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Furthermore, the anticipation of MOT date to get the extra month before expiry, is not 31 days, nor even 30 days, but a month less one day. So if your MOT expires on February 28th, you must submit car for test on January 29th or later.
But the discs are still on the car over 12 months later .... they no where near the end of their life. I just replaced the pads. 'You need new discs & pads Sir' seems to be a common cry from MB.To be fair to MB, about £400 of that is parts...
£636 is just taking the piss.
Agreed. MB only quoted £550(ish) for both pads & discs for the front of my ML .... which of course I declined.
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£636 is just taking the piss.
how did you find the paint?
He clicked Ebay buttons and the postman brought it to his house
I changed mine as it was stuck up when I got the car in the end I broke the arms so to get it out and ....
I used this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SILVER-BRAKE-CALIPER-PAINT-METAL-STEEL-ENGINE-High-Temperature-125ml/162123114796
I did them few weeks back and still looking good. Tiny pot of paint but it lasts. I used heat gun between coats as I did fronts then rears.
Mine looked a bit like a drug dealer's car .... black with red calipers front & back.Like theses...
But I had the later 17" facelift Elite alloys on my car which are less open
Dog knob red and metallic burgundy... ClassyAny high temp paint will be fine, just don't do them red!
I disagree!
Any high temp paint will be fine, just don't do them red!
The finish was pretty good & lasted well.
I just got quoted £636 for rear brake pads ( not pads and discs) from Jaguar.
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I didn't realise we were including over seas$200,000 will get you something nice a stones throw from any city in the Southern US... €165,000 will buy you a nice apartment or Finca anywhere in Spain/France /Italy.£150,000!Or one really nice house somewhere elseThere are places that you can buy 3 houses for that!
maybe an 'OK' house
£150,000!Or one really nice house somewhere else
