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rear brakes (calipers, rotors, pads) = $700
is anyone in the market for a slightly used kidney?
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oh yeah, and lucky me, i hit a big branch in the road during one of these freaky storms and it put a nice crack in my rear bumper - WHY!!!!
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DIY rear brakes = $120-ish for rotors and pads +? (maybe $150 for 2 new calipers?) for calipers + 2 hrs. time (max, taking it nice and slow). Was that a quote from a dealer? I once got a quote for all 4 corners (rotors and pads) and it was ~ $500. Did it my self for less than 1/2 of that 
1999 Contour SVT #1966/2760, Silver Frost/Midnight Blue
Koni Kit, Mille Miglia MM-S rims, B&M shifter, Stazi mesh, SFCs, optimized Y-pipe & TB, SS break lines, K&N drop-in, Infinity Kappa speakers, MTX amp/sub
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yeah, thats a crazy high price for rear brakes.
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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WOW!!! I was charged 350+ ONCE because the pin holding the whole rear caliper fell off and drained the whole system....but that was for a new caliper, brakes and a flush and bleed of the whole system while it was there (believe me, I would have done the work myself, but that ain't an option when you're stranded). Check out Stazi's brakes....i think I will be purchasing a whole set of 4 rotors, pads, etc proably this winter.
A1C Hodges, Christopher Active Duty USAF Sheppard AFB Texas;Westover ARB Chicopee, MA
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formerly owned 2000 SVT Contour, with all kinds of goodies;)
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Let me guess.... you went to Midas!
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wow, local place - this is too much? shoud I avoid a dealer as well? pads, rotors, and calipers - where you guys saying i should go?
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That's why we call it the "stealership" 
A1C Hodges, Christopher Active Duty USAF Sheppard AFB Texas;Westover ARB Chicopee, MA
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formerly owned 2000 SVT Contour, with all kinds of goodies;)
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I have no life
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Even a dealer wouldn't give you an arse raping like that! You know you could have purchased the Baer kit for less than that! Holy christ you got hosed.
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-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
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oh please, i didn't actually get the work done! i just told them to slap a big red R sticker on the windshield so i could look for a cheaper garage.
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