Hi out of curiosity I was wondering how much the local shop marked up the price of brake components. My family lives in a wealthy area in the San Francisco California area so prepare for a possible shock! My dad would never consider another shop since he’s been in this area since 1960 and used the shop and its owners for longer than I’ve been alive. So yea just curious. The first column is labor, yea I know expensive, the second column is parts. My car is a 2002 BMW 330Ci. Thanks!
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The only thing that surprises me is they didn’t replace the brake rotors also, other than that, price looks normal…
EDIT: miss read the work order, missed the rotors somehow… I see the rotors now… oops
You are looking at a bargain. I would have believed the parts could cost more. I had the pads and rotors changed on the 19 Toyota Siennna for about $950 dollars total. Normally a Mechanic looks at a BMW and says “Bring Me Wealth.”
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Lol I didn’t expect that at all I thought we were getting ripped. Good to know. Labor though is $255/hr.
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The Chevy dealer near my work is $220/hour. $255 for EuroLux brands is about what I would expect.
A successful shop doesn’t stay in business for a lifetime by catering to price conscious shoppers. They offer premium service at a price that allows them a comfortable profit. Otherwise they wouldn’t be there anymore. As you say, if the location is a wealthy area of SF, the real estate and labor costs must be significant.
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These look like typical shop prices for this type of vehicle. Of course, I don’t drive a BMW, and I do the work myself with parts purchased online, so I would scoff at the idea of spending more than $1000 just for pads and rotors. In fact, I recently did the front brakes on one of my cars, with decent brand-name pads and rotors from RockAuto, and I spent less than $200 including the cost of a new can of brake cleaner and a new tube of brake grease.
I priced out and did a basic rear brake job (pads. rotors, sensors) on the rear of a vehicle with double rear calipers (OEM, maybe a Jag?) and felt bad giving the customer the $1800.00 price, he was very happy saying the dealer was $2400.00 for the same work and parts… This was sometime between 2011 to 2018, so well before the Covid price jump up…
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