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05 Touareg - new brake discs and pads

  • 10-06-2012 8:49am
    #1
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've been told that the discs and pads on my 05 Touareg need replacing. I knew the pads would be due for replacement but didn't expect to hear the discs themselves needed replacing also :(

    Can someone give me an idea of what it should be costing me to get this job done? I'll be using a local independent garage not a VW one but would like to manage my expectations before I get the bad news from them :eek:

    Ben


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  • #2
    sean1141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    Ring them and ask for a price before you get the work done? I dont know anything about the touareg but a lot of vws had different sized disks/pads depending on engine size/power. If you are anyway handy with a spanner its not a very hard job to do yourself. Loads of guides knocking about on the internet.
    I recently replaced the rear disks and pads on my mondeo. Took me about an hour and a half. Disks were 50 for the pair and a set of pads was another 30. Fronts will be more expencive.


  • #3
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,761 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Parts per axle your looking around €150-€200 for a set of discs and around €40-€60 for pads depending on the brand. Might be 30 mins job to fit, perhaps €50 to €100 in labour.


  • #4
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    It depends on what engine is in your Touareg. If it is one of the larger engined versions then it will have the 4 piston Brembo calipers and you won't see much change out of €1000 for front and rear discs and pads.


  • #5
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭BenEadir


    Thanks lads, I have the bog standard 2.5L TDi so hopefully it won't nbreak the bank. I guess for front and back I'm not going to get much change out of €500. Glad I didn't go to Poznan now!!

    Ben


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    BenThere wrote: »
    Thanks lads, I have the bog standard 2.5L TDi so hopefully it won't nbreak the bank. I guess for front and back I'm not going to get much change out of €500. Glad I didn't go to Poznan now!!

    Ben


    Why are you guessing at all? You should have the price from the garage for your approval before they fit any parts.


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  • #7
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭BenEadir


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Why are you guessing at all? You should have the price from the garage for your approval before they fit any parts.

    I just wanted to get a ball park here so I could compare it to the garage quote.

    Ben


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