Costs Brake Pads, Discs and CV Boot cover

Sparky1972

Hi Guys,

Need to get a set of rear brake pads and discs and a new CV Boot x 1 cover for front fitted on a 2016 Hyundai Tuscon Diesel. What would you expect to pay?

Bestdrive are quoting me:

Brakes & Discs €290, CV Boot cover €120.

Sounds expensive..🤔🤔

These days should long gone where anyone changed the CV boot. Do not even dream about universal CV boot, it is garbage. These days they replace entire unit, not only boot. I think it is correct way to do because if the boot is already bad, it takes only short time until dust and sand goes in and destroy everything. I do not know what material was made the brakes what they offered to you but relative good brands for your car cost from 60eur discs and 30eur pads. CV boot 20eur. Add installation and these prices looks acceptable.

BlakeS94

First of all. Best drive are a rip off, go to an indie with good reviews, if the CV boot has just recently ripped, then it's okay to just change the boot and re-grease the joint in my opinion. If joint is filled with crud you'll have to replace the entire (I presume outer) CV joint. €290 for rear discs and pads is outrageous. Small pads and smaller discs than the front, If there's a electronic handbrake you'll have to bring it to a garage unless you have the software to release the e brake yourself, id recommend you buy the parts yourself, may cost around €120 for good quality discs and pads for the rear, ask a garage to fit them for you, they'll charge 1hrs labour, you'll pay less than €200.

Hope all works out well for you O.P

These days it is hard to find the garage who accept customers parts. They all like to sell to you parts, because there is big money. We calculate here only single purchase prices, the garages can get easily 30-50% discount.

Dirty Nails

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117959157#Comment_117959157

That's total rubbish. Maybe 20 years ago it happened. Motor factors are commonly selling parts to retail customers at the same price as they do to the garages.

Hellrazer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117958626#Comment_117958626

What do you mean change the whole unit?

Do you mean the driveshaft? CV joint??Because if you do its more of your telling people the wrong information. Its quite acceptable to just change the boot.

Id hate to bring my car to a "local car mechanic" with a CV boot gone who then decides to change the whole shaft or joint - thats just plain wrong telling people to change the whole unit when a boot will do.

If it wasnt acceptable to change just the boot then dealers parts departments / motor factors wouldnt sell the boot on its own.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117960624#Comment_117960624

This is your money what you burning so fast. Do you really like to do the same job 2 or 3 times. It goes that way because you like to save every time bit money. Thank for that kind of attitude, our junk yards is flooded by cars. Soon as CV boot is damaged and sand goes indise, that joint have left 500-1000km life time. Sure you can keep driving until it does not drive anymore.

Mech1

Sorry local car mechanic but your talking bollix.

Mech1

I'm 40 years in the trade, and I'm well intitled to tell you that.

Mech1

And don't bother replying as I won't be engaging with you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117960945#Comment_117960945

Good, I hit the right spot. Tell to us what exactly hurts you? The pricing, sloppy work or something else? Less than 5 minutes and 3 posts, it must be something very hard.

PsychoPete

I'd definitely stay away from bestdrive, take it to a good independent garage. I'd probably just put a cv boot on it unless a new complete driveshaft was cheap as its probably less work, I've used universal stretch boots for a long time and they've always lasted years