Needing new brakes on my V70... Been quoted £300.00 by a local indi garage specialising in Volvos... Is this a good deal? Mintex replacement pads and disks all-round...
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Tuesday 14th June 2005, 22:07 #1Member
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You meaning AB Gelders in Sheff ? My uprated pads were £80 (EBC RED), standard rears around £12 so it depends on what quality disc you require. I think £300 sounds about right with labour charges. I found Gelders OK to deal with in the past.
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Thanked 5,021 Times in 4,072 Postsi wouldn't touch EBC discs again but the greenstuff pads i've got have been excellent & are lasting quite well
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I wasn't recommending them either way, just commenting the quoted price seemed reasonable and my point was if he was quoted £50 for his pads he could maybee lower the quote by the difference.
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 PostsSo, what are the best resonably priced disc's and brakes, and where do you go without paying main dealers prices ? I am in need soon...
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Thanked 281 Times in 249 PostsI would recomend DPA for Quality workmanship and price or if you are upgrading VTs Brembo ferado combination!
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts......oh and a contact number/website ???
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 PostsI had my Brembo discs from GSF for £23.50 each.
As they were the rears I didn't bother going to upgraded pads. Standard pads and handbrake shoes added the lot came to about £90 (approx).Martin
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I've seen a few folk quoting cheap prices for Brembo discs, but surely it's just a name and no one is suggesting you are getting stonking top spec discs cheap ?
Like Ford make a 1.1 fiesta and a Mondeo St220 but theres no comparison between the two other than Ford name.
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 PostsI guess it depends on the part number so that you are comparing like for like... Originally Posted by TangoDeltaSierra3
I am getting really confused as to where to go and what is a decent price...I think Spesh ( or was it splatt - sorry I get you two guys mixed up!!) mentioned German and Swedish ??Ex-V70 T5 P2 Owner, and loved it!
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts.....OK, just realised that GSF IS German,Swedish and French....Dufus!
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