Of Fucking Course....

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 03/12/2019 at 00:34 • Filed to: None

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The Fiero needs new brake calipers on at least the rear. Front calipers? 20-40 $ for new ones. Not bad. Not bad at all. The rears? 60$ bare MINIMUM for reconditioned. Assuming I can find any. And the core charges are 45 $+ . Everything else is corporate GM so the discs and pads are dirt cheap. Like, full replacement for ~100$. So it looks like brakes will be 200-300$ all said and done. Hopefully I can find some used parts I can refurbish myself for less. The passeng er side caliper is too pitted and corroded to be of use. I think a battery leaked on it at some point. The piston is UGLY. Oh well...such is life.

Future Heap Owner > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 00:36

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Huh, and I thought that front brakes did most of the work. Why are the rears more?

My bird IS the word > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 00:46

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With GM, it’s always strange what they do and do not make anymore parts wise.

atfsgeoff > Future Heap Owner 03/12/2019 at 00:47

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rarer size, I’m guessing.

JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 00:49

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That sounds dirt cheap to me! I just noticed this weekend that I can get rebuilt front calipers for my Alfa s (late 80s milanos I bought for like $1500 each, so nothing special ) for $110 each , and I thought that was truly a steal! ( had never clicked the link and thought they were $360, but it’s a $250 core charge).

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Future Heap Owner 03/12/2019 at 00:56

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Rears re unique to FIero, I think? Or limited otherwise? The fronts don’t seem too weird.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 00:56

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Those prices are normal to cheap. For the Saab I had, front calipers are us$30-60 each... and at least $60 each for the rears. Honda  Fit is similar for the fronts, 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” 03/12/2019 at 00:57

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Core charge is where I’m shocked. I used to own a 90s GM W-Body. Core charges were next to nothing for parts like calipers so I’m used to seeing 50-60$ for a caliper but the core charge is 10-20$. On this, the core charge is the same as the sale price so I have to shell out 120$ for a shipped caliper and hope that the core is in good enough shape to get it back. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/12/2019 at 00:59

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I should;ve specified the core charges are what’s annoying. I miss the W-bodies and their core charges being like 10-20$. So if you forget to bring it back or if they don’t accept it it’s not too bad.

Also the rarity is annoying. Most places only have one side for some reason.....it’ s weird.

JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 01:05

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Yeah, I don’t know why they’re so high on something like a GM caliper, that is surprising. I kinda understand the   core charge being like 70% of the original outlay for my car, I think often remaining parts can be precious so they want to minimize the chance that a rebuildable spare is sitting in someone’s garage. I’m glad my cars make me happy because they’ll never help me be wealthy!

CodyVella > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 02:08

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At least you can still get parts. I’ve come to find that wearable parts on my ‘80 Sunbird are NLA. I had to find someone with a new old stock centerlink to replace mine, or send mine out and pay $140 to have it rebuilt.

But old GM is weird like that. Most parts on my Sunbird are dirt cheap, s ome other random things are absurdly expensive.

pip bip - choose Corrour > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 03:23

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could be worse

you could be searching for a pair of these Audi brake discs

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/12/2019 at 06:00

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You know, I’ve owned a 200 so I have tried to find those and I think finding the replacement discs and pads is just as bad since you often mix and match hardware from different  VAG models.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 07:05

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Likely parts are harder to come by to rebuild, so they charge a higher c ore to try to ensure they’ll get it back.

nerd_racing > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 07:45

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try rockauto.  Usually way cheaper than mcauto stores and cores are often less to nothing.  Plus use the 5% discount code that is easy to find with a google search. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 08:40

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That's cheap as hell for brake calipers as far as I'm concerned. For my Miata, brake calipers are around $70 for the front and $100 for the rear. And that's assuming it's bought on rock auto. Both are over $100 at the part stores. 

someassemblyrequired > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 10:11

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I think there’s some bolt-on alternatives from the GM part bin that are a little cheaper, though they may not play nice with the steelies. IIRC ‘85 Seville/Toronado/Riviera rear calipers will go on with some mods but I think they ran 15" wheels.

Also RockAuto is your friend for old, obscure GM parts. I just sourced a bunch of cheap Chevette parts (don’t ask), many of which are Fiero compatible.

Urambo Tauro > atfsgeoff 03/12/2019 at 11:43

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Funny thing is, it’s the front calipers that are Fiero-specific. The rears were used on the Fiero and the Pontiac 6000 . I think what makes them more expensive is the parking brake mechanism.

Urambo Tauro > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/12/2019 at 11:59

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Make sure you get the right ones... I’m not familiar with Fi eros, so I don’t know why they’re showing two different styles in your screenshot there. I took a peek at RockAuto’s calipers, and they only seem to carry the style that AZ numbers as C2 74/C275. (BTW, it looks like the “Duralast” calipers are using the same pics as the Nugeon calipers on RockAuto.) Beware, though. Judging by the pics, some of the cheaper calipers on RockAuto don’t appear to include any provisions for the parking brake mechanism...

Sketch > Future Heap Owner 03/13/2019 at 02:51

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The rear brakes do more work on the Fiero than most cars due to the rear weight bias. The brakes are the same size front and rear IIRC.

The price difference for the rear is p robably because of the parking brake mechanism. The calipers on bother  axles are also single-piece aluminum, unlike most other GM vehicles of the day.