Hi all, again.
My old mondy [1] has totally shagged front discs. Well, they're 11 years old. I'm not rich, so I want to get some aftermarket discs, but which brands would you lot reccomend as being good? That is to say, not likely to warp in six months, I'm not looking for racing braking.
Google gives me loads, but which to choose? :)
Thanks.
[1] P reg 2.0l manual hatchback, one of the first Mk 2's.11 years old ?
Jesus a few quid for a safety critical item is not much to ask,
Have you asked Ford for prices on OEM discs?
I'm not a big Ford fan, but my experience of Ford ownership is that OEM parts can be stupidly cheap.
Ford OEM prices are hardly expensive, on something like brakes don't get anything naff.
Tim..
Go to your local Ford garage, the best and cheapest parts are often from a main dealer. I found this out recently.
Try
Nice prices, big seemingly reputable company. Nice, thanks.
Yes, often so, but not always so I thought I'd look around. Thanks anyway.
Hence the "... would you lot reccomend as being good?" in my original post.
Yes, but that doesn't stop me looking around. I can get them done, fitted for £130. A very good price, but I can do it myself so looking to see how I can better the price.
Yawn.
If I can save... (£30?) and STILL have it safe, then I will. Hence "...the would you lot reccomend as being good?" Do you work in nanny government per chance? :)
Well the pads will make more difference than the discs anyway :-)
That's a good price, and one I'd happily pay not to have to crawl around on the floor dealing with rusty retaining screws and cleaning things up before putting the new disc on.
What's the cost of OEM discs, then? - last time I bought some for a Ford they were so cheap it would have cost me more in time searching for cheaper alteratives than the discs themselves cost, IYSWIM.
Textar, Mintex, Motorcraft, ATE, Girling, Berr, take your pick..
Tim.
Ford were sensible enough to have done away with screws as a means of retaining brake discs over a decade ago.
Chris
Chris Whelan (Chris Whelan ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
The retaining screws came out easily when I did the disks on the 900 the other week. Long while since they'd been touched, judging by the fact they were waaaay below the minimum thickness.
The disks and pads took about 20 mins per wheel, including manouvring the trolley jack.
To be fair, though - you were working on a proper, pre-GM Saab, not a built down to a price Mondeo ;-)
SteveH ( snipped-for-privacy@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Well, that's true enough, I s'pose.
Use the blue spanner! Heat retaining screw until it's soft, belt the disk with a hammer and the screw head will just squash out of the way, and even better, the screw will actually be removable afterwards.
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