

| Subject: | Re: Dealer service ripoff? |
| From: | sstones |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Jan 1995 11:39:52 -0500 (EST) |
On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, John Gladu wrote: > > They say the brakes need work. And that VW says "thou shalt not machine > rotors or drums" and they'd have to be replaced. That sounds like BS to me, I don't know of anyreason not to turn the drums and rotors provided that they still have a reasonable amount of metal left on 'em. > Material cost for rotors, > drums, pads and shoes: $600. Labor: 4 hours front, 4.5 hours rear. > > My guru says that this is a bit much. What says the group? > > bcnu - Grungy > grungy@bcm.tmc.edu > '61 dddPanel '68,'69 Bugs '90 Vanagon '67 Bus > .opinions are just that.obviously. > > > Cheers <sstones@io.org> SStones Toronto, Ontario.
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