Hello, I am new to this site. I own a 2005 Honda Accord LX. Recently, I've been experiencing some vibrations in my car when I accelerate between 60-65 miles. Today, I took the car to the dealer to have it checked and he told me that the inner axles of my car have worn out and need to be changed. Now, he quoted an exorbitant price for this change $872+tax (parts & labor included). I wanted to know if there are cheaper options availabale and where could I go to have this done. Also, I did some search on the net and found that the axle for which he quoted USD 310/axle is available on the net for about USD 70. Now thats a huge difference. I am a bit confused......Need help...Thx....Also, pls let me know the indiacative cost of getting the front brakes changed (parts+labor)....

 

Welcome new member! This is just a Welcome & Introductions area, so I'm gonna move this to General Tech where it belongs.

Labor rates vary A LOT all over the country, but we don't know where you are? Most independant shops can change axles & brakes, you just have to shop around. If we knew where, maybe someone here knows a good shop.

$70 for an axle sounds like a reman, which sometimes aren't completely reliable. Where did you see that?

 

There is a difference between the CV joints on the axles that you should consider.
The very low priced ones may be 'rebuilt'.
When the joint is rebuilt the shell is plunge ground so that oversize bearings can be installed. The case hardening is removed when they are plunged out. So the seller might warranty the part....but you'd have to pay labor again, possibly every year or so.

As far as Labor costs...scumdog mechanics shouldn't make miniumum wage to begin with LOL.

Shop around and ask friends for a good independent shop, there are lots of ex-dealer techs out there because the falling flat rate pay has run off the top techs from the dealerships.

 

Thanks for your reply. I stay in Fair Lawn, NJ...Any recommendations for any good mechanic around here that I could go to......I am new to this area

 

I bought new axles from O'Reilly Auto Parts for around $70. I was happy with the quality/build of the CV joint. I think that it was an Oreillys/masterpro part.

You may be able to buy the part and have a shop install them for you.