I do most work on my own car (97 Legacy GT) and some on my wifes 01 Legacy. She was having some electrical issues and brake soft brakes with noises. She brought it into the dealer and the quote we just got on repair is $330 for new alternator and installation and $330 for turned rear rotors and new rear pads. Does this sound high to anyone? I put new front rotors and pads on her her car last year and it was like $180 for the parts.

Also, is there a good online location to order subaru parts like alternators, pads, rotors, and stuff.

That actually doesn't sound too bad for work at a subaru dealer. I know dealers around me are very expensive. An independent garage would probably be somewhat less, maybe 25% less. If you have done work on cars before those are both easy straightfoward jobs that you could do for a lot less. There are a few places online for subaru parts. 1stsubaruparts.com is one that is often recomended on this site.

I do most work on my own car (97 Legacy GT) and some on my wifes 01 Legacy. She was having some electrical issues and brake soft brakes with noises. She brought it into the dealer and the quote we just got on repair is $330 for new alternator and installation and $330 for turned rear rotors and new rear pads. Does this sound high to anyone? I put new front rotors and pads on her her car last year and it was like $180 for the parts.

Also, is there a good online location to order subaru parts like alternators, pads, rotors, and stuff.

 

I';d suspect the rear brakes you could do yourself for maybe half that with NEW rotors. I might be wrong.

 

On some vehicles (I haven't looked at my wife's OBW alternator) there can be a lot of diassembly to get to the alternator. Sometimes it's quite easy. Even diassembly is just extra time. I admit I farm out some jobs I could do myself if I could create the time or had a better set of tools maybe. Sorta pick and choose - some things I do, some jobs go to an indie mech at $52.50/hr, some to the dealership at -what - maybe $80/hr?

 

You can also find some good tutorials with pics on-line.

http://www.ravensblade-impreza.com/modifications/brakes/rotors/rotors.html

 

I also just bought some parts from Jamie at www.subarugenuineparts.com did my own cabin air filter swap and threw in an intake filter. Took a soob oil filter and crush washer and 6 qts. of Mobil 1 to the indie mech - changed the oil for $10 while I waited.

 

Carl

Thanks guys. I did tell the mech to go ahead with it. I priced the stuff online and it came to $415+shipping. Rotors and alternators are heavy so the shipping would probably push it over $450. $660 from the dealer I guess isn't too bad but you are right, that is for turned rotors. For new rotors he said it would be $760. That is my parts price +$300. Probably 3 hours labor at $80 + 10% part markup. It just hurts because I have done the front brakes and could probably do the rears with no problem. I have never done an alternator but next time I will likely try.