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posted on February 21, 2007, 2:27 pm
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Phoned the very few local Ford dealers near me to enquire about mk6 Escort
brake discs/pads on their own, no fitting etc. Got quoted silly money;
anybody got any idea which manufacturer makes Ford brake parts?
I've been trawling the net, and noticed on eurocarparts that 'Ate' and
'Eicher' are the only brake discs available from their website. I've found
them pretty okay in the past; but i've never heard of 'Eicher', and although
Ate are pretty well known in the brake business, I'm wary of shelling out
£50 plus vat/carriage for discs and pads from eurocarparts that aren't so
well known to myself.
I can get the pads elsewhere of course, but the brake discs...well I'm wary
of replacing these without doing decent research, mainly because there's
plenty of crap out there on the market at the moment.
Ta,
Dave.
Re: Brake Discs/Pads
I wasn't suggesting super-high quality was required; but OEM are most
expensive, par for the course, but do last longer in my experience.
If OEM aren't available, I will buy aftermarket, as you do, however not just
any random non-listed brand off a website. With brake discs, an extra tenner
can go a long way.
Re: Brake Discs/Pads
were saying :
I get a daily email containing all of the day's automotive industry press
releases.
Today's contains a release from an aftermarket brake disk supplier stating
that the sales of replacement disks for <2yo, <25k new cars have rocketed
in the last few years.
Re: Brake Discs/Pads
It's only a 6 year old car, and is suitable for a young 'un to write off. I
was simply stating that many aftermarket brake parts are complete and utter
unequivocal shite, and can cause more harm than just annoying brake-squeel.
Which is the main reason for my asking who made/makes ford OEM brake
discs/pads. I heard they're the same for the Focus and Escort at the time
they were both made in that era, so they wont be hard to come across.
If you've done a few brakes yourself, you'll know it's a bit annoying to fit
something, find out they're not as good as you had hoped - especially if the
brand is a brand you've used before, and were good before.
In my experience Ferodo pads can be hit and miss.
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