts at this moment. An hour tops and they'll be fresh. I might even check the rears for the hell of it. Afterall..the brakes on my car all have 60K miles on them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
    Afterall..the brakes on my car all have 60K miles on them.
    Grandpa driving? Buick? Makes sense lol
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    Hit up Scotty, Greg, Max, Swigglet, Derek etc.. and ask if the brakes get grampy driven.
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    they dont
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