New brake pads and discs

CaptainRAVE · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:19

I am worried that I might need the same come my MOT + service on the 29th. My quote was £600 last time

rodenal · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:20

For what car?

It's a very simple task to diy provided you've got the right piston tool for the rear (even if not a tool is usually easily bodged if you know how)

Liverpool-Lad · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:22

The pagid stuff is very nice quality on first looks - proper silver coated disks so no rusty bits after they are fitted either.

LateX'Dog · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:24

rodenal said:
To be absolutely clear op

You need 1 x each of the pads (front and back) - these are priced per axle i.e 1 x front 1 x rear, 4 pads in a box

&

2x front discs
2x rear discs

The discs will come in a box of two but you need to pay for 2 discs per axle if that makes sense, the site would probably flag up trying to purchase 1 nr disc anyway

I'd ask them if all 4 need doing first though, you might find the rears or fronts are fairly new in which case there's honestly little point in replacing unless you have issue with how the car stops at present

Ah thanks for clearing that up.

To be on the safe side and the cost isnt really as high as we expected and now you've just lowered the cost, i think we'll probably just replace all 4 anyway and get the next price bracket up, if the increase in price means better quality.

CaptainRAVE · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:46

rodenal said:
For what car?

It's a very simple task to diy provided you've got the right piston tool for the rear (even if not a tool is usually easily bodged if you know how)

SLK.

Tbh all that is wrong with them at the moment is a darn annoying squeak. Last year I think the surface on the front discs had worn unevenly, but that seems to have corrected itself.

Phil W · 18 Dec 2012 at 23:13

ECP supply discs individually (x1) and pads per axel (x4 pads).

AndrewNR · 18 Dec 2012 at 23:19

rodenal said:
For what car?

It's a very simple task to diy provided you've got the right piston tool for the rear (even if not a tool is usually easily bodged if you know how)

Me and a mate did the front brake pads (ferodo ds2500s) on my ep3 a few weeks ago for a track day.

It took us ages... Them bolts are done up tighter than a nuns you know what for a reason.

I'd rather pay £20 for someone else to do it.

bobuk · 18 Dec 2012 at 23:25

Min pad lining thickness for MOT is 1.5mm, disc's only fail if insecure

rodenal · 19 Dec 2012 at 07:28

AndrewNR said:
Me and a mate did the front brake pads (ferodo ds2500s) on my ep3 a few weeks ago for a track day.

It took us ages... Them bolts are done up tighter than a nuns you know what for a reason.

I'd rather pay £20 for someone else to do it.

A bigger bar would sort them in seconds, I've honestly never come across caliper bolts that were all that hard to.release, certainly none that a 12" bar didn't make short work of even on 20 year old motors (and I ain't Popeye)

AndrewNR · 19 Dec 2012 at 11:23

rodenal said:
A bigger bar would sort them in seconds, I've honestly never come across caliper bolts that were all that hard to.release, certainly none that a 12" bar didn't make short work of even on 20 year old motors (and I ain't Popeye)

Aye, that was our problem... The wheel didn't turn enough to allow the use of a big bar, the wheel arch, bumper etc was in the way. Had to use a hammer plus spanner and hand tools. Unfortunately we didn't have an open pit, hydraulic car lifts or them air gun things.

To be fair the brakes havnt been changed for years (I do low miles) which probably didn't help.