Tuesday, November 22, 2011

How much does it cost for new breaks on an Acura TL 2005 at Midas?

How much does it cost for new breaks on an Acura TL 2005? I want to put new breaks at Midas. And is Midas good?|||You should call Midas for price, and yes, when it comes to brakes, Midas is good...at least they stand behind their work.





Good luck|||No, Midas is not good. You'll pay around $70 for 'lifetime' brakes. These are cheapo pads that you can get for $15 at a parts store. But they'll replace them for free when they wear out. But - you have to pay the labor. So you get another cheap crappy low performance set of pads, and pay a guy to put them on again.





You'd need to put at least 150,000 more miles on the car for that to work out and break even on the extra cost of the pads.





The TL isn't a cheap piece of crap, however, so why would you put cheap crap pads on it?





If you know your stuff, find a mechanic that will talk to you and assure you he'll use quality parts. A shop that displays a CarQuest logo is a good place to start; CQ carries good brake parts. If you don't know cars, go to the dealer. You'll pay more, but you'll get the job done right with the right parts. Or find an Accura or car enthusiast forum and see if anyone has a local recommendation for a shop.





Or - find a shop that will take outside parts, do a little research on good brake parts (Hint - Baer, Brebmo, PBR, Hawk, EBC [EBC Green only for a street car] and others), get good parts and bring them in. Make sure they drive the car after the brakes are installed. There's a procedure to 'bed in' pads, and you want them to find any squeaks and squeals and fix them.





Or, do it yourself. It's easy. Post another question if you don't know how to do brakes (I can do a brake job on my car in 25 minutes - including jacking it up, supporting it on stands, taking the wheels off, doing the work, tightening it all back up and getting it back down on the ground. Trust me - brakes are EASY).|||BRAKES. Figure 200-250 per axle for pads and rotors.

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