Chubbs
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« on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:16:25 » |
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Couple of questions,
Car needs brakes doing pretty quick and a mate who normaly does my car work has a lot on at the moment and is struggling to fit me in
1. Wheres a good place in swindon to get my brakes replaced for a good price
2. if i were to buy the brakes does anyone know where i could get em fitted.
Thanks,
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nevillew
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:16:54 » |
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Brakes.
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Paolo Di Canio, it's Paolo Di Canio
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Chubbs
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:18:10 » |
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Brakes.
Damn you, i was just comming back to change that. Im going to anyway. |
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Chubbs
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:18:54 » |
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now you look like a pleb.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:19:04 » |
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Brakes.
Yeah, but if your car breaks, then you have to fix it.. |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:26:00 » |
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Pads and discs?
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Chubbs
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:31:58 » |
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Pads and discs?
Yeah, im pretty sure they all need doing. |
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nevillew
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:46:37 » |
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Damn you, i was just comming back to change that.
Im going to anyway.
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Dirty Harry
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 16:52:40 » |
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Change them yourself as it aint that difficult.
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Chubbs
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 17:20:44 » |
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coming. You wont get a bite out of me mate |
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Chubbs
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 17:21:53 » |
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Change them yourself as it aint that difficult.
Was thinking the same, last time i did that though was when i was on work experience. I can pick up the full set of pads and discs for 100quid. Mr clutch quote about 300 for the whole job. |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 17:59:49 » |
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Was thinking the same, last time i did that though was when i was on work experience.
I can pick up the full set of pads and discs for 100quid. Mr clutch quote about 300 for the whole job.
mr clutch will quote you 300 quid just for a windscreen wiper. Bloody scamming bstards |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 19:00:44 » |
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Was thinking the same, last time i did that though was when i was on work experience.
I can pick up the full set of pads and discs for 100quid. Mr clutch quote about 300 for the whole job.
It's a relatively straightforward job. Getting the calliper carrier bolts off will probably be the hardest bit. |
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 19:34:08 » |
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I never did mechanics in my life but after reading up on the net i felt confident enough to change my pads and discs and since then fixed many things on my car including replacing a clutch. My tip is google your car and what you want to do. So for example How to change brake pads and discs on a VW Golf and what you will find is there will be a forum somewhere on the net where people have posted step by step guides.
Also invest in some tools and get some Axle stands as they can be picked up cheap in the motor parts shop and euro car parts sometimes have the deal on pads and discs.
Its worth doing and its worth investing in the tools as then you will save money for years to come.
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