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 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:50 pm |
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Joined: Mar 25, 2011
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Location: Kettering
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car.. well pretty sure its my brakes makes a crunching sort of noise when i start to break fairly heavy ..
i think its possibly just the brake pads being worn down?!
if it is .. are they expensive to replace?
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:56 am |
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Brake pads are cheap enough to replace, I changed discs & pads all round last year on the 180 for £100.
No labour charge as myself and a mate did it while prepping the car for FCS! 
Is it a crunching noise or grinding?
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:26 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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If u know someone who can do them, go to ct auto parts there cheap to get the pads 
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:54 am |
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Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:52 am |
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Location: Kettering
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Kind of crunching and grindIng if I'm honest. I first thought when I pulled up on a keen that the bottom was scraping on the floor. But when I got out and checked it wasn't that
Told the parents and they said it's probably the brake pads bit they're n
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:52 am |
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Not to sure*
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:41 pm |
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Location: Kettering
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Getting it checked out tOmmorow so will let you know what it is 
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:45 pm |
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easy to check if the pad has wear out anyway, unless you got steelies... 
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Last edited by Seabook on Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:45 pm |
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Location: England
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Will be pads low and scrapping on the discs, i would say
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:03 pm |
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Location: Kettering
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Got steelies .. Can't wait until I got enough for some decent alloys !
Lee- sweeet as long as it won't cost too much! Ahah!
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:07 pm |
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if it is just the pad then it can't be expensive.
20-30 for a set of decent pad
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:49 am |
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Joined: Mar 25, 2011
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Location: Kettering
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Just got it checked. Its the discs an the pads. He said the disc were scored. Costing me £110. That's including labour and vat
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