Rear pad replacement

[MrSnoop]

Rear pads need replacing soonish and i'm just wondering where the best/cheapest place to get them from is?

I'm not upgrading and just after some standard, preferably genuine, pads for the 182.

Was going to fit them myself to save some pennies so anywhere off the net is good!

Cheers,

Dan

 

[-Leigh-]

I went to GSF and got some for about £17 iirc.

Easy to fit yourself too.

 

[MrSnoop]

Thanks.

Just checked their online catalogue out and there's none on there for the RS versions. May give them a call to see if they can get hold of them and at what price.

 

[-Leigh-]

Thanks.

Just checked their online catalogue out and there's none on there for the RS versions. May give them a call to see if they can get hold of them and at what price.

They deffo do them. Maybe listed as laguna or something, best thing is to phone them.

 

[whatisjustis]

www.eurocarparts.com

 

[MrSnoop]

Just called both GSF and Renault now,

Renault stealership want £42.35 + vat for a set of rear pads, stuff that!

GSF offer 3 brands;

Cheap: £9.40 + vat for vtech(?) pads
Mid: £13.60 + vat for Mintex
Top: £18.10 + vat for Textar (Thought he said Textron but never heard of them...)

Much better prices! Is it worth paying the extra £5 for the Textar over Mintex??

 

[whatisjustis]

I wouldnt have said so. The rear pads hardly get as much use as the fronts so as long as you at least have something, you're fine.

 

[Mr Hurst]

Theres allways loads of mintex brakes for sale on ebay mate. Might be worth a quick click

 

[-Leigh-]

Textar were the ones I got iirc. Seemed to do the job for the rears.

 

[bmh.01]

Halfrauds do ferodo ones for not much ££ that'd be my choice after oem if not "upgrading".

 

[Donut]

+1 Halfords sell ferodo's for the 1*2's at £16.

If you have a trade card they're around a tenner IIRC.

D-nut.

 

[Kamracing]

Most of the products on ebay and the ones sold in places like GSF, are OEM products made by Mintex, Ferrodo etc. Many people assume the name means they will be better quality yet the reality is they are standard replacement parts.
Check the part numbers before buying!

Kev

 

[MrSnoop]

Most of the products on ebay and the ones sold in places like GSF, are OEM products made by Mintex, Ferrodo etc. Many people assume the name means they will be better quality yet the reality is they are standard replacement parts.
Check the part numbers before buying!

Kev

Yeah, seems apparent from the searching i've done around them!

Cheers for the response though guys. Think i'm just going to call in to GSF over lunch today and get the mintex ones.

That'll leave me only with the issue of wrestling with my calipers to get the things on!

 

[Henry]

i think OE are Bendix (?); can't remember which they came from, but either ECP or GSF had them at £12 last time i bought some. they're the same pads that are fitted to a lot of Frenchies with the same rear calipers

 

[Alexrvf]

mintex are awful i made that mistake they lasted 300 miles on the front :/ cheap discs and pads ftfl, only use brembo discs and ebc pads now

 

[MrSnoop]

Cool, might get the Bendix ones instead then, they are only £5 more anyway.

I've got brembo grooved discs with ferrodo pads on the front but not too bothered about the rear due to the lack of braking they contribute to.

 

[jeremy]

GSF wanted £13 for the OE rear pads (Bendix) but I bought the Textar pads for £17(I've used Textar before, v.good pads - OE on Porsche)