Guys,
I am looking into this too. I just got a quote from a local guy (Custom Hitch in Victoria, out by the Luxton Fairgrounds) who sounds like he knows his ****. His price for the kit was about $775 per axle. On top of that you need lines between the hard brake lines and the calipers, and you need bearings. Additionally, you need to have a surge actuator that will work with discs. Forget about just puncturing the internal valve in your existing actuator (or removing it). The reason you need to replace it is because you need an electric reverse solenoid that is designed to work with discs. If you are backing up with drum brakes, the actuator won't apply enough pressure to stop you cold unless you are going up a pretty steep hill, but with discs, you will be totally locked out. Therefore, you need an electric solenoid. All tolled, I'm in for $3000 with actuator, lines, bearings, and two Kodiak kits.
Alternatively...
At Etrailer.com:
Kodiak kits for $379.95 US, free shipping in the US. x 2 = $759.90 US
New actuator for $207.38 US, free shipping in the US.
Kodiak Brake Lines at $9.49 each x 4 = $37.96 US
Bearings and seals: inners and outers (I won't specify parts or a link because there could be several permutations) = $2.95 + $3.75 + $5.49 = $12.19 US x 4 wheels = $48.76 US
Total = $1,054.00 US
Today's conversion rate is right at $.90 on the US dollar = $1159.40 CDN
Use these guys for shipping into Victoria, and based on a shipping weight of 150 pounds, it will cost you $74.40 to get it shipped to Victoria.
There is no duty on automotive parts manufactured in the US (see s
ection 8708.30.11 of the Canadian Customs Tariff Schedule for 2014) and using Express Air, you clear customs on your own, so there are no brokerage fees. You will taxes to pay on both the goods and the shipping though... so that is another $148.06.
You total payout for the complete conversion package would be $1381.86 CDN. Add in a few bucks for incidentals like brake fluid, shop supplies, beer for doing the job yourself, and you are right at $1500.00. If you add in labour and get someone else to install all the bits, you're looking at 1.5hrs per wheel, and 1 hour for the actuator. That's 7 hours at $90.00 per hour and we can call it $700 after tax. Now you don't have to buy beer, so you come in around $2000.00.
I don't understand why parts companies try to gouge us so much for living in Canada. I REALLY wanted to give this Custom Hitch guy my business, but save $1500.00 by doing it myself on a Saturday? Damn. Tough to argue with that.