Where to buy parts online ?

MassiveJim · 8 Dec 2018 at 12:07

I am bit out of touch with regards to sourcing car parts online at reasonable prices.

I have focus ST225 front calipers on my Mondeo and I need new disks and pads.
I bought some disks in February of this year off ebay (new) for £89 and they warped fairly soon after.

so where are the best places to look for parts (tried ebay/gsf/euro carparts so far) ?

any recommendations on disks & pads ?

Ideally I want decent grooved disks and some fast road pads, but nothing that needs heat in it to start working properly, EBC green/red stuff have come up quite a bit whilst searching but hey are quite pricey at just over £100 for a set of fronts, having said that I don't know what is considered reasonable for set of pads.

HoneyBadger · 8 Dec 2018 at 13:59

I always use ECP, eBay or a small motor factors in the village.

wesimmo · 8 Dec 2018 at 14:05

Have a search for ECP codes, they tend to do big discounts at certain times.

Oh and I used Yellow Stuff on my MX5, they did me well on road and track.

Tee Hee Johnson · 8 Dec 2018 at 22:20

ECP is usually cheapest for me, but eBay comes close or better in rare occasions.

For heavy things, ebay can be at a disadvantage due to postage costs.

jamoor · 9 Dec 2018 at 01:43

get the part numbers for the pads and discs and then just check around
https://fuerst-autoteile.de/autopflege/aussen-und-lack/ can sometimes be cheap
bestpartstore
mister auto

Also I am not sure if your car was ever sold in the USA or not, but try rockauto and amazon.com

The Running Man · 9 Dec 2018 at 08:52

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andy_mk3 · 9 Dec 2018 at 10:00

Check out https://www.mtecbrakes.com I'm running their discs with EBC pads and they've been fantastic.

Jono8 · 9 Dec 2018 at 12:31

https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/

Pretty sure it is just ECP just without the physical stores ( same website format etc).

often a little cheaper overall than ECP (even with discount codes)

jpaul · 9 Dec 2018 at 17:14

as commented German sites often have good deals - despite typical dhl costs - used Autoteile Supermarkt last time,
often need to search with german words on de ebay.

on again *TODAY* use ebay 10% discount - last time for oil purchase 8L fuchs supersyn 5-40 ~£33 + filter

robj20 · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:39

andy_mk3 said:
Check out https://www.mtecbrakes.com I'm running their discs with EBC pads and they've been fantastic.

Interesting I had been looking at black diamond discs for the anti corrosion but these look good.

Frozennova · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:41

andy_mk3 said:
Check out https://www.mtecbrakes.com I'm running their discs with EBC pads and they've been fantastic.

I'm not sure whether it's pad choice or those discs but at 9k miles on those paired with EBC yellows they need replacing

andy_mk3 · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:56

Frozennova said:
I'm not sure whether it's pad choice or those discs but at 9k miles on those paired with EBC yellows they need replacing

I'm on EBC yellows too, I think they've done around 10k miles now, one track day plus santa pod with over 350bhp behind them, the pads are hald worn and the discs don't even have a lip on them yet. I'm not a heavy/late breaker though.

Frozennova · 9 Dec 2018 at 18:58

andy_mk3 said:
I'm on EBC yellows too, I think they've done around 10k miles now, one track day plus santa pod with over 350bhp behind them, the pads are hald worn and the discs don't even have a lip on them yet. I'm not a heavy/late breaker though.

That's also going to be a factor, I've done 4 days at Curborough in that time, it's fairly brutal on brakes and I am heavy on the brakes.

I'd still use them again though, perfectly happy with their performance and they're cheap enough that replacing them every 3 years or so is hardly an issue

MassiveJim · 10 Dec 2018 at 13:52

Thanks for all the comments guys,

I've gone for the Mtec grooved disks direct from their site.

and some pads from ebay (Mintex M1144)

Uncle_Gravy · 10 Dec 2018 at 16:32

I'm usually on Carparts4less, they tend to be the cheapest when It comes to something I need.

Amos91 · 10 Dec 2018 at 16:45

GSF when they run a 60% discount have been very competitive for Brembo discs on my car. Cheaper than ECP,CP4L with a discount code on Pagids.

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Dec 2018 at 18:00

As I found out recently, a lot of the smaller things (not all) are actually cheaper when you buy them in store from ECP! Done a few click and collects in the past and then seen the price in store cheaper than the prices even including the discounts!

chaparral · 10 Dec 2018 at 19:02

HoneyBadger said:
I always use ECP, eBay or a small motor factors in the village.

wesimmo said:
Have a search for ECP codes, they tend to do big discounts at certain times.

Oh and I used Yellow Stuff on my MX5, they did me well on road and track.

Tee Hee Johnson said:
ECP is usually cheapest for me, but eBay comes close or better in rare occasions.

For heavy things, ebay can be at a disadvantage due to postage costs.

Any of you guys have a link for this ECP place

As Googling for "ECP" didn't seem to help (Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) Don't think that was it

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Phemo · 10 Dec 2018 at 19:10

Euro Car Parts (eurocarparts.com) or CarParts4Less are the same company and often cheaper (carparts4less.co.uk)

chaparral · 10 Dec 2018 at 19:17

Phemo said:
Euro Car Parts (eurocarparts.com) or CarParts4Less are the same company and often cheaper (carparts4less.co.uk)

Thanks