Re: Front brakes questions 2013 Sonata

Roger Mills wrote:
> On 16/06/2021 15:59, tonita wrote:
>> Hi all.  I was just quoted a price for front brakes on my above 
>> mentioned vehicle.  $305 for pads and disks.  I was told that they 
>> don't really just replace pads.  Is this right?  And does this price 
>> sound reasonable?
>>
>> It's been a while since I've had brakes done and not on this car at 
>> all yet.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> 
> I can't comment on the price because I'm in the UK.
> 
> If you're paying someone to do the job, it makes sense to replace both 
> because parts are cheap and labour is expensive. There's very little 
> extra labour involved in replacing the discs once the callipers have 
> been removed whereas, if you need to do it later, you'll pay for the 
> labour all over again.
> 
> It's different if you're doing it yourself. You can examine the discs 
> for scoring and check whether they've worn close to the minimum 
> permitted thickness and then take a view as to whether just to replace 
> the pads.

Good point!