Brakes replaced cost?

[Deleted User]

My wife is taking her car to get the brakes checked tomorrow. It is likely that the discs and pads need replaced and the hand brake loosened a little.

Any ideas of the sort of cost we should expect as we dont want ripped off.



thanks in advance

cyclonebri1

New front pads ands discs cost me a suprising £42 in total, but fitted myself. £100/125 is all I would pay, but get ready to be creamed

Sorry, just no faith in what it costs as against what you pay
Bri.

steveo3002

https://secure.gsfcarparts.com/shop/

bash in your details on there..remeber discs are priced each and the pads will be a whole set

then it ought to be around an hrs labour to fit them

please dont go to quik fit and get robbed

cyclonebri1

Remember that evn the fist time round discs can and probably will need doing at the same time as pads. With an early car like yours they not have been done

steveo3002

labour can be £30-100 an hr depending on where you live and what garage you choose

quik fit will try and tell you every moving part is worn out and the free replacemnts are on the condition you agree to all additional work ...so its no bargain

does your mechanic friend not know anyone that would do it for cash?

i think id trust brakes from that link i posted before ebay unknowns...its free mail order too btw

anewman

Considered getting a Haynes manual and giving it a go yourself? That way you know it's done properly.

Conor_3

At most it's an hours labour per side plus parts. Should be easily done for under £150 and if you're careful about where you go, under £100.

haggisAThome

were abouts in Scotland are you ? if your near nairn i will do them for you at cost . front disks and pads are not going to cost you a lot from a motor factors and fitting them is a easy job

[Deleted User]

Thank you very much for the offer Haggis but I am quite a bit away from Nairn.