stripes777

U mind me asking what the total cost (parts and labor) was? Trying to mentally prepare myself when the time comes! thanks

santiagoa526

I was quoted $1250 for clutch plus labor but I ended up needing a new master cylinder and slave cylinder. In total I spent $2164.50.

jyeung528

seems like ballade did the clutch for much less.

santiagoa526

Labor was 450 at ballade vs 500 at rockstar. I think parts and labor was a difference of $50 total. What really raised the price was getting a new clutch master and slave cylinder plus fluids. Ballade opted to install a braided ss clutch line but I declined. Rockstar offered the same and I said **** it I guess Ill try it out. Ballade is definitely the cheaper option compared to most other s2k specialty shops no doubt.

jyeung528

did you also get a new flywheel and pressure plate? sounds like you got more parts than just the clutch.

santiagoa526

I got an ap1 flywheel for $300 but I brought my original ap1 flywheel a few days later and was told i would be refunded $150. And yes I got a new pressure plate as well. Basically I had the ballade sports na clutch kit plus flywheel before and now I have all OEM clutch components (clutch disk, pressure plate, flywheel, bearings etc.) as well as master and slave cylinder. When I took my car to get diagnosed at ballade they recommended replacing all the same parts that I got done at rockstar. The failure point of there kit was the throw out bearing. Per Rockstar garage they told me it was not OEM as Ballade claimed.

Mijae007

Okay i deleted my original post, dont want to step on any toes. What clutch did you get OP? For reference, i was able to source my act/oem clutch with all oem bearings and resurfaced ap1 flywheel for around 850.

jyeung528

he said he got OEM everything.

Mijae007

Bruh, i dont know if your math is terrible or if mine is worse but Im sorry the numbers just dont add up in my head. A full oem clutch kit with brand new flywheel and all the bearings, new nuts, bolts, guide etc and master and clutch slave cylinder costs around $1000 more or less straight from honda. Lets just say $100 for cost of fluids.
If they charged you $2165 that means you paid $1065 in labor...guess people are willing to pay a premium for not doing some things themselves.
Hope that price includes all new nuts/bolts, honda urea grease, undercarriage pressure wash detail, warranty, and maybe a handjob. Either you paid list price on all those parts or you paid close to $200/hr on labor.
Maybe this is why shops ask their customers to not discuss prices but fu*k, something doesnt seem right. I hate doing clutches but sh*t for $1100 ill do them all day.

santiagoa526

Ill send you a PM with my invoice if you would like. I truly wish I had the mechanical knowledge to do these kind of jobs, that would have saved me a lot of money over the past two years. I paid more than expected but I also never planned to change my clutch twice in two years/ 20k miles.