labor cost for Front and Rear pads replacement on Subaru WRX

~$1200?!?!?! FOr brakes and boots?!?!?!

I have some beachfront property in AZ I can sell you, cheap!!!

$20 for axle nuts. I get them at AutoZone for $3.25! WOW!

GOOD pads are about $30 and include the 'quiet brake kit'. The boots are a PITA, but an afternoon under the shade tree is all that's required.

It sounds like they used to old, "This is the book price for labor" and then charged labor for the brake job, and then also charged FULL labor for the axle boots, which requires removing the brakes and rotors. Sounds to me like they double-dipped there.

A reputable shop would have billed you for the labor to do the axle work, but instead of replacing the old brakes, throw on the new ones.

I'd ask about that one. If they give you "Well, this is the book time for axles, and this is the book time for brakes", find another shop. I think they figure if you can afford ~$30,000 for the car, you can pony up for the maintenance as well.

A bit high in my opinion. The average cost per axle on brakes is 250. in our shop, not sure what the cost of the wrx pads would be. a inner cv boot runs about 200 per axle. Not gonna argue on the price of the parts, but that is darn expensive brake clean

LOL! That's what I was thinking.

You want to see expensive, price out a STI brake Job. Brembro is expen $ive

Hey, you can get fronts from LPI Racing for only $3050...

Holy crap. I thought $55 per drum for my Tercel's rears was overpriced!