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    Yeah I'd say it's a good deal. The parts alone that I just priced out would cost you about $267.


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    That sucks. I've never had a problem yet. But now that I say that I'll probably be crying about how hard they are to remove next round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    That sucks. I've never had a problem yet. But now that I say that I'll probably be crying about how hard they are to remove next round.
    They cant find the right brake shoes for the drum. Theyve been doing brakes since '79 and have never had this much trouble find parts or changing out drums they told me. Unbelievable.

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    You'd think they'd make sure parts are available before starting the job?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    You'd think they'd make sure parts are available before starting the job?
    They had to look around from three major distributors, thought they found one that fit, now theyre struggling to fit it on. Got a specialist coming in lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    They had to look around from three major distributors, thought they found one that fit, now theyre struggling to fit it on. Got a specialist coming in lol.

    Holy moly! Yeah, rule # 1: make sure you have the parts before starting repair. At this point, it may have been easier for you to road trip it up to the great white north and have fummins fix it.

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    I wish. Fummins would run circles around these guys. Turns out they sent the wrong sized brake shoes, probably 2017 and up Mirage brake shoes. What an ordeal. Im going to raise hell if they overcharge me on labor because of this. These part suppliers dont realise how different 2014-2015 Mirage brake systems are different from 2017 - current. Would I have been better off going to a dealership?

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    Better hurry up. I'm taking a holiday on Thursday. If I'm not back here by the 29th send a search party out here https://goo.gl/maps/jLo98L26YoVcMmsZ9 Or just air drop some beer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    Better hurry up. I'm taking a holiday on Thursday. If I'm not back here by the 29th send a search party out here https://goo.gl/maps/jLo98L26YoVcMmsZ9 Or just air drop some beer.
    White Goat looks really cool! You camping, hunting, or fishing?

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    Hard to tell. Would need to know the flat rate of dealership vs. Independent. At the very least the dealership should have the right parts. And they SHOULD be familiar with their own products, but as fummins anecdotes show, that ain't always the case. A lot of time depends on which tech you get.



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