600 for brake master cylinder
09-30-2004, 10:49 PM
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600 for brake master cylinder
the nissan dealer were my dad took my car for the a/c wants 600 to put on a new brakemaster cylinder which i can get for 68 at autozone which has a lifetime warranty, so i was wondering how hard it really is to do this i looked at the online repair manual but found no write up on repairing it, was wondering if i hould try to do it myself or if its pretty hard, also just wondering if anyone knows a good place in austin texas to take my z havent really heard of any Zspecialists
10-01-2004, 02:58 AM
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SPL Parts is located in Round Rock, TX.
I looked it up on mapquest, that's just outside of Austin.
SGP Racing is in Houston. Granted that's like 3hours away from you, but it's in the same state.
Same with Courtesy Nissan in Dallas, not exactly close but texas is represented well.
This doesn't include the local Z scene in your area. Some simple searching will reveal local options for you.
I looked it up on mapquest, that's just outside of Austin.
SGP Racing is in Houston. Granted that's like 3hours away from you, but it's in the same state.
Same with Courtesy Nissan in Dallas, not exactly close but texas is represented well.
This doesn't include the local Z scene in your area. Some simple searching will reveal local options for you.
10-01-2004, 05:34 AM
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I haven't done a Z brake master cylinder replacement yet. So, if I double the time it has taken me on other vehicles, it'd be about 4 hours at a liesurely pace. $68 isn't a bad price for the cylinder. This I'm sure doesn't include the booster. You can probably get a cylinder rebuild kit for $10. If there's no scoring of the cylinder walls, or on the piston, you just take it apart, clean it up and install new o'rings and maybe a bushing or two and put it all back together. Dealers are a rip off.
10-02-2004, 07:45 AM
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yeah they want 300 for the part 300 for install and i didnt like that idea when i think i can do it myself if not one of my boys will; does spl also do service? Mainly i was looking for a small privately owned shop in austin to get some suspension work done
10-04-2004, 10:55 AM
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Ha! I wish. If there was a Z shop close to where I live, then I'd run i tby them. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. I have a better chance of getting a sponsorship for my truck from Totally Trucks in Red Bluff. I drove the Z it to the Nissan dealership in Redding because Amy wanted to drive an Altima 3.5SE. The salesman told me that I should trade it in and upgrade to a 350Z. The only benefit to the 350z for me is that it would pass smog. 
I asked the salesman how a 350z is an upgrade from the 300ZX TT. He said with sooo much enthusiasm, and I quote, "Because it has so much more power than that one! Did you know that the 350Z has almost 300HP!!!" I can't begin to describe the look of bewilderment I gave him before I told him he's an idiot and he should look up the stock specs of my car. Needless to say, Amy didn't get to drive that car that day. Dumbass salespeople. That's 90 minutes that I won't get back (round trip commute time to Redding).
I asked the salesman how a 350z is an upgrade from the 300ZX TT. He said with sooo much enthusiasm, and I quote, "Because it has so much more power than that one! Did you know that the 350Z has almost 300HP!!!" I can't begin to describe the look of bewilderment I gave him before I told him he's an idiot and he should look up the stock specs of my car. Needless to say, Amy didn't get to drive that car that day. Dumbass salespeople. That's 90 minutes that I won't get back (round trip commute time to Redding).
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