Car brake pads

[DidierD]

Due to this happening (see below) ... I need a new run around until I do my bike test at the end of march.

So test drove an N reg Vectra today and its all in good nic (for a car that done 110,000 miles) he wants 550 for it but the brakes definately need doing. Was going to offer 450 in light of this.

My question is how much does it cost on average to get a garage to change the pads?

Regards

DidierD
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[Barry_M2]

[Walloper]

£60 + cost of parts/materials.

1 hour per wheel is good.

Some places would charge more or less..
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[Robby]

Car brakes are very easy to do yourself, easier than bike brakes (not through a better design, more through bike brakes always having seized pins).

Its an easy afternoons work for a total amateur. You need to take the wheel off, 2 spanners to open up the caliper, and a pair of grips or a g-clamp to push the pistons back in.

Last time I bought a set of car brake pads it cost me about 40 quid for cheapie pattern ones.

Whenever I've had a quote for doing brakes from a garage it has been prohibitely expensive, usually 150 quid+, then the vat on top.

[DidierD]

Cheers for the replies. If its easier than bikes then I'll attempt it myself as I've changed them on a Blade before.

I think i'll still offer 450 though
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31st March 2008 - Fully converted from four wheels to 2 sets of two wheels

[Walloper]

[butterob]

do em yourself very easy to do as said before simply removing wheel caliper and then changing over the pads and hey presto! Just take it easy for the first few miles to let the pads bed in abit
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[Nb]

Front pads at my garage are 0.7 of an hour which is about 36 pounds plus the pads, so your looking at about 60-70 ish really.
Front pads are so easy to do so do it yourself? You can probably get the pads for a tenner from eurocarparts.
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[Robby]

[Walloper]

[Finglonga]

Cars brake pads are a piece of Pi$$ to change. I have never paid and never will pay someone else to do such a simple job. Still get a quote and haggle with it then replace the pads yourself and save £££'s.
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[sidey]

sometimes need to be careful if you need to force the pistons back in the caliper on some older vauxhalls too much force can bugger up the seals in the master cylinder so go gently when pushing back the pistons if your doing it yourself

[SoND]

[Finglonga]

[Walloper]

[SoND]

[Walloper]

[Phoenix]

[ken]

Walloper is about right... it should take about an hour to put a set of pads in... you dont just lift the carrier up throw pads in wheel back on, then rub hands and say *job done*. you need to clean the pad carrier/slider 15mins aside undo the bleed nipple, once the brake hose has been clamped (not mole grips) slowly pushing the piston back untill all the way home, then tighten bleed nipple up... put a small amount of copper slip on the back of the pads (metal side ) sometimes you need to file a mill or two of the pads so they slide nicely in the carrier (not to much or they will rattle). put calliper back on. place wheel back on and torque to correct setting... then go in to car pump brakes making sure its a nice feel to the pedal before test driving... so to do the job properly an hour.
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[DidierD]

Ok, I bought the car for 50 quid less than the asking price, but having looked at the discs, there is a bit of a lip on a couple of them.

Will these need replacing as soon as possible, and I'm guessing I'm gonna be paying a bit more for new discs?
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[ken]

Are they vented discs or solid? you can get away with small lips on the discs. there is a minimum spec level for the discs, but you will need a micrometer to measure them. if you fit the pads to the discs with a lip. your pedal will feel soft for a good few miles untill they bed in to the shape of the discs.
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[DidierD]

[ken]

right solid discs will cost around £12-£15 per disc from a motor factor, partco linco alwoods, and as you have saved £50 on the price of the car, its proably worth fitting new ones. not really worth messing with brakes, not just for you're sakes but also other peoples.

And lip wise if you can see it, its probably big enough.
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[DidierD]

[Walloper]

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTRA--BRAKE-DISCS-PADS-FRONT-MINTEX--5-STUD_W0QQitemZ230223616954QQcmdZViewItem

You may not need discs.
To replace discs is a cnut of a job requiring more knowledge than you can get here. Bearings and things are involved. Edited for the pedant among us ON SUM CARS (for fuck sake you shower of twits)

Fire a set of pads in.

You will probably need to split the caliper which needs a 17mm socket and a lot of oomph. Push the pistons back in clean it all up.
Wear a dust mask and gloves.
All stuff in there contains carcinogens.....
Clash it all together (with some copper-slip as Ken says)
Bob's a Auld Bastrd who shags your Aunty.

Really real world it is never as simple.
The vehicle age has loads to do with it.
Normally you find folk who buy cheap cars spend zero time on maintenance so routine stuff is never as routine.
It could be messy in there.

Please will folk stop saying bike brakes are more difficult to fit than car brakes.
I could spit out ten bikes to three cars in the same time. Be serious.
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