Last week found out my n/s/r brake disc was cracked, twice! So I got some replacement discs + pads and went to a local garage so they could be fitted. They said it would cost me £70+vat for fitting (both sides).
So first of all I forgot about the bearings being in the discs so the garage rings me up and says it going to cost £33+vat per bearing. little expensive maybe but I had to have it done so I agreed, they then tell me they don't have a press because they are moving location but I had to have it done that day so I said find someone else to press them and I'll pay for it, so thats £25+vat according to the garage... So for it all it cost £179inc vat
Right so after forking out all that, they tell me my caliper is seized and I should replace it in the near future, so following week I book it in for that. Right they charge me £60+vat for a caliper (this includes keeping my old caliper for re-furb), £40+vat labour, then they say one of holes for one of the caliper bolts is f**ked some how and needs to be retapped? £25+vat, handbrake cable is apparently gone, £37+vat (inc labour), pads are totally worn (despite being new from the previous week) £22+vat for 2 pads!!
Cost me £210 in the end for all of that. I've been had haven't I? Also surely they are the ones who broke the caliper-bolt-hole as they changed the discs and would have had to take the caliper off to do so. According to the mechanic however you don't have to take the caliper off to change the disc, w t f...??
Sorry for long post, but advice guys?
So first of all I forgot about the bearings being in the discs so the garage rings me up and says it going to cost £33+vat per bearing. little expensive maybe but I had to have it done so I agreed, they then tell me they don't have a press because they are moving location but I had to have it done that day so I said find someone else to press them and I'll pay for it, so thats £25+vat according to the garage... So for it all it cost £179inc vat
Right so after forking out all that, they tell me my caliper is seized and I should replace it in the near future, so following week I book it in for that. Right they charge me £60+vat for a caliper (this includes keeping my old caliper for re-furb), £40+vat labour, then they say one of holes for one of the caliper bolts is f**ked some how and needs to be retapped? £25+vat, handbrake cable is apparently gone, £37+vat (inc labour), pads are totally worn (despite being new from the previous week) £22+vat for 2 pads!!
Cost me £210 in the end for all of that. I've been had haven't I? Also surely they are the ones who broke the caliper-bolt-hole as they changed the discs and would have had to take the caliper off to do so. According to the mechanic however you don't have to take the caliper off to change the disc, w t f...??
Sorry for long post, but advice guys?