Cost of pads+discs

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stefan9107

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So before anyone chimes in with "do it yourself"... the answer is no. Haven't done it before, can't be arsed, don't have the equipment.

Okay, so now that is out of the way...

My local Jag indie has quoted me the following to replace pads/ pads and discs...

£110p/hr labour

OEM Pads only - £483 parts + £290 labour = £773
Aftermarket (haven't asked what brand) - £324 parts + £290 labour = £614

OEM Pads+Discs - £1285 parts + £686 labour = £1971
Aftermarket Pads+Discs - £925 parts + £686 labour = £1611

Is £110p/hr the going rate for an indie these days? Seemed a bit much and close if not the same as going straight to Jag themselves.

I'm not sure what brand the aftermarket ones are, but I'm fairly sure I can get Pagid pads and discs off Euro Car Parts for £780 which is £145 less than what they are charging. So I'm guessing I could buy the parts myself and save a little bit of cash provided they don't have any issue with that.


Anyone else think this is a bit steep or am I just being a tight f*ck?
 
I used to pay £75 to my Fiat indie about 4 years ago, so £110 seems fair.

The main dealer online price on Jaguar.co.uk for front discs and pads is £647.24 and rear £576.74. Front pads only £376.05 and rear pads £264.19 fitted.
 
get my local garage (for over 20 years) £55 per hour, have had the same machinic to do all my cars, i generaly supply the oil, filter and other such things
 
get my local garage (for over 20 years) £55 per hour, have had the same machinic to do all my cars, i generaly supply the oil, filter and other such things

fitted lower springs all round, reset tracking , a couple of years ago and took 4 hours
 
In my experience Indy’s are not always happy with customer supplied parts for two reasons,
1/ they lose out on mark up of parts
2/ if something goes wrong who is to blame, if they supply and fit anything goes wrong it’s all down to them.

The replay by mickjaguar seems better option than Indy, disc and pads fitted all round £1200 ish, pads only all round fitted £650 ish need to check if need to add Rishi’s share (VAT) as that will push up Jaguar prices by £240 / £130
 
Mickjaguar makes a really good point about booking via Jaguar.co.uk as they do the fixed pricing for 3 + year old cars.

It is worth mentioning though, that I followed this route and whilst the Jaguar dealer did honour the costs eventually, it took quite some time to convince them to.

It wasn’t the prestige customer service I was hoping for tbh.
 
I had my front discs and pads done at my local garage, he mentioned he got the bits from Euro car parts, i thnk it was about £500 all in.. My rear discs are fine as yet , i did by a set of rear pads that cost about £70 but there not needed as yet...
I dont think you need a Jag specialist to swap discs and pads, i would shop around
 
My local Jag dealer (according to jaguar.co.uk) want £955 for front pads & discs and £761 for the rear. Might be because mine are the super performance maybe?

So £1716 "total cost" (I would need to check but assume that's inc VAT). £255 less than the indie for OEM, and £105 more than the indie's "after market" option.
If I can pay for the discs and pads myself I can maybe get the total down to £1466 at the indie, so £251 less than the dealer if that's an option, but they also want £57 for the wear sensors/leads. Either way, as said, they might not allow this.

It's a lot closer than I thought it would be.
 
Bring it over to me and I’ll supervise you doing it as it’ll make a nice change to watch someone else do manual labour. I have torque wrenches, wind-back tools, bacon, coffee, and WiFi access
 
Pads and disc changes are really straightforward tasks, doesn’t need to be Jaguar or indie specialist. You could try a quote from ATS or Halfords service centres, the latter offers a brakes for life guarantee. Think “Kev” offer best though (bacon and coffee included 👍)
 
My independent charges about £60 an hour. He's told me if he could charge dealer rates he'd only work one day a week! :)
 
Kev said:
Bring it over to me and I’ll supervise you doing it as it’ll make a nice change to watch someone else do manual labour. I have torque wrenches, wind-back tools, bacon, coffee, and WiFi access
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Mmmmmm Bacon 😊
 
MikeM said:
Pads and disc changes are really straightforward tasks, doesn’t need to be Jaguar or indie specialist. You could try a quote from ATS or Halfords service centres, the latter offers a brakes for life guarantee. Think “Kev” offer best though (bacon and coffee included 👍)
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Bacon is tempting... but in that scenario I'd actually have to do something...
 
Kev said:
Bring it over to me and I’ll supervise you doing it as it’ll make a nice change to watch someone else do manual labour. I have torque wrenches, wind-back tools, bacon, coffee, and WiFi access
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Car meet at Kev's anyone? 😉
Lovely offer, sir.
 
I like this thread as it shows however you cut it, doing your own pads and disks is pretty easy, relatively good fun (note to self - need to get out more) and you save a shed load of money, your choice of parts and get the satisfaction of doing it.
 
I for one wish I had the balls to do it (as well as the tools) but I dread anything going wrong and being something so serious like brakes, insurance could become an issue but I don't know if this can be validated.
 
WShudds said:
I for one wish I had the balls to do it (as well as the tools) but I dread anything going wrong and being something so serious like breaks, insurance could become an issue but I don't know if this can be validated.
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I get this as to start doing this sort of work you do need to have some equipment - jack, axle stand, torque wrench, some spanners, torx, etc. and of course a big hammer as it's important to hit something at some point, just because it's fun..
Very few specialist tools needed as brake wind back can be substituted by a G clamp, etc.
In terms of safety they are foolproof in so far as they fit and are correct or it wont all go back together. If you mess up to the wear indicator it will show on the dash
For certainty and peace of mind I'm sure any MOT station would put it on the brake tester for a few quid.
 
cj10jeeper said:
I get this as to start doing this sort of work you do need to have some equipment - jack, axle stand, torque wrench, some spanners, torx, etc. and of course a big hammer
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And some copper grease.

Friend of mine set about changing the discs on his Mondeo some years ago. And as sometimes happens the discs were rusted on and wouldn't budge when the grub screws were removed. Soaking overnight, rocking and tapping with a mallet achieved nothing. A good round of wacking with a hammer then messed up face of the disc, and it still wouldn't budge, so now the car couldn't be driven anywhere. Any puller he had could be bodged to be any use, so he phoned his local garage who said they'd send someone round. A gorilla (his words) turned up and without much speaking grasped the disc and rocked it, then went back to his van. Dave was thinking a torch to apply heat maybe. Nope, it was a release tool in the shape of a very large sledge hammer! Bang bang bang as the sledge was swung, car bouncing and rocking wildly on the axle stands, with bits of metal flying all over the place then ping as the disc flew off ten feet into the flower bed!

So.........handy hint. Before you buy new discs to fit yourself, make sure the old ones come off easily first.
 
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