mystery machine Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was quoted £240 for the front pads fitted.Oh ya jobby! I thought the WRX pads were brutal at £165 inc. VAT & fitting! Link to comment
neill54 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) ill tell you what they would have to try and prize the money from my cold frozen dead hand at that price!!! i use farmers next to me in bellsquarry livingston they have worked on all my cars for 7 years for mots etc and the are fine and ill bet they are alot cheaper than that neil Edited February 24, 2009 by neill54 Link to comment
mystery machine Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 ill tell you what they would have to try and prize the money from my cold frozen dead hand at that price!!! Quite - they'd need to use your wooden-shafted caliper-prising hammer to get between my palms! Link to comment
bobbyc Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The phrase Dick Turpin wore a mask springs to mind lol, never paid anywhere near that price for a set of performance pads for a scoob Link to comment
gus the bus Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The phrase Dick Turpin wore a mask springs to mind lol, never paid anywhere near that price for a set of performance pads for a scoob Nor I! would 99 times out of 100 just do them myself! Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I've got a set of almost secondhand (they did about a thousand miles) set of Carbon Lorraine pads sitting in my garage. They squeal very slightly at slow town speeds on occasion (enough town occasions for the wife, as that's where she spends her time and it is her car), so I took them out. I'd supply and fit them for £100 if you were interested. They are absolutely awesome in terms of bite and lack of fade, but her indoors didn't seem to care about that for some reason. Link to comment
StrikE Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 if you can change a tyre m8 then the brakes are just as easy Link to comment
FK1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Thanks for the offer Neil, I'd prefer to get a receipt for work done though.I was quoted £240 for the front pads fitted. that sounds ok for original Brembo pads fitted,but aftermarket are also available from the factors(pattern part)for a lot less.Brembo pads are normally around the £175 mark for a set of fronts. Bry Link to comment
oletam Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 You're welcome. Let us know how you get on once they're fitted - I'd be very interested in a direct comparison with the stock pads IMO, braking performance of the standard hawkeye WRX is not good enough to make the most out of engine performance and roadholding (on the really twisty stuff, at least). Ordered the yellow stuff today. Probably fitted next week. I'll let you know Link to comment
mystery machine Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Ordered the yellow stuff today. Probably fitted next week. I'll let you know Cool Link to comment
scoobymark Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thanks for the offer Neil, I'd prefer to get a receipt for work done though.I was quoted £240 for the front pads fitted. 240 is well steep, probabbly standard brembo pads too Ian at godspeed is still doing a group buy for front grooved disks and ds2500 pads for the sti at just over 300 quid. try duncan at hypertech, sure you will get them fitted for under 200 + reciept, though brembos are well easy to fit so best option would be to buy a set of DS2500 or performance friction pads from Alyn at As performance (150 delivered) and fit yourself / get assistance. Link to comment
karps Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Chrissy can get front pads EBC REDSTUFF if anyones interested £96.30 if theres 10 or more sets ordered. postage is £8.50 next day or pick up in person glasgow group buy? Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Got to admit, that I had a set of EBC Redstuff in the car, and didn't rate them. No real bite until warmed up. I've found both Ferodo DS2500 and the Carbon Lorraine much better pads. Link to comment
thewelsho Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Thanks for the offer Neil, I'd prefer to get a receipt for work done though.I was quoted £240 for the front pads fitted. Good grief! A decent set of PF pads from AS Performance cost me £115. Therefore, in general terms, simple math shows a fitting charge of £125 for an hour or an hour and a half work at most! Link to comment
chrissy Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Got to admit, that I had a set of EBC Redstuff in the car, and didn't rate them. No real bite until warmed up. I've found both Ferodo DS2500 and the Carbon Lorraine much better pads. that would most likely be the older redstuff pads which i do agree were crap, EBC have written those ones off and started from scratch with a ceramic base to them so their new proper name is redstuff ceramic Link to comment
oletam Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Ordered the yellow stuff today. Probably fitted next week. I'll let you know Should have had them fitted today but EBC sent the wrong pads. Getting them supplied and fitted by Seditas in Prestwick cost about £130 Link to comment
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