How long does it take to replace brake pipes on a Vauxhall Astra?

Question

My mum over in England had a quote for 500 pound and when I told her to query it they said it's a 2 day job. I'm a little sceptical myself, but I've never replaced brake pipes.

Answer 1

to have all the pipes on the vehicle changed and replaced with made up copper/nickel pipe (easy to bend dosn't rust) with all new tube nuts and blead system. would equate to half a days labour plus say £40 for parts. small garages charge about £25 per hour main agents £80. iv'e only once in all my time in the trade changed all pipes on a vehicle. renault 5 that hadn't had a straight mot for 6 yrs!

Answer 2

Your mum will be ripped of if she accepts that quote. 2 day job my back side, tell her to go elsewhere. I wouldnt pay no more than £150 to £250 approx 4 hours labour max, depends on how much of the pipes required, flexible or metal or both, some garages make the metal pipes out of a long reel of pipe, others like main dealers may use genuine more expensive parts. Main dealers can rip u off just as much as some dodgy back street garage,if ur mum lives in essex england i can recommend a good garage.

Answer 3

If you mean that the metal brake lines are rusted and need replacement, that can be a big job sometimes because the metal lines are preformed to fit the chassis of the vehicle and the brake line connections are difficult to remove sometimes without replacing the wheel cylinders or other associated components. Unless your restoring the vehicle, why not replace just the one brake line that is leaking? There's no reason to replace all the brake lines just because you have a leak in one of the lines. Then the cost should be more like 100 pounds ($200 in the States) or 150 pounds if a wheel cylinder or caliper has to be replaced too.

Answer 4

There's no way you can change all the brake pipes on a car in two hours. I would estimate 6 hours would be a fair charge.

Most garages charge around £50+ per hour that would be around £300.

Answer 5

Im getting my vectra done 5hrs labour £20 for roll of pipe my bill is £350 all in but thats includeing a back spring and calliper in this time £500 REALLY TAKEING THE PISS GET A FEW QUOTES :-)

Answer 6

i think you ve been quoted rather badly here a garage should be able to change all the brake pipes in a couple of hours try going to an independant garage rather than a dealer and get a couple of quotes from different garages should be no more than £250.00 hope this helps