I was quoted $800 by the local dealer if I brought in my own parts or $1,700 for parts and labor. I thought it sounded a little high especially for the labor component, but wanted to double-check. How many hours should this typically take?

wow, why don't you do it yourself, extremely easy, bring it to me i'll make it for a 100$

seriously, just find a competent indy shop and have them do it, it is not rocket science.

Agree.

But NYC? People with money are used to being bent over, right?

2 hour job, maybe 2.5 hrs. So $150 per hour, 375 for labor.

Not that anyone will do it for 'actual time', most use 'book time'....

$800 labor for changing out rotors? Holy crap.

My wife does them for me. If this thread gets back to her, I'm screwed.

That is why they call it the stealership. That is outrageous for a job that is a fairly easy DIY. I bet there are some NYC 6speeders that would lend you a hand and teach you how to do it or even do it for you for a fraction of the cost.

I did a set last weekend and it longer to jack the car up and remove the wheels than to replace the rotors and pads.

Is it possible to machine the rotors? I remember one mechanic telling me it wasn't. Anybody know where to find the service limit for them?
I'm lookin' at doing this job myself pretty soon. When I do, does anybody have some good recommendations for which rotors are best? I'm assuming the aftermarket ones are roughly pretty similar to the oems.

if you don't have access to a garage where you can work on your car (like a lot of us in the city) there are quite a few excellent indy shops in our area that charge $100 - $110 /hr, you could call/email a couple of them.

Book time on rotor R&R with pads is about 4 hours.

with these cars its really worth knowing how to do this yourself. i had no idea how to swtich out pads or rotors prior to buying my turbo.. just a little instruction from a fellow 6speeder will have you on your way.

brakes and oil changes are a really good way to make porsche ownership somewhat cheap.

LOL

+1. Just did my own oil change. Figure about $80 for the filter + oil and if you don't have the tools, another one time $100 for small torque wrench, open 27mm socket, and sockets, and you're good to go. Cost of doing it at dealership, at least a few hundred. Next up is a DIY brake flush for me. I also think it's more rewarding getting to work on your own car, but I also don't mind spending 5 hours to wash and wax my own car too.

Thanks all for the replies. I primarily live in NYC, but the Turbo is actually down in Ocala, Florida which is a little north of Orlando. If you have suggestions of any Indy shops in the area where I could get the rotors changed during a weekend trip I'd appreciate it.

I lived in Orlando for 20 years. There are two garages that I would recommend without hesitation who do excellent work on Porsche's.

Sid Collins, (407) 297-7733 owns Troysport (sid@troysport.com) and really knows his way around Porsches. He's rebuilt many of them and is a really great guy. he is the Technical Chairman for the Citrus Region Porsche Club in Orlando. I believe that he gives discounts to PCA members.

Another Porsche shop is Zotz Garage (407) 294-0024 (www.ZotzGarage.com). I believe that Ron Zitza still owns the shop unless he sold to go racing Porsche's full-time. Ron is the DE instructor for the Citrus Region Porsche Club in Orlando.

Either shop will take good care of you at a reasonable price.