The brake light has just appeared on my on my dash, I've got a 306 GTI-6, and the dealer has confirmed that both the pads and discs need replacing, does anyone know how long you can leave it before they have got to be done.
and I have been quoted anything from £180 - £300, to get them fitted, does £180 sound cheap, or does anyone know places that do them cheaper.
Thanks
Brett
Bleeding hell!
Are we talking front only or all round?
Stephen.
For my V6 406 pads all round and new front discs cost £180.00 make your mind up. This was a non dealer but more reliable local garage.
Front only i think......
Ouch! I'll do it for £170!
Seriously though, check out
If not, go to a local independant garage, you should be able to get it cheaper than that. Around £120 would be reasonable.
HTH
Carl
205 Dturboa set of tarox vented, drilled and grooved discs and green stuff pads cost around £120 from larkspeed for my 306 DTS. easy to fit. wheel off, undo 2
17mmm bolts holding on caliper, lift away, undo 2 disc screws, take off disc. 1 hr job both sides total. I'd avoid cheap discs. tried those £15 sets and warped 3 sets in weeks. The tarox ahve been on 12 mnoths and are perfect.dont know what you do to your discs - im well known as a heavy brake merchant (mates with stiff necks after a long journey, and two rear end incidents by people in modern cars not expectin me to stop so quick) and I never managed to warp my £5 each discs from my local place. Mintex pads stopped a bit better than normal but squeeled like a stuck pig.
JI would, nowadays, only put on the best I could afford - panic pedal must work. In a lower end car though, I never noticed a difference. In my new car (has undersized brakes for its weight) I wont risk cheap parts.
Jmaybe it was a bad brand? no probs since. on a GTI-6 you need good brakes. Green Stuff pads have 80% less brake dust. My alloys stay clean!
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