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[chrisgixer]

Seems to me proven answers by long standing members gathered by experience and trial and error over long periods, have to be re proven on every thread these days.

I very rarely use a factors for the omega. Trade club from the dealers carry oe parts with a good saving even over factor prices.

Trade club brake parts ARE the way. Anything cheaper simply doesn't cut it. I've seen pattern factor parts, like ferrodo pads , cause serious issues on squeal and brake quality.
It's really not worth the trying to find cheaper.


Generally, use trade club for everything except ignition parts and wishbones. Springs are cheaper elsewhere, but are invariably shite.

Anyway. Trade club pads where £14 last I looked.

[Jimbob]

Keith, I can always act as a go between for tradeclub stuff if you need  

[Sir Tigger KC]

Here you go, £14.44 posted from a Vx dealer. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-04-2003-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-9192124-/271313721264?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Cars+Year%3A2000%7CCar+Make%3AVauxhall%7CCars+Type%3A2.5+V6%7CModel%3AOmega&hash=item3f2b8ed7b0

[05omegav6]

Good find

Free postage too

[Sir Tigger KC]

I bought a set of Vx front pads for £9 posted a while back, so it's always worth a quick trawl through fleabay. 

Does anyone know who supplies brake pads to GM/Vx?   

[vauxsull]

I now know what pads i need however i expected to find them down to the metal as i have the " brake pad" warning on dash... But the pads have about 8mm left on them and the wires that plug into the pads are not even connected? And before anyone says they are not chaffing on anything metal..

[05omegav6]

I now know what pads i need however i expected to find them down to the metal as i have the " brake pad" warning on dash... But the pads have about 8mm left on them and the wires that plug into the pads are not even connected? And before anyone says they are not chaffing on anything metal..

Is the pad warning on the info display or in the cluster

[vauxsull]

Its in the display.. Wasn't aware there was a seperate warning in cluster?

[05omegav6]

Just checking the one on the cluster is brake fluid level...

Is the warning intermittent?

[vauxsull]

At first yes but on whenever i start car... Goes off after a few minutes.

[TheBoy]

  Try Autovaux as I get some good deals from them
Keith B

The trouble with them is they are full of lies. They try to make out stuff is genuine, or by the OEM that makes the genuine part, when the stuff usually isn't.

Having been caught out by them on more than one occasion, I cannot recommend them any more, nor will I ever use them again.

[TheBoy]

At first yes but on whenever i start car... Goes off after a few minutes.

Its the circuit has been broken. As the pads get to about 2/3rds worn, it wears through the (separate) sensor that clips into the pad, popping up the warning.

TBH, at 2/3rds wear, I'd bin the pads anyway, as their ability to disperse heat is spent. Actually, I change my pads long before the sensors get touched, as after about half worn, they can't take the abuse I put them through for long.

[vauxsull]

Would the brake pad warning come on if the piston travels further than it would like and set off the warning anyway despite the pad sensors not being connected? Like a kind of secondary warning? I don't know what I'm actually talking about here..

[vauxsull]

The sensors are not attached.. They are zip wired up out of the way

[05omegav6]

The sensor wire earthing is what puts the light on

break all to do with piston travel