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Brake Labor Times
On a typical car how much labor time does your shop normally estimate for:
Pad and rotors (2 wheels) __________ ?
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) __________?
Thanks in advance!
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I never give just one bid. The climate that exists is that current customers feel the need to be in control, even if they haven’t a clue the ramifications of just how important brakes are to life. I get prices on factory parts (most expensive), premium aftermarket parts (slightly cheaper, and then run-of-the mill aftermarket parts (cheapest). Per Terry Greenhut, I give radically differing warranties and let the customer decide on just how long they wish to be warranty covered. In today’s world, warranties are for sale on everything. You would be surprised how many opt for top-shelf factory parts.
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Typically, 1.5 pads and rotors, 2.5 w/ calipers.
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We use 1.2 for pads & rotors and .2 for each additional caliper. There are always special circumstances depending on the vehicle type though.
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We use 1.2 for pads& rotors, 1.5 if we add calipers. It’s not enough but if we use AllData times we are priced out of the market. Seems like it paid more time 30 years ago.
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We charge 1.5 hours for most front pad and rotor replacements. Rarely replace calipers in Florida but we add .3 per caliper when we do. A brake fluid flush is an additional .7 when replacing just pads and rotors.
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1.5 For pads and rotors, 2.5 for pads and machine the rotors and .5 for each caliper.
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Pad and rotors (2 wheels) 2.0 Tech & 2.6 Charge
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) 2.5 Tech and 3.25 Charge
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Pad and rotors (2 wheels) 2.0 Tech & 2.6 Charge
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) 2.5 Tech and 3.25 Charge
If I am reading this right you are paying the tech less hours than you are billing?
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Pad and rotors (2 wheels) 2.0 Tech & 2.6 Charge
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) 2.5 Tech and 3.25 Charge
If I am reading this right you are paying the tech less hours than you are billing?
Wow, that’s making money!
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1.75 for discs and pads is our norm for Porsche.
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Pop off style rotors 2.0 hours. calipers usually around .5 per wheel
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Pad and rotors (2 wheels) 2.0 Tech & 2.6 Charge
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) 2.5 Tech and 3.25 Charge
If I am reading this right you are paying the tech less hours than you are billing?
Wow, that’s making money!
Your theft of labor from the tech is deplorable… and you are an example of why I won’t work for anyone!
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I’m not going to hijack the thread, but he’s not committing “theft of labor” from anyone. He’s adding labor time to his estimate for his shop. The techs who work for him agree to work for what he pays them. I can tell you his numbers, by Mitchell, are more than they would get paid for by the book anyway. Most pad/rotor combos pay 1.0 to 1.8.
If you were in business, with overhead, insurance and employees, you might feel a little different about the opportunity to earn profit on a repair order.
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On a typical car how much labor time does your shop normally estimate for:
Pad and rotors (2 wheels) ___1.5_______ ?
Caliper, pads, and rotors (2 wheels) 1.5 + whatever Prodemand suggests and a tad more
Thanks in advance!
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2 hrs for pads & rotors.
2 1/2 hrs for pads , rotors, and calipers.
2 3/4 hrs for pads, rotors, calipers and hoses.
” If working on a 4 wheel drive truck, and 3/4 ton and bigger, we look up labor time and see if it is more than what we normally charge. And if dealing with rust, we charge extra.
Some euro cars we charge extra labor
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