If you're doing all 4 wheels, then I see around $300 in parts and $130 in labor.
In the rust belt where I live, the rotors will be hell to get off, the clearance between the outer edge of the hub and the inside edge of the rotor hat is very tight, a little rust and you have a nasty job. Beat on them with a hammer too hard and you will destroy the wheel bearings, same goes for heating them too hot. Then there is the issue of the caliper slide pins being rusted inside the caliper bracket, another very common problem on disc brakes that will take an additional amount of time to rectify...130.00 for putting brakes on all 4 wheels is a bit low.
depending on your mechanics labor rate, you could expect 80.00 to 130.00 per axle for labor, depending on how difficult the rotors are to get off. If you dont have severely rusted rotors then it will be easier.
figure high, but you also have to figure the parts mark-up if your mechanic supplies the parts. People bitch and whine about auto shops marking up parts...thats part of what pays their overhead, along with the labor.
do people really think that products you buy at retail stores are sold at cost? even the parts store marks up the parts when they sell them.
I have no problem installing a customers supplied parts. but I will not warranty their parts! I will also not warranty my labor if their parts fail! The mark up on parts also assures that I will eat the costs associated with the part failing, and the labor to do it again. Then I go for a labor claim against the supplier of the defective parts.
Now if the customer supplied part fails due to my faulty labor, I will rectify the problem 100% on my dime! The customer would pay nothing at all.
that being said, if your mechanic is 600.00 or under for brake rotors and pads on all 4 wheels with him supplying the parts....I would do it...that sounds reasonable to me. Our shop does these alot for 580-625 depending on how bad the rotors and caliper slides are seized..
