# Brake job price **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 1, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456 "2019-07-01T22:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/1 "2019-07-01T22:03:55Z")
What do you think of $400 for a front brake job (rotors and pads)? 1999 Lexus ES300. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/2 "2019-07-01T22:06:32Z")
Sounds fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/3 "2019-07-01T22:06:52Z")
Actually what is more important is how do you feel about it . Since we don’t know where you are or what facility this is how would someone know if that is a good market price. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/4 "2019-07-01T22:47:22Z")
I feel fine. The real question is how YOU feel about it. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/5 "2019-07-01T23:11:24Z")
Depends on who does the work and whether the parts are OEM or not. ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/6 "2019-07-02T00:37:45Z")
Professional mechanic, quality parts, backs their work, sounds like a good deal A random bum under a tree with random parts, not a good deal ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/7 "2019-07-02T01:11:14Z")
DIY it would cost less than $100… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/8 "2019-07-02T01:14:30Z")
Well I don’t think its out of line. I’ve got parts waiting to do mine. The OEM pads were $40 and I paid $129 for two rotors. And I know the rotors for a Pontiac are cheaper. So a hundred or so for labor and you’re up to $400. Maybe $200 at Midas or someplace with cheap pads and rotors so guess you get what you pay for. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/9 "2019-07-02T02:18:53Z")
No offense intended . . . If you spend only $100 for 2 front vented rotors and a set of pads . . . chances are they’re not the best quality If that was my car, I’d be spending more than $100 for those parts ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/10 "2019-07-02T02:20:00Z")
I’ m guess around $250 for the parts and 1 1/2 hours labor . So $400 seems a fair price to me. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/11 "2019-07-02T02:54:50Z")
I don’t where you guys are buying brake parts. Can get good quality rotors and pads for this Lexus for under $100. Look at rockauto. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/12 "2019-07-02T02:56:40Z")
I just did my front rotors and pads on my chevy for $90 from advance. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/13 "2019-07-02T02:59:56Z")
If it were my car I’d have no issues using aftermarket brake parts, and install them myself, save a pretty penny. But for somebody else’s car, oem brake parts purchased from a Lexus dealership, and having them professionally installed is the safest way to go. $400 is small potatoes in the car repair world. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/14 "2019-07-02T03:09:17Z")
> [@ChrisTruck](#): > > Can get good quality rotors and pads for this Lexus for under $100. Look at rockauto. I’m quite familiar with Rockauto I suspect our definitions of “good quality” differ . . . No offense intended ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/15 "2019-07-02T03:14:35Z")
So the 10+ options for brake rotors at rockauto are all low quality?? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/16 "2019-07-02T03:22:46Z")
If the OP is going to an independent mechanic or a chain, he’s probably going to get average quality aftermarket parts if he’s lucky. He might even be getting the cheapest parts available. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/17 "2019-07-02T11:56:08Z")
Well, maybe 8 of the 10 are low quality. Notice they have categories for Economy, Daily Driver, Professional and Performance. Why do you think that is? Lemme translate those headers; Cheap (not on MY cars), OK (maybe, on my oldest), Best (yes, I’d use those), and Unnecessary. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/18 "2019-07-02T13:57:46Z")
> [@ChrisTruck](#): > > If the OP is going to an independent mechanic or a chain, he’s probably going to get average quality aftermarket parts if he’s lucky. He might even be getting the cheapest parts available. Chain store, I may agree with you. But good independents I know use good quality parts. And many times OEM is NOT the best replacement. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/19 "2019-07-02T17:43:30Z")
I like Rockauto but I don’t know how you can tell anything about the quality of the rotors from the information available. All you can do is go by brand and hope for the best. That’s why I buy rotors local so I can look at them plus they are pretty heavy to ship. Now the pads range anywhere from $5 on up to $30+. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456/20 "2019-07-03T01:39:09Z")
Isn’t the ES300 a spiffed-up Camry? It’s not surprising that there are lots of low-cost options available. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-job-price/143456.md?page=2)