2000 Chevy Malibu Repairing Front Brakes

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VTCAROL50
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Brakes problem
2000 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Automatic 55000 miles
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How involved is it to repair the front brakes yourself and how expensive?
Apr 12, 2008 at 12:48 AM
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BLACKOP555
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that depends, do you want to just replace the pads?

or do you want to replace the rotors, pads, caliper?
Apr 12, 2008 at 1:17 AM
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[quote:f3570ff9c2="blackop555"]that depends, do you want to just replace the pads?

or do you want to replace the rotors, pads, caliper?[/quote:f3570ff9c2]

I think just the rotors and pads. I won't know for sure until I get it apart.
Apr 13, 2008 at 3:02 AM
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BLACKOP555
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you can get rotors for 40 bucks a rotor if you go cheap and brakes for the front end run 20-30 bucks for a cheap set, left and right side.
Apr 14, 2008 at 1:18 AM
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