Would you do it to save £20?

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andysat

Lifer
Hi all-had a right faff today ringing the stealers (but thats a different story/thread! :roll: )-asking about brake pad prices,i was quoted just under £100 for all front pads and a sensor plus £60 for fitting,on the other hand my indy has quoted £120 for pads and fitting,ive done them before on my e46 but for the sake of £20 should i bother?-i know some on here have gone for cheaper alternatives but i would sooner have oem ones-any thoughts?-thanks
 
Has your sensor tripped then? Otherwise not needed.

It takes me 15 minutes per wheel to do the pads, including cleaning the inside of the wheels which I want to do anyway.
 
No sensor not tripped -i told them i did not need one but they told me the price as they sometimes break when fitting the pads :roll:
 
With a price difference of £40 I'd choose the dealer if your not doing yourself. It depends how soon they need doing, I wouldn't do mine until it gets a bit warmer...
 
DIY always for brakes, such a simple jobs and as per PVR you get to clean and inspect other stuff at the same time
 
Liam-O said:
With a price difference of £40 I'd choose the dealer if your not doing yourself. It depends how soon they need doing, I wouldn't do mine until it gets a bit warmer...
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Am with you Liam its too cold for working on the zed at the minute!
 
Source your own pads - £100 is rather excessive! A set of front Brembos is only £30 or so. Sensor is meant to be £10 iirc.

I've had this in my bookmarks for ages, just in case I ever needed discs / pads: http://www.nextdaybrakes.com/info-part-finder?make=BMW&model=Z4&engine=2.0000&year=2007
 
Just get some pads off ebay, Brembo, Bosch, Mintex all good.

About £30 as said and you know you can do a propper job on it, grease your sliding pins etc while you're in there.

I would take off your rear discs too and give your handbrake mechanism a good clean out to save problems later on.
 
Andy

Ive got same model as you - Front pads (Mintex) £15 from LK Performance in Cleckheaton, Bradford, and Rears (Mintex) were £17. They got me the sensors too...about £13 each I think (you need 1 for front and one for back)

Also got rear disks there - was gonna get Brembo (rears) which were £83 but out of stock so they sourced me Bosche (Which are OEM I believe) which were more expensive (Than Brembo !! ) but they price matched

Look at the web site or call - good Guys. Had a mate who is Ex BMW mechanic fit the lot for £30 - About 2 Hrs inc disks (a swine to get off due to handbrake shoes and rusty one-piece disc/hub thing)
 
Brakes are a DIY job for sure. Sensor is £6 on eBay if you need one.

Def in the garage and heater on this week though.
 
Blood flows slower in this temperature when you cut yourself though :D
 
Thanks for the advice guys-it was an advisory from my mot,as i dont do a lot of miles i will wait until spring(hopefully just around the corner)-there is certainly a price difference there :thumbsup:
 
andysat said:
Liam-O said:
An advisory means it doesn't need doing until at least after your next MOT
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Really-i thought it meant it needed looking at before your next mot? :?
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depends if there's a retest cost, and if it fails this time around...
 
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