So I know pretty much nothing about working on cars because I'm a fag, the most I've ever done is change a tire. But the brake light came on the dashboard in my Toyota Highlander a few days ago and I took it to a brake shop who did a free inspection but quoted me $1500 for a brake job, so I decided to finally learn how to do this shit myself. The mechanic told me the rotors needs replacing but I looked at them and they seem perfectly fine to me and I haven't felt any wobbling or anything when braking, so I think it just needs new pads and brake fluid. I watched a couple of Youtube videos on how to change brake pads and brake fluid and I ordered a set of brake pads for my car from RockAuto for about $50 and a brake bleed kit from Amazon for $20 and I bought a quart of DOT3 brake fluid from a local Dollar General for $10. I have sets of metric wrenches and sockets from working on bicycles years ago and my neighbor has a floorjack and jackstands I can borrow so I think I have everything I need. I know to not let air bubbles into the brake line and to not put any stress on the brake line when taking off the caliper, is there anything else I should know? I don't want to screw this up and end up killing myself driving my car later.
Take your car thru the wash and wear gloves when you work because wheels and wheelwells get a greasy fiberglass dust grunge that can irritate your skin (and is also just really annoying). And be prepared for a lot of physical exertion.
Also watch a variety of videos on how to change brakes on your specific model because there's always the mechanics way, the manufacturer's way, and the redneck way. I used to help my dad change the older drum style brakes on a Ranger and instead of buying the proper tool to remove the Jesus clip we'd with great effort would just shove flathead screwdriver in there and pop it off manually.