eh...how much renault..

[Kiev85]

....£100 quid for front brake pads....



and £102 for rears....



Plus £42 quid to change my lightbulb thing above my regisration...!



Does this not seem to be a bit much???

 

[Gareth]

it does if you have a 182 still under warranty

 

[Kiev85]

my car is still under warranty....



but i could go out and buy a much nicer set of brakes for that much surely.....*AND THATS ONLY FOR PADS...



god knows how much disks cost..??

 

[brian182]

i paid £251 for front pads and disks on ph1 172 from renault

 

[MATT BLACK]

front pads 7701206379 £38.50 + vat

rear pads 7701207034 £36.00 + vat

its the labour rate thats the killer with Renault....... £60 - £80 at some dealers. Pads take about 20 minutes to fit.

 

[Fred@BTM]

DONT pay those prices!!!!

Speak to us at YOZZASPORT, we have OE replacement and extreme upgrades available for much less than Renault!!!

example

Front discs = £65 inc VAT and del

rear pads are about £12 - £15 IIRC

 

[Kiev85]

fek..?



too late....think i might come to yous about disks though...! Dont want to pay £800....or whatever the renault going rate is...

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by brian182 on 04 May 2005

i paid £251 for front pads and disks on ph1 172 from renault

f**kING HELL!

 

[mr sheep]

jes my mate does brake pads for £30 fitted!!

 

[Kiev85]

ahhh....but renault will give you the usual guff about validating warranty and crap......

thieves

 

[Liam]

Quote: Originally posted by Kiev85 on 04 May 2005


....£100 quid for front brake pads....



and £102 for rears....



Plus £42 quid to change my lightbulb thing above my regisration...!



Does this not seem to be a bit much???





which lightbulb thing mate?

 

[Kiev85]

they tried to charge me £42 for the wee plastic oval shaped unit under the plates...

claiming "it was corroded"



considering my car is less than a year old i dont think this should have happened...



i told him where to stick his "bulb and unit"

ive got 3yrs before my first MOT...plenty of time to get it fixed



(IF IN FACT IT IS REALLY BROKE)

 

[stu8v]

172 Front Discs are £50 inc vat from Partco motor factors most places have one nearby.

 

[brian182]

i think i did use those words bad lol

 

[xtreme_boi]

Oh dear, this has worried me with these prices. Can you just settle this and answer my question. How long do brake pads usually last on the Clio? I got a 05 reg Clio, and it has done around 3k miles. I am aware it also reflects on how hard you brake, etc.. But can anyone give me an idea?

 

[McBunny]

say 20k or so avoiding track days

 

[xtreme_boi]

Quote: Originally posted by McBunny on 05 May 2005

say 20k or so avoiding track days



Ah right. Kinda relief I guess! Thanks

 

[Kiev85]

Quote: Originally posted by brian182 on 05 May 2005

i think i did use those words bad lol





???



When i had my 1.2 the brakes lasted about 36000 miles i think....and i drove like an arse...

Brakes for the 1.2 are a lot cheaper than wot 172/182s pay

 

[Gareth]

my 172 mk2 has been driven very hard, has taken a lot of back road thrashes and has covered 34.5k, never had discs or pads changed.

 

[Kiev85]

Quote: Originally posted by Gaz2130 on 05 May 2005

my 172 mk2 has been driven very hard, has taken a lot of back road thrashes and has covered 34.5k, never had discs or pads changed.

 

[Gareth]

i can feel the difference when jumping into my 172 from using my gfs 1.5 dci 54 plate, brakes are pretty nackered now.

 

[Kiev85]

my pads where 90% worn...



and the wee hazzard light was on....



Was scarred to go above 50mph for fear of brake failure...the corsas had a field day with me...

 

[Gareth]

how many miles you done? and which warning light is it? SERV? on permanently?

 

[Kiev85]

I have done 23,000



It is the stop light and the wee handbrake light that comes on...



Originally it flickers if you go round corners fast or up a hill fast...but eventually comes on an stays on...



Something to do with sensors on the pads...i originally thought it was my fluid level..

 

[Gareth]

i have had the two lights come on flickering once when cornering at about 50mph but thats it.

 

[fmp_]

people are morons if they pay dealer prices!

firstly, brake pads couldnt be easier to change, so give it a go, and secondly, a back street garage would do it for half the cost. finally, why would u wanna put standard items back on?!!?!?!?

 

[Kiev85]

thats what mine started off like...



but eventually the lights on mine where showing all the time, when stationary on a hill, when accelerating round a corner, driving up a very gentle slope...



thats why i had to get them changed...yours might be okay for a while longer....

 

[Kiev85]

Quote: Originally posted by fmp_ on 05 May 2005




people are morons if they pay dealer prices!

firstly, brake pads couldnt be easier to change, so give it a go, and secondly, a back street garage would do it for half the cost. finally, why would u wanna put standard items back on?!!?!?!?









1. I dont want to kill myself...doing something wrong..

2. I dont want those W**ks invalidating my warranty.

3. I wont a clean full service history (renault parts) so when i sell the car..

4. They seem to last a hell of a lot longer than Partco brakes.

5. Backstreet garage would love to get hold of my car

6. I have money to burn

 

[Eskiisbest]

Quote: Originally posted by badinvincible on 04 May 2005

Quote: Originally posted by brian182 on 04 May 2005

i paid £251 for front pads and disks on ph1 172 from renault

f**kING HELL!

agree mine were £99

 

[Iain C]

Quote: Originally posted by Kiev85 on 05 May 2005

Quote: Originally posted by fmp_ on 05 May 2005




people are morons if they pay dealer prices!

firstly, brake pads couldnt be easier to change, so give it a go, and secondly, a back street garage would do it for half the cost. finally, why would u wanna put standard items back on?!!?!?!?










1. I dont want to kill myself...doing something wrong..

2. I dont want those W**ks invalidating my warranty.

3. I wont a clean full service history (renault parts) so when i sell the car..

4. They seem to last a hell of a lot longer than Partco brakes.

5. Backstreet garage would love to get hold of my car

6. I have money to burn

calm down lol.

its so easy to fit front pads. i wouldnt pay renos prices money to burn or not

 

[Kiev85]

plus i got my 10% discount on parts and service...!

woo hoo...!!

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by cutehomoboi on 05 May 2005
Oh dear, this has worried me with these prices. Can you just settle this and answer my question. How long do brake pads usually last on the Clio? I got a 05 reg Clio, and it has done around 3k miles. I am aware it also reflects on how hard you brake, etc.. But can anyone give me an idea?

My pads last about 16k although this set will be lucky to last 10k. However when pads are £14 or so from halfords for standard Renault ones from the same factory Renault use and disks are £25 each its

 

[jonnyboy]

my 172 pads did 22k befoer I changed them and they still had a fair bit on I guess the abs makes life abit easier on pads.

Theres a guide on changing pads tho m8, Im a disaster when it comes to mechanical stuff but I managed it ok, Ill never use a garage to do anything like that agian