Front Brakes Cost

[SNSN]

At 28,000 miles my dealer is telling me the front brakes need to be replaced.
They want $320...!!! Sounds crazy...
What should this cost?

 

[NSXNEXT]

At 28,000 miles my dealer is telling me the front brakes need to be replaced.
They want $320...!!! Sounds crazy...
What should this cost?

What does the $320 entail?
New pads but what else?
Resurface or replace rotors?

 

[drewbie]

If you drive the car hard, 28000 miles doesnt seem outrageous.

Having owned a couple of heavy sport sedans, I found the front brakes lifespan to be around 30000-40000 Miles approx (I am in Canada so we measure in Kilometers eh?)

It is my understanding the front brakes are stressed due to weight shift when stopping. As for the price, for a dealership, I don't find it unreasonable.

Friendly advice. You have a nice, fast car. Don't cheap out on the brakes, they are important.

I know a lot of people that have bought sporty cars, skimp on stuff like tires and brakes and wind up in a ditch. It's not worth it.

Cheers,

 

[SNSN]

What does the $320 entail?
New pads but what else?
Resurface or replace rotors?

Nope...just replace the pads...there's 20% left on the pads...

 

[landtuna]

Nope...just replace the pads...there's 20% left on the pads...

I've been told the pads are a unique type but there is no way they should be that expensive. Flat rate to replace pads is probably about 30 minutes.

This is something you can do yourself if you are halfway mechanical. If not, take the car to an independent shop but DO NOT wait too long. Replacing pads is a whole lot cheaper than having to resurface/replace rotors.

I'm also going to opine you are using your brakes too hard (unless you are using your Genny as a taxi). You should be getting in the neighborhood of 40K miles out of the fronts.

 

[NSXNEXT]

Front pads are $111 retail.

I would try to get your dealer to price match this PA dealer. I do it all the time (I'm in PA) then take the pads to any local mechanic and have them install them.

https://conicellihyundaiparts.com/p...&component=&searchText=&startRow=11&maxRow=10

 

[homeofstone]

320.00 sound about right for the kind of brakes that are on the r-spec. My Mercedes brakes cost more than that so 320.00 for a luxury car is not bad. That said I have 98k miles on the oem brakes so what's up with only 28k on the oem pads?

 

[shagnat]

Not speaking from experience (yet), but, that sounds ridiculous to me. My Toyota's get 50K outta the front brakes (easily) and pads only (OEM only) replacement is ~$95.00

When my Genny is going to need brakes, I'll definitely shop around if they want that kind of money just for the front pads.

 

[homeofstone]

Not speaking from experience (yet), but, that sounds ridiculous to me. My Toyota's get 50K outta the front brakes (easily) and pads only (OEM only) replacement is ~$95.00

When my Genny is going to need brakes, I'll definitely shop around if they want that kind of money just for the front pads.

The Genny is not a Toyota. The Genesis' brakes on the 4.6 and 5.0 are four piston calipers with ceramic pads. the approx. cost of 320.00 is for pads 120 to 140 for a set of premium ceramic pads, rotors resurfaced $20 to $40 and labor for two hours at $60 to $75 per hour. Driving a luxury car cost more in when maintenance is done. The great thing about the Genesis is that it needs very little maintenance and is much more reliable than the German sedans.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

Apples to apples, $320 is less than half of what I paid for my Audi S8 for the same thing. To be more precise - $1,600 for pads and rotors x 4. As has been said, it's not a Toyota.

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[Philth]

No need to resurface if there is no warping.

 

[shagnat]

You're right, the Hyundai is not a Toyota and never will be. A Toyota is way more about quality than Hyundai ever thought about.

My 2004 Highland has 90K and rides every bit as good or better than my Genny. The Genny will be dead in the junk yard when my Highlander is going strong.

If you've never owned a Toyota, you need to.

The calipers have next to nothing to do with the cost of installing pads only. No need in bringing up something that's irrelevant.

 

[NSXNEXT]

You're right, the Hyundai is not a Toyota and never will be. A Toyota is way more about quality than Hyundai ever thought about.

My 2004 Highland has 90K and rides every bit as good or better than my Genny. The Genny will be dead in the junk yard when my Highlander is going strong.

If you've never owned a Toyota, you need to.

The calipers have next to nothing to do with the cost of installing pads only. No need in bringing up something that's irrelevant.

Bitter much? Why then did you buy a Genesis?

FYI, I just spent $2500 to replace both cables, motors, and actuators for the side doors on my wife's 6yr old Sienna. Prior to that it was the catalytic converter, gas struts for the rear hatch... List goes on.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

You're right, the Hyundai is not a Toyota and never will be. A Toyota is way more about quality than Hyundai ever thought about.

My 2004 Highland has 90K and rides every bit as good or better than my Genny. The Genny will be dead in the junk yard when my Highlander is going strong.

If you've never owned a Toyota, you need to.

The calipers have next to nothing to do with the cost of installing pads only. No need in bringing up something that's irrelevant.

Grandstanding.

I and my wife have owned several Toyotas. A '93 Camry donated with 289,000 miles and everything except wear items original - everything; several LS Lexus models, a 2005 Highlander and a 2008 Avalon. Toyota quality deteriorated with more recent vintage, and the problems weren't trivial. Price air suspension repair on an LS and you'll run back to your Hyundai. The entire front lighting system of the Avalon went south to the tune of $2,400 at 70,000 miles. The Highlander (V6-AWD) burned oil like a vintage 7-Series BMW.

We might someday own another Toyota. Not likely however.

 

[SNSN]

Update - The dealer told me they would price match.
So I got a quote from Meineke, which was $150.
The dealer wouldn't accept that price!
They said they also do a resurface. ( It doesn't need it, they just do it)
So we agreed they would do it for 20% less than $320.

I let them do it because I have other more serious issues with oil consumption ( 1qrt/1000mi) and horrible wear with the Conti Pro Contacts. On my 2nd set at 28,000 mi.
I've had pulling issues since the car was new.

I'm also in contact with HMA and lets see what they do for me.

 

[radicaltimes]

I just had the brake pads on my 2009 Genesis checked at 40,000 miles. All pads still had 6mm left.
Any good brake job will include resurfacing the rotors.

 

[landtuna]

You're right, the Hyundai is not a Toyota and never will be. A Toyota is way more about quality than Hyundai ever thought about.

My 2004 Highland has 90K and rides every bit as good or better than my Genny. The Genny will be dead in the junk yard when my Highlander is going strong.

If you've never owned a Toyota, you need to.

The calipers have next to nothing to do with the cost of installing pads only. No need in bringing up something that's irrelevant.

I have owned Toyotas and can tell you they are very reliable as a brand. That said, not every model is that way and none of them are as much fun to drive as my R-spec.

I also dispute your ascertain that a vehicle with almost 100K miles "rides every bit as good" as a much newer car. That is simply untrue unless your newer car is a real piece of junk or has been abused or damaged.

 

[landtuna]

I just had the brake pads on my 2009 Genesis checked at 40,000 miles. All pads still had 6mm left.
Any good brake job will include resurfacing the rotors.

Resurfacing is not needed unless the rotor is glazed or has run-out in excess of manufacturing tolerances. Some shops do it as a matter of course and, of course, to inflate your bill and their profit.

 

[GenesisCaptain]

$320 is not horribly bad if they are turning the rotors. IMHO, I would not put new pads on rotors without turning them, so you made the right decision. A rotor will always have grooves and ridges worn from the old pads. These need to be gone before the new pads go on.

I have been doing my own brakes for years, up until I bought my Genesis. I may continue to do the brakes on the Genesis too, but that depends on how much Genesis wants to charge and how much time I have when I need to do them.

I would never let a Just Brakes, Meineke, etc. touch my brakes unless I knew exactly what parts they were putting on, and even then I would be nervous. A brake job is mechanically very easy-- I might even rate it easier than an oil change, since I don't have to get under the car. But, if a cheap brake shop uses low cost parts, it can ruin your driver satisfaction with the car.

A good set of high-end (non-racing) ceramic brake pads will be $80 - $100 per pair. Hyundai charges a small premium for their pads at $111, but that is totally consistent with every other dealer I have seen. Throw in another $50 to turn the rotors, and you are up to $160 in materials. Another $160 for labor is high, but not outlandish. You got then down to $256, so that is on the order of $100 for labor. That is a good value for a dealer brake job.

I would hate to know what kind of garbage pads that a Meineke would have put on your car for their dirt cheap quote. They fail the price reasonableness analysis.

 

[GenesisCaptain]

Resurfacing is not needed unless the rotor is glazed or has run-out in excess of manufacturing tolerances. Some shops do it as a matter of course and, of course, to inflate your bill and their profit.

That has not been my experience. Worn rotors always have grooves and ridges from the old pads. Typically, there is a tall ridge at the outside edge. I have seen people notch or shave the edge of the new pad to fit the lip worn on the rotor. This ranks up there with the dumbest thing I have ever seen. True, the rotor will cut the new grooves into the pad, and eventually the pad will wear into the grooves on the rotor. But, would you want your new brakes to start out like that?