Quoted £123 fitted for front brake pads. Is this ok?

[Marv-C]

Quoted by my local Renault dealer for front brake pads for my 197. Sounds reasonable to me. What have you paid?

I have a good mechanic but have decided that I would prefer this car to be looked after by my main dealer as I have had great service from them.

 

[cliosportcraig]

You must have money coming out of your ears. Anyone off here would do just as good a job as Renault and probably charge you beer tokens

 

[Fred@BTM]

good price from a dealer, i'd be £110 approx

 

[Marv-C]

You must have money coming out of your ears. Anyone off here would do just as good a job as Renault and probably charge you beer tokens

Seems everyone else doesn't live that near to me!!!! I could just use my mechanic who is very good, sorts me out price wise but is a little unreliable.

Where is the best place to get genuine pads?

 

[James.f]

do them yourself?

its not that hard fella, pop the wheel off and release the 2x13mm bolts holding the caliper onto the carrier, then slide the pads off..

 

[Budgie]

Where are you?

I'm sure there'd be a few people on here who'd fancy making a penny or two.

 

[Marv-C]

do them yourself?

its not that hard fella, pop the wheel off and release the 2x13mm bolts holding the caliper onto the carrier, then slide the pads off..

I am technically minded but don't want to take a risk that I will balls up something as important as this. K-Tec have front pads for £90 + delivery, so when you add the fitting in the dealer price does not seem too bad to me.

 

[Marv-C]

Where are you?

I'm sure there'd be a few people on here who'd fancy making a penny or two.

North West London.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I would rather go with a main dealer or my mechanic. Piece of mind is worth the extra money especially as I ferry the family around.

 

[Budgie]

Then £123 is a good price..

It really is an incredibly simple job, though..

 

[steve32c]

I picked up some EBC Green stuff pads for my 182 off ebay for £46 and did the job myself its easy and there is a guide in the "Guide Section" should you not be sure dry run it afew times first.

 

[Henry]

if the genuine parts can't be had for much less than that, that fitted price seems good

surprised they're as much as £90, even from an aftermarket supplier though

 

[Marv-C]

Then £123 is a good price..

It really is an incredibly simple job, though..

Just before selling my Bora, I had all the disks and pads changed. I sort out the IT for my mechanic and he sorts out my car so I got him to do the job. I couldn't believe the amount of work involved. Without the specialist tools to wind back the calipers etc and the copper grease it would have been a nightmare for me to do it. Oh and I don't own a jack apart from the one that comes with the car. I realised that in that situation, doing the job myself (which I had contemplated) would have been uneconomical and taken me the best part of a day!!!!

Maybe the pads are easy to change, I'm sure you know more than me here, but doing a little research makes me happy to pay someone else. I have more than enough DIY to do at home

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

[SBV116]

do them yourself?

its not that hard fella, pop the wheel off and release the 2x13mm bolts holding the caliper onto the carrier, then slide the pads off..

Its a 197, so different! pads are 89.80 plus vat according to our system, so sounds good to me!

 

[Budgie]

Well, i should have said it's a simple thing if you've got all the tools..

Ouch at the price of pads.. Fitted price seems much better now.

 

[UncleGrumpy]

Think I paid 120 quid for all 4 doing a few months back but that was at a local independent, wouldn't entertain a stealer tbh - my local one Sunwin Renault are facking useless, wouldn't ask them the time let alone let them loose on my car.