New brake pads fitted....total cost....

[crazycup]

£37, pads from GDI and fitted using the brake changing guide on cliosport.net. Can't recommend the guide highly enough. Think i must of saved about £60-70 from what the local stealers would of charged including pads!!! Top stuff, my cup feels very different now! it stops!!!!!!

 

[Neil G]

Nice one

Quite an easy job really....done quite a few pad/disc changes and the only problem I've come across is sticky pistons where they can be a bit of a pain to get back into the caliper to accomodate the thicker (new) pad.

Usually use a big G clamp and just wind them back in

 

[Djw John]

Nice one, Im all for doing stuff myself as well, did my brae pads for the grand some of £8.50 the other week, I love having a trade account! Only problem being I bet the pads last no time at all!

 

[crazycup]

A G clamp is a must, probably would of added a lot of time on if I didnt have that to push the piston back! First time I have done anything like that before, i would be taking on more DIY jobs from now on!

 

[barley182]

well played mate, bet it feels good to beat the garage!!

on the topics of brakes, when i drive slowly, with the music off and the windows open i can hear a slight squeking noise from the wheels, wondered if it was to do with the pads/disks??

what are the best pads to get if i want to replace mine, my mate is a mechanic and he can change them no problem but i dont know what to get, i.e green stuff/standard ones that the garages offer?

All advice welcome.

 

[crazycup]

I've just went for the standard ones again as they lasted me just over 21k and the stopping power is excellent. I would prefer less brake dust but i dont know if that means getting drilled discs.

Can't help you with the squeeking problem, maybe its just something on the pad, it will probably pass.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

well played mate, bet it feels good to beat the garage!!

on the topics of brakes, when i drive slowly, with the music off and the windows open i can hear a slight squeking noise from the wheels, wondered if it was to do with the pads/disks??

what are the best pads to get if i want to replace mine, my mate is a mechanic and he can change them no problem but i dont know what to get, i.e green stuff/standard ones that the garages offer?

All advice welcome.

This is from a post from DAY .He got ebc greenstuff pads and brembo discs from .Thats a good price and i'll be looking at this set up when mine need changing .The actual pads and discs are the same as the meganes just so you don't get confused , they're are the sameas the 172 / 182's .

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/

This is the finalised setup, I dont need any other pad, been discussed to death lol.

R64276FG BRAKE PAD SET-EBC GREENST CLIO 172 42.00
R60139 BRAKE DISC-VENT 280mm CLIO 2.0 16V (CB0N) 27.50
R60139 BRAKE DISC-VENT 280mm CLIO 2.0 16V (CB0N) 27.50

£114 inc VAT

I've not included the CS discount either...

 

[MRBILLYUK]

well played mate, bet it feels good to beat the garage!!

on the topics of brakes, when i drive slowly, with the music off and the windows open i can hear a slight squeking noise from the wheels, wondered if it was to do with the pads/disks??

what are the best pads to get if i want to replace mine, my mate is a mechanic and he can change them no problem but i dont know what to get, i.e green stuff/standard ones that the garages offer?

All advice welcome.

When you change the pads , coat the back of them with copper grease .

 

[barley182]

yer when i had them changed on the VTR i noticed they put a coat of copper grease on, guessing this cuts out the squeek?

Thanks for the help...

 

[edde]

yer when i had them changed on the VTR i noticed they put a coat of copper grease on, guessing this cuts out the squeek?

Thanks for the help...

It does apparently but it wears away i've given up copper greasing them now just means tyey squeek from new the copper grease wear away quickly anyway.