Some advice for my 172 please....

[chris-sansom]

Hi all,
Firstly I have done a forum search but couldn't find anything current (links etc) so sorry if this has been asked a few times.
-Basically I am after new discs and pads (all round) on my 172 (03) and wondered what I should be looking to pay; Local eurocarparts is quoting me 181.07 all in for OE stuff (mates rates).... but looking on eBay I could buy drilled and grooved for similar so I'm now wondering what I should do.

Could anyone hook me up with a link for a half decent set at all? dont wanna spend a fortune, but don't want rubbish either
Cheers guys

 

[PP200t]

Pm @G 172 on here he will supply brakes cheaper than that I think.

 

[172_Tom]

Rear discs & pads (£104):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-C...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41718413e5
(worth getting genuine as they come with bearings already in)
Front discs:
Brembo HC from nextdaybrakes.co.uk (£31.97)
Pagid pads from Euro car parts (£22.87)

Total: £158.84

Other bits you might want at the same time:
Rear brake fitting kit
Rear bearing spacer thing
Rear hub nuts
Copper grease for the back of the pads and between the pads/carriers
Red rubber grease for the sliders

 

[PP200t]

Also worth mentioning is that mintex rear discs come with bearings and abs rings too and are considerably cheaper than above with pads, I reckon you could do it all for about £120. Front and rear discs and pads.

 

[Stefan.]

I wouldnt buy drilled/grooved discs

Brembo hc and oem pads are upto the job imo

 

[James]

I wouldnt buy drilled/grooved discs

Brembo hc and oem pads are upto the job imo

This, and only buy from @G 172

 

[chris-sansom]

Thanks everyone some really helpful stuff, annoyingly they were all changed less than 7k ago, but every time I brake they judder so I can only assume Ive warped them, is changing the lot the right way forward? I guess I could change the fronts initially being the cheaper option and see if its them, but then half off me thinks I may aswell bash on with the lot whilst its in for its M.O.T in a few weeks anyway?

 

[172_Tom]

Have you checked you don't have a sticking caliper?

Brake discs warping is a bit of a myth - the juddering feel is usually from uneven pad deposits on the disc. You could try sanding them but personally I would just replace them as brakes for the Clio are quite cheap.

I think it would be more likely that the fronts are causing the juddering so I would just replace the fronts first and see how you go.

 

[chris-sansom]

I will check the calipers out, just got rid of a mk5 golf as amongst many other issues the calipers were terrible for seizing on it so I was hoping to have escaped that issue haha.

Thanks again for the help, appreciated