Replace brake sensors??

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mystik

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 i'm from the bay (california)
I'm replacing my brake system in the next few weeks with new oem rotors and brake pads and was quoted 1100 dollars for the entire job (taxes etc included) and my questions are....

Does this seem reasonable? It seems like it is, but you never know

And two... Do the sensors really need to be replaced when a job like this? The shop told me it was necessary

All this work is warrantied for 2 years, 24k miles. And the shop is reputable.

Any insight greatly appreciated.
 
If that's all four corners, that's not bad. IIRC, when I had my fronts replaced under warranty on my 325Ci, it *would* have been almost $1000. Depending on how hard you drive, you should get 2 years out of it easily.
 
Did you consider an aftermarket system like Brembo, etc? The OEMs are great, but dusty.
 
Yea I considered an aftermarket setup, but I decided to hold off on it though. I want to start tweaking my car out after I start reaching 90k plus miles. Maybe supercharger later on. Just not right now. Also, having better brakes will open the doors to more tickets. One more = possible license revocation. Can't have that!
 
As Philosopico says an easy DIY job and you could at worse halve the price and do it in 2 hours tops

IMHO the sensors do not need changing unless the are damaged/broken or you have run the pads so low as to wear them out. They are just small leads that plug into the pad on 2 of the calipers and ground if the pads wear too low. Should be just a few extra $$$'s anyway
 
After changing the rears I say DIY. The tough part will be bleeding (if your by yourself), the changing is easy.
 
Aebous said:
After changing the rears I say DIY. The tough part will be bleeding (if your by yourself), the changing is easy.
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Well the rears are by far the hardest as they contain the handbrake mechanism. No need to bleed as a condition of changing discs, just need to watch the fluid level as the pistons are wound back in.
 
Great job for the summer. Don't do it like I did in the winter outside when it was freezing ... my hands ... :cry:
 
That's what I figured,.... A diy job. I actually wanted to do that myself but I'm too timid to touch those parts. I think imma have to suck it up and buy a repair manual now. The idea of paying a grand is not too exciting when I can do it myself for cheaper.
 
You will spend most of the time cleaning the inside of the wheels, wheelarch, caliper etc rather then the actual job ...
 
cj10jeeper said:
Aebous said:
After changing the rears I say DIY. The tough part will be bleeding (if your by yourself), the changing is easy.
Click to expand...


Well the rears are by far the hardest as they contain the handbrake mechanism. No need to bleed as a condition of changing discs, just need to watch the fluid level as the pistons are wound back in.
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Good point. I feel doubly bad because that's what me and a bud did just the other day with no problems whatsoever.
 
Whatever you finally decide to do, don't miss this opportunity to switch to aftermarket pads if only to make keeping the wheels clean less work.
 
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