Cost to replace pads and discs all round

C4Kid

Hi all,

I got one price yesterday from an Indy around the corner from work for supply and fitting of discs and pads on the front and back of a standard mk5 golf.

I am waiting on another garage to come back to me but the garage I went to yesterday was talking in around €500.!To me that seems extortionate.

Is that the going rate these days for pads and discs on all 4 corners.

Cheers

Stallingrad

Same job from VW is around €470 (via there website) so would expect an Indy to be cheaper. I wouldn't skimp of these items though so I'd be into VW.

biko

Shop around, but make sure the stuff they put on is a quality brand.

rex-x

If it's a mk5 golf you can nearly guarantee you will need at least one if not both rear calipers too, maybe that's what your garage was quoting for?

porsche boy

The varying levels of quality in the discs & pads fitted will be a dictation of price. Don't always go for the cheapest...

colm_mcm

porsche boy wrote: »

The varying levels of quality in the discs & pads fitted will be a dictation of price. Don't always go for the cheapest...

This is the thing. You get get a pair of discs for €40 or €200.

biko

For the obvious "how do I know what brands are good quality?" question.
Ask what they will use and then research it.
Note that there are pretty strong opinions out there on what is "quality" and what is "muck"

ION08

How about buying your own discs and pads and then bringing them to an indy garage for fitting.

Pads and discs are very cheap on the likes of micksgarage , especially for a bog standard mk5 which is a very common car.

porsche boy

colm_mcm wrote:

This is the thing. You get get a pair of discs for €40 or €200.

True. But like anything you can get cheap crap or good quality. As brakes are the main way of avoiding death I'd go for quality, and quality costs money.

ION08 wrote:

How about buying your own discs and pads and then bringing them to an indy garage for fitting.

Most garages won't do this for a number of reasons, but mainly if you fit something you legally have to stand over it.

colm_mcm

porsche boy wrote: »

True. But like anything you can get cheap crap or good quality. As brakes are the main way of avoiding death I'd go for quality, and quality costs money.


Most garages won't do this for a number of reasons, but mainly if you fit something you legally have to stand over it.

My point is, it’s hard to say if a price is extortionate or not when you don’t know how much the parts are worth. That said if someone was fitting OE or OEM discs to a mk5 Golf I’m sure they’d point this out.

C4Kid

Thanks to everyone who replied, some very well points made as always.

Looking on Micksgarage there's massive variation in price, as has been said I'll find out what is being fitted when I get the quotes.

I got another price today of 350 - supply + fit of discs & pads however I didn't ask what brand they are basing that quote on. Will do that however if going ahead

68 lost souls

If I remember correctly an oem disc is about €70 so x4 €280 plus the pads and labour it’s not a million miles away. That was when I was getting my mk5 done about 2-3 years ago

tabby aspreme

What mileage is on the car, who recommended they all need replacing

C4Kid

185,000 miles.

Front discs are well worn, there is a quite a lip on them.

With the latest revision to the nct it will most likely fail on them now.

The back brake pads are worn out and need replacing, almost down to the metal.The discs are the originals as well on the rear.

Hard to justify spending that money on the car, it's not worth much now,however it's well looked after and owes me nothing really.

Brake and tires are the only thing you can't really skimp on and they are still a consumable I suppose.

newmember2

C4Kid wrote: »

...I got another price today of 350 - supply + fit of discs & pads however I didn't ask what brand they are basing that quote on. Will do that however if going ahead

As soon as you get the price you need to then ask what brand parts they'll be using. There's no point having the price otherwise as already explained.

ION08

No independent garage I have ever approached to fit parts I bought myself have ever reused.

Buy the parts yourself on micks garage and bring them to a local indy for fitting.

Will work out cheaper and you can get the "brand name" of your choice....


Although people seem to be getting very hung up on the brand name here which is a bit weird.

Discs and pads are going on a bog standard golf ... not on a 500 BHP Audi RS6

Anything from Quinton Hazel to Brembo will do the job just fine...

137 Euro for Front & Rear Discs and Pads ..... any indy should fit these for 100-150 euro

All in you will pay 280 ....

C4Kid

Thanks Ion08,

Very comprehensive thanks,

You're right, it looks like I kept I'm better off perhaps buying them myself.

I've never had an issue supplying parts myself previously either.

rex-x

We dont fit customer supplied parts nor would most garages. 80% or the time at least one of the parts are wrong, there are many different types of disc for the rear of a mk5 golf with silly tiny differences you cant see until you go to fit them.

Toyotafanboi

We also wouldn't fit customer supplied parts. Far too many ways for it to go wrong for the garage.

Some people have a rapport with a mechanic they use regularly whom fits parts for them, which is a little different. If it's your first time going somewhere, you'll find it difficult to get in if you are supplying your own stuff.

If you have a concern of quality of parts, just ask the garage to let you know what they are fitting, any quality/ honest operation wont mind.

khaldrogo

The only instance where we would fit parts we didn't supply would be if we couldn't get the part, but it would be clearly explained that there would be no warranty.