Brake pads replacement .. really?

Clarkey · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:25

No, but all the pads on each axle should be changed at the same time. BTW pads come in sets of 4, one set for each axle.

Robzere31 · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:27

A year or so ago, I worked for a vehicle leasing company,
& the average life expectacy of pads on the Focus & Mondeos we leased out, was around 15 - 20K

We had a few need pads & discs after 20K.

End of the day, it all comes down to how the car has been driven.

Ezyryder · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:30

Robzere31 said:
A year or so ago, I worked for a vehicle leasing company,
& the average life expectacy of pads on the Focus & Mondeos we leased out, was around 15 - 20K

We had a few need pads & discs after 20K.

End of the day, it all comes down to how the car has been driven.

lol, so we have done well then!!!

the car was previously a rent-a-car for Hertz until 12k after that it has all been my and my wife's mileage.

Ezyryder · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:31

Clarkey said:
No, but all the pads on each axle should be changed at the same time. BTW pads come in sets of 4, one set for each axle.

thanks for that

Ezyryder · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:50

it's the front axle and they are quoting me £97.

Is that a decent price?

Clarkey · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:58

Seems kind of expensive to me, pads cost 35 and it will take 10 mins labour to fit them.

deko · 3 Mar 2009 at 14:59

Clarkey said:
Seems kind of expensive to me, pads cost 35 and it will take 10 mins labour to fit them.

yeah, but theyre probably charging an hour anyway.

do you not know anybody who has the capacity to change brake pads, OP? you must know some mate or family member who could do it for beer tokens.

NathanE · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:02

Ezyryder said:
it's the front axle and they are quoting me £97.

Is that a decent price?

No. You could get a full Hunter geometry done for that price.

Matt82 · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:03

pads in 10 minutes but surely if theyre not done properly.

wheel off, caliper apart, pads out. relevent bits clean and greased. caliper reassembled, wheel on and everything torqued.

Janesy B · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:07

Ezyryder said:
it's the front axle and they are quoting me £97.

Is that a decent price?

For just the pads?

Thats a rip off.

Skiddley · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:09

dalin80 said:
ive seen folk burn through pads in under 15000 miles.

My fronts usually last 15-20K. I'd be pretty happy with 35K!

Fr0dders · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:10

there was me thinking that was good value

Then again, my pads are £86 on their own

Skiddley · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:13

Try paying for Porka brakes

I think it's a reasonable price too. They'll probably replace wear sensors, and caliper bolts too. It isn't a 10 min job to do properly. They're your brakes for gods sake - pay the money.

Fr0dders · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:15

Skiddley said:
Try paying for Porka brakes

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probably as bad as the AP setup for the Vectra. Replacement disks are over 1k and that doesnt even include AP pads. The EBC yellowstuff ones are £86 for a pair, but if you want the original pads supplied they're more expensive still. Practically purchasing the entire kit all over again. And the kit is £1600.

Skiddley · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:25

Jesus. That's more then. Just having the rear discs, pads & fluid done this week. 520notes, and that's at a specialist independent, not a dealer. That's just stock parts.

schnipps · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:33

Just buy the pads online and get a backstreet to do them, i havent got the right jack or torque set to do mine so i just paid someone 30 quid for back and fronts and 50 to buy them, for the sake of 30 quid i would rather pay someone as im not 100% confident.

Firestar_3x · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:35

MrLOL said:
probably as bad as the AP setup for the Vectra. Replacement disks are over 1k and that doesnt even include AP pads. The EBC yellowstuff ones are £86 for a pair, but if you want the original pads supplied they're more expensive still. Practically purchasing the entire kit all over again. And the kit is £1600.

1k for discs on a vectra, what size are they?

Edit: doesn't matter i've found them, £300 from Cortney sport plus £86 for the pads, thats just a little bit short of 1.6k for the kit?

Ezyryder · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:51

the rear pads are £35 online
the front ones £55?

i really don't know anyone that knows anything about cars sadly ...

Fr0dders · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:56

Firestar_3x said:
1k for discs on a vectra, what size are they?

Edit: doesn't matter i've found them, £300 from Cortney sport plus £86 for the pads, thats just a little bit short of 1.6k for the kit?

They're the courtenays own ones yes ?

not the AP Racing ones.

AP Racing ones are the 1k ones. The standard brakes are £200 so they're stupidly over priced.

Kit is at the bottom of this page

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=44

Actually tell a lie the astra 345mm kit is £1600 parts only. The Vectra 362mm kit is £2000 parts only. Its worse than that !

osc89er · 3 Mar 2009 at 15:56

I had rear mondeo pads and discs done for 95 recently. the fronts were 150