Advice on rear brake parts...

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DeeCee

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Hi,


I took my car in to the dealer on Thursday, whilst it was there they advised I needed the rear brakes sorting out.

The quoted £470 for supply and fit of rear discs, pads, wear sensors and to also change the shoes (handbrake I presume?). Then also £80 for a brake fluid change.

I didn't feel like splashing out £550 all in one go so I figured I'd try and buy the parts (or equivalent) myself and get a local small garage to fit them.

Does anyone have any opinions on these parts/prices:

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The sensors haven't come on yet, are they easy to "save" or should I just replace them? Also, would 1 x brake fluid be enough?

The parts come to £252 - I'm presuming an indy garage would do the work for less than £300?!

Any advice greatly appreciated!


Thanks,
Darren
 
I picked up new rear disc's, pads and sensor from euro car parts last week for my e85 3.0 - cost was £140

At a guess my local non bmw garage will charge me between £120 - £170 to fit


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I've just found these on carparts4less.co.uk...

I might just leave the handbrake shoes as that was more of an after thought of BMW.

As the brake fluid is only cheap I could still get that, is it an expensive job to get an indy to do?
 
Do it yourself ! Very easy job 1 hour job done mine a few months ago, just remember to adjust hand brake if you are changing handbrake shoes .
 
Cheers KERMIT1970 - I'm not the most gifted when it comes to fixing cars etc, although I'll ask my brother, he's always pottering on with cars to see if he feels comfortable doing it! Anything to save a few reddies in today's climate!

Thanks ranski, I was wondering that!
 
Also try this link !
http://www.mtecbrakes.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&zenid=&drop_1=BMW&drop_2=Z4+%28E86%29+Coupe&drop_3=3.0si+2996cc+Year%3A+06-09&keyword=BMW+Z4+%28E86%29+Coupe+3.0si+2996cc+Year%3A+06-09&submit=Search

I have used these on my last few cars very good quality & great service.phone them & tell them you use the forum i got rear drilled & grooved plus mintex pads delivered for £85 !
 
I've been changing my own pads for years - it's easy and you know it's been done properly! I take it you have a jack (please forgive if that's a silly question but I know lots of cars don't come with).

I personally go out of my way to get OEM parts - No point in cutting corners on brakes the way I tend to drive.... Eurocarparts or German and Swedish are usually my first port of call.

If lights haven't come on you can use the existing sensors.

I can't believe you need shoes unless you drive round with the handbrake on - they are trying to rip you off!

A litre of fluid will be enough but get you pads sorted first.

By the way I would measure your discs before you commit to changing them. Dealers can make a lot of money on these jobs and will very often advise changing before you need to. Incidentally you definitely don't want to be too cheap on discs if you do change them (you'll only have problems with juddering etc.) Always worth checking how much your local dealer wants - sometimes they suprise with a good deal.

Come to think of it I'd take a good look at the pads too before you go out and buy more. You can get an idea of how much life they have left by the thickness of material left to the wear sensor. (Replace them just before they wear thru and save £10 on the sensor.)
 
i was going to go down the europarts route myself, and at the moment if you enter winter25 in the promo code you will get a 25% discount :D
 
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