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Brake Pad replacement

  • 01-03-2015 8:53pm
    #1
    ob12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi, I've to get my front 2 brake pads replaced on an opel astra(2006) does anyone know the standard charge?


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  • #2
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    If your not DIY the pads. Then phoning your local garages and asking for a price would be best.


  • #3
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    firstly there are 4 brake pads on the front, but i digress. an average garage will charge between 60-80 euro for brake pad replacement. A main dealer will be in the region of 120.


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Check a few local mechanics for quotes.

    Moving thread out of DIY.


  • #5
    *Kol*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    You could check the likes of advance pit stop too.


  • #6
    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    porsche boy wrote: »
    firstly there are 4 brake pads on the front
    The most pedantic thread reply I've ever seen. Hilarious.
    Perchance the op wishes to change the pads on one caliper only?


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  • #7
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »
    The most pedantic thread reply I've ever seen. Hilarious.
    Perchance the op wishes to change the pads on one caliper only?

    Up there for most idiotic reply I've seen. Well done.


  • #8
    *Kol*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »
    The most pedantic thread reply I've ever seen. Hilarious.
    Perchance the op wishes to change the pads on one caliper only?

    Is it even possible to buy enough pads for one caliper only? The last time I bought some there was enough for both sides in the box. I understand you are being facetious but for avoidance of any doubt it is not the practice to replace pads on only one corner.


  • #9
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote:
    The most pedantic thread reply I've ever seen. Hilarious. Perchance the op wishes to change the pads on one caliper only?


    hence why i said I was digressing. Just for everyone else out there who may try to replace pads on one side only..... dont. This will lead to uneven brake force distribution and your car will pull heavily to one side under breaking. The rule of thumb here is that with brakes and suspension you should always replace in pairs, be weary of a mechanic saying he'll replace one side of the brakes or one shock absorber etc.


  • #10
    stefanovich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    ob12 wrote: »
    Hi, I've to get my front 2 brake pads replaced on an opel astra(2006) does anyone know the standard charge?
    Just got the front brake pads changed on a 306. Was 38yoyos for the parts + 20 labour (but this included a tyre change).


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