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« on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 14:39:50 » |
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My MOT failed last week, as some of you know, the main failures were the breaks so im looking at getting full new set of brakes just to make my life easier. Ive done some searching and found the cheepest to be around 300 quid for the whole shebang.
Does anyone have any recomendations i should check out in swindon, i just need the brakes, i have a guy who will fit them for me.
Car is a pug 306 1.8 XS
Cheers
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Barry Scott
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 14:44:13 » |
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My brakes fucked a while back and i went on eBay and bought pads and disks for all 4 corners and saved a fortune. Ray's Autos fitted them for me, however, i forget how much the fitting cost me.
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Chubbs
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 14:52:12 » |
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My brakes fucked a while back and i went on eBay and bought pads and disks for all 4 corners and saved a fortune. Ray's Autos fitted them for me, however, i forget how much the fitting cost me.
mines quite the oposite, i got someone who wil fit them (for a few beers) i dont fancey getting them off ebay, would prefer somewhere local. but cheers. |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 14:57:39 » |
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 15:04:26 » |
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Try Camberley auto factors in Cheney Manor Industrial estate.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Chubbs
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 15:11:19 » |
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cheers sam, reasonable prices there, checking back i was shocked when i saw 300 quid but thats labour and what not on top also. This will be the year i finaly get rid of the french heap of shit |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 15:24:25 » |
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This will be the year i finaly get rid of the french heap of shit Ha, that was my mantra for a while after first having the Megane Coupe and then the Pug 307. Plumped for a Vectra and have had more problems with that in 6 months than I did with the other two combined in over 2 years! |
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Chubbs
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 15:34:20 » |
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Ha, that was my mantra for a while after first having the Megane Coupe and then the Pug 307.
Plumped for a Vectra and have had more problems with that in 6 months than I did with the other two combined in over 2 years!
i thought i'd learn after having 1 french car, but no, i went straight for another, japanese or german next, thats for sure. |
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 16:31:43 » |
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do you really need the whole lot doing? did the mot place give you a price?
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 17:00:06 » |
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Whoa, hold on. What exactly was the reason stated on the MoT failure ticket?
Worn pads/shoes or discs/drums are one thing, but there are several other causes like siezed pistons, stuck calipers, contaminated brake fluid (spongy pedal), leaks, corroded brake pipes etc. Don''t go splashing out on something that won't fix the failure unless you are sure.
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 17:11:30 » |
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I always used to use Blunsdon motors for car parts on the B4019 at erm Blunsdon  |
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Chubbs
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 17:19:37 » |
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Whoa, hold on. What exactly was the reason stated on the MoT failure ticket?
Worn pads/shoes or discs/drums are one thing, but there are several other causes like siezed pistons, stuck calipers, contaminated brake fluid (spongy pedal), leaks, corroded brake pipes etc. Don''t go splashing out on something that won't fix the failure unless you are sure.
i have a full list and breaks are pretty much gone, their either failed on the MOT of were put on the precautions list. |
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 17:32:00 » |
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i have a full list and breaks are pretty much gone, their either failed on the MOT of were put on the precautions list.
So new calipers, pipes etc as well then, yes? |
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