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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 28 February 2011, 23:15:41
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Actually slightly over but read on
Rear discs about 65
rear pads 20
rear shoes 20
Front disc pad set 100
New handbrake cables 60
New front pads 20
Those wires about 5
Getting local chap to fit cable 48 (wet cold not feeling that well)
And of course no wastes of money
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2 sets of front pads in a year? :o
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Grease your Brake Pads Martin they will last longer :y ;D
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Grease your Brake Pads Martin they will last longer :y ;D
I aren't suprised that you go through brakes like you do you drive like no-one else does at warp speed everywhere so you must always be on the brakes :)
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Grease your Brake Pads Martin they will last longer :y ;D
I well remember someone who was daft as a brush in my group of biking mates when I was a yoof being advised to do that (as a joke) to stop brake squeal from the front disc on his cb125.
Next day he ploughed straight into the back of a car.I did feel bad (for about 5 minutes. :-[ ::) ;D
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did I get around that (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did that little Honda just ride around the outside of me like that ? :o :-[ (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
Sounds about right. :P :D ;D
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did I get around that (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
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Have you ever had, what I call my 'Oh Shite' moments when entering a corner on the bike?... ::) ::)
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did I get around that (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
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Have you ever had, what I call my 'Oh Shite' moments when entering a corner on the bike?... ::) ::)
anyone who rides a bike must have had those ;D
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did I get around that (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
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Have you ever had, what I call my 'Oh Shite' moments when entering a corner on the bike?... ::) ::)
If I said no I would be a liar ;D ;D ;D so no cause me Dads on ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
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Lots of brake accelerate down the lanes
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Please remember us with glasses cant see as good ;D ;D plus it makes going around corners especially on your bike so much more fun..... flat out, flat out .... Ohhhh poop a corner... how did I get around that (thought for a second) flat out, flat out ;D ;D ;D
Strap your white stick to the front of the car. When you hear bits of it hitting the windscreen, brake. :y
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No new fluid?
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i've gone through 1 set of front discs and two sets of front pads in about 70k!
Anticipation is the key amount of idiots on the motorway I saw braking going up hill! :o Just ease of earlier morons...
Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
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Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
But you've only got a 4 pot and drive like Miss Daisy :P ::) :D
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Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
But you've only got a 4 pot and drive like Miss Daisy :P ::) :D
Cruise often set at 80 thank you very much! I'll admit i drive slow, but thats in comparison to a certain admin ::)
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No new fluid?
Oh I bled them through as well!
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Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
But you've only got a 4 pot and drive like Miss Daisy :P ::) :D
Cruise often set at 80 thank you very much! I'll admit i drive slow, but thats in comparison to a certain admin ::)
Ohhh... It's like fishing :D :D :D
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Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
But you've only got a 4 pot and drive like Miss Daisy :P ::) :D
Cruise often set at 80 thank you very much! I'll admit i drive slow, but thats in comparison to a certain admin ::)
Ohhh... It's like fishing :D :D :D
Ignore him Tunnie, he's bored from having an old man's back so he has taken up a new sport.
However, give him time and he'll be back in the doghouse ;D
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Some people just dab the brakes every few minutes, I could often do the 75 mile blast only using brakes at junctions...
But you've only got a 4 pot and drive like Miss Daisy :P ::) :D
Cruise often set at 80 thank you very much! I'll admit i drive slow, but thats in comparison to a certain admin ::)
Ohhh... It's like fishing :D :D :D
Ignore him Tunnie, he's bored from having an old man's back so he has taken up a new sport.
However, give him time and he'll be back in the doghouse ;D
How'd the footie go on Saturday? :-X :-X :D :D
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I don't even spend that on my MV6, and as GayBoyGixer will say, I'm a bit anal over having constant fresh pads.
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And I don't use gateposts to slow me down either :P
//TB rushes off to touch some wood ;D
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price of your front discs seams high been qouted 32 plus vat each for mine mate,
ive had oh cr#p moments in rally cars go back some years to the day of mk 1 and mk2 escorts sideways through open farm gate comes to mind left my driving lamps on the gate post, pit stop new pants please. ::)
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price of your front discs seams high been qouted 32 plus vat each for mine mate,
ive had oh cr#p moments in rally cars go back some years to the day of mk 1 and mk2 escorts sideways through open farm gate comes to mind left my driving lamps on the gate post, pit stop new pants please. ::)
Most OOFers tend to stick to genuine GM discs, as the pattern ones are invariably shite.
They are about £75 + VAT for 2 discs and 4 pads on TC.
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
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price of your front discs seams high been qouted 32 plus vat each for mine mate,
ive had oh cr#p moments in rally cars go back some years to the day of mk 1 and mk2 escorts sideways through open farm gate comes to mind left my driving lamps on the gate post, pit stop new pants please. ::)
Most OOFers tend to stick to genuine GM discs, as the pattern ones are invariably shite.
They are about £75 + VAT for 2 discs and 4 pads on TC.
Bought them trade club last year - can't remember exact price
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
Every other pad set seems about average for me. Modern pads give the disks a harder life.
Kevin
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I've always worked on the basis of new discs on fitting the third set of pads regardless of thickness of disc.
Not sure of the OEM pads are any harder on the discs yet but TBH the TC discs aren't overly expensive IMHO.
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
Every other pad set seems about average for me. Modern pads give the disks a harder life.
Kevin
As does driving like a idiot ::)
I normally get 3 - 4 sets of pads from discs, but then I tend to change the pads once about half worn.
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thingy ::)
Tripped over my own word censor, rather thing >:( ;D
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
Every other pad set seems about average for me. Modern pads give the disks a harder life.
Kevin
As does driving like a thingy ::)
I normally get 3 - 4 sets of pads from discs, but then I tend to change the pads once about half worn.
Must admit, I was surprised how much wear there is on my discs as they are only 6 months old ::) ::)
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
Every other pad set seems about average for me. Modern pads give the disks a harder life.
Kevin
As does driving like a thingy ::)
I normally get 3 - 4 sets of pads from discs, but then I tend to change the pads once about half worn.
Send them to me. :y ;D ;D.............I change mine when the old fashioned audible warning sensor tells me they are worn out. ::) ;D
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Thinking about it, I've done 70k in my car. The brakes were fairly well worn when I bought it (possibly original, at 40k) and I have changed the front pads and disks once, the rear pads and disks once, and it might have had an additional set of front pads. I can't remember. Oh, and a fluid change or two, of course.
Kevin
Changed my discs as there were tiny cracks in the old ones and they were 4 years old and quite worn.
I remember being told new discs for every 3 or 4 pad sets
Every other pad set seems about average for me. Modern pads give the disks a harder life.
Kevin
As does driving like a thingy ::)
I normally get 3 - 4 sets of pads from discs, but then I tend to change the pads once about half worn.
Send them to me. :y ;D ;D.............I change mine when the old fashioned audible warning sensor tells me they are worn out. ::) ;D
You are welcome to them, but the reason I change them is I've invariably knackered them - once they get about half worn, they seem to regularly cook far too easily...
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A quick rub with an old rasp, they,ll be good as new. :y :D ;D ;D
you could list them on the bay of fleas. Ive seen worse things on there - like used cambelts. ::) ;D