£180 sound right for new discs and pads?

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As title on a 1.8 2001 focus Mk1 collection.

Ive checked the prices of the parts and its approx 80-90quid. Does it really take 2 hours to change 2 discs and pads to bump it upto £180?

When i questioned the price i was told "needs time to get the old disc off as it can be a pain to remove, and we have to grease up the new and align and blah blah " now i know jack all about motors so i just need to know if this figure is roughly ballpark.
 
No, not at all.

edit - hang on, that's just for one axle? Wow, you can get a set of discs and pads for under £40, for a pro to fit them will take 30 mins max.
 
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Ive been quoted that for genuine ford parts, he refuses to use "crap off ebay" in his own words.

Now the garage in question has a good rep and has always done good work for me in the past. This just sounds rather a lot for what im hearing is an easy job ( assuming you have the tools ).

As a side note is it worth getting drilled/grooved discs apart from the looks? looks im not fussed about but stopping quality i am.

Something like this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOCUS-Drilled...s_SM?hash=item439a369434&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
 
Its on the high side, I was quoted £300 to do all round on my Mondeo, thats brembo disks and ferodo pads - I'd want to see it on the nicer side of £150
 
No way does it need two hours labour to do one axle.

Around £80-90 for the kit, then £30-40 for the labour, bring the total to £110-£130
 
Right as i thought hes taking the biscuit then.

Ill go shopping round and see what i can get elsewhere.
 
I pay £20 per axle to fit discs and pads at two of my local indys.

I'd try a local store / ebay for discs and pads- they hardly need to be performance items for that model :)
 
Thanks guys. I think ill wander round a few local motor parts shops and buy a set myself and take em to somewhere for fitting. Any indy i goto is gonna mark up any bits they buy by a fair whack i imagine.

Any makes/brands i should go for or avoid? i think id like grooved and drilled discs as they do look better so how much should i pay for them and pads do you think? upto 80ish for good branded ones?. Its not like ive got an ST or anything so i dont need uber performance parts.
 
Just had the local Toyota garage ring up and tell me I need new pads as they are about 85% worn, been quoted £125 to get the changed, figured why not as it's in the middle of a 40,000 mile service anyway. Plus we have an account with them so it all ges through the company accounts.
 
Expensive.

Labour for that should be about £40 and should take a pro with ramps no more than an hour to do MAX.
 
If it takes more then 30 minutes, something is wrong, but the minimum labour charge *should* be just one hour. As this is aside from servicing I'd have an indy do it, or DIY.
 
Lots of discs stick to hubs - best way I have found is to cut a thin slot in the disc with a grinder then belt the slot with a chisel and lump hammer. The disc normally breaks in half and comes off easily.
 
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