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[tigers_gonads]

Vented / Non vented rear discs
Are they the same pads ?

Local oppswit dealer says 15 quid for the fronts, 12.77 for the rears   
So I ask him to check again after explaining that the car has the vented rear discs fitted and he comes back with a price of .................. 57 quid + vat and it will take 2 days to arrive
Walk out and phone a local factors who tell me that 3 manufactures catalogues say they is only one pad fitted the the rears of the omega and he can have them too me within the hour for 19 quid inc 

Who's right on this.

oppswit dealer or the local factors ?

[Entwood]

If memory serves me correctly, and it probably doesn't .. there is definitly a difference, either in the pads or the caliper .... if the wrong one is fitted the piston can over extend and drop out as the unvented disc is much thinner than the vented one.

I'll try and research it better ... back in a moment 

[hotel21]

Rear pads are different between vented and non vented discs.  Thats why MickDundee had the rear pistons pop out of the caliper and lost brake fluid/brakes, as I remember it.,,,,,   

[I_want_an_Omega]

Rear pads aren't on the useless website anyway.

got mine from europarts. £15 iirc. but that's good for my driving. I know you like to drive more, err, spirited so you prob need stronger ones 

Rears get more of a hammering when accelerating than braking, so you could fit chocolate ones if you never visited the local BP in Brackley. God they are useless retards.

Why?

[hotel21]

.... or was it vented calipers and solid disc combo.  Best wait for Nige to do some digging.  Not able to do that myself at the mo, sorry.

[Entwood]

OK .. my ancient - and probably out of date version of the EPC ..

part no 9193476 - pads for unvented rear brakes

part no 9195058 - pads for vented rear brakes

so different part numbers ..

try giving AndyC a ring ??

[Andy B]

Rear pads are different between vented and non vented discs.  Thats why MickDundee had the rear pistons pop out of the caliper and lost brake fluid/brakes, as I remember it.,,,,,   

No .... that was because some numpty at a garage fitted solid discs at the back instead of vented. 

[tigers_gonads]

I've just pulled up this off the tradeclub site

3.2i 24v V6 - Y32SE  Brake Shoes; 160 x 25mm  90541931  £76.50  £65.09  £46.43         

But ............. my thinking would be that the caliper would be different, not the pad itself 

It wouldn't surprise me if the muppets (polite version) at Evans Halshaw around here are trying to pull a fast one.
2 weeks ago, they quoted me 108 quid +vat for 1 cam cover seal 

[tigers_gonads]

Rear pads aren't on the useless website anyway.

got mine from europarts. £15 iirc. but that's good for my driving. I know you like to drive more, err, spirited so you prob need stronger ones 

Rears get more of a hammering when accelerating than braking, so you could fit chocolate ones if you never visited the local BP in Brackley. God they are useless retards.

Why?

The abs trying to stop him burning his tyres up on the way out of the forecourt 

[hotel21]

Tigers - your last post was a price for brake shoes, not pads. The shoes are inside the hub and are for the hand brake, distinctly different to brake pads.

AndyB - I corrected my post after thinking about it, a little back the thread.   

[tigers_gonads]

Tigers - your last post was a price for brake shoes, not pads. The shoes are inside the hub and are for the hand brake, distinctly different to brake pads.

AndyB - I corrected my post after thinking about it, a little back the thread.   

Yup, just found that out myself 
Cheers Mr B 

Well "a" set of pads should be here about 1pm so sit down, make yourself a cupper and awate the next episode 

[tigers_gonads]

Ok, the rear pads are the same BUT the spring clips and nails are different 
With the vented discs, due to the extra width of the disc, the standard nails are not long enough to hold the pads in so you must reuse the nails and spring clips off the original

HTH   

[dbug]

Bought a set of rear pads for Estate last year - pattern (ok as rears do little work) - specified model and vented discs, came complete with springs and the longer pins - all for less than £12.  Used these before on previous Omegas without problems (solid discs though and came with correct sized pins).

And yes pads are same for vented and solid discs - as said differences are calipers and pins.

[mike clark]

i said to ya try practical

[Webby the Bear]

just clean up and use the old pins and retainer. bit of copper anti-seize paste. done