Any advice on replacing RS6 pads? Front pad warning light has just come on. Dealer savs they need 2hrs labour as they "have to bed them in". Cost £346 and he warns I may need discs even though they have done 24k since replacement at huge cost. Mechanic told me at last service 3k ago that the discs were fine. How can I tell if he's right? The dealer always wants to sell up any repair.
Can I replace them with Redstuff pads or must I get Audi to fit theirs. car under Audi warranty but thet doesnt cover pads and discs?
Any advice welcome!
RS6 Avant, Jan 2005, 70k mls
RS6 Brake pads
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RE: RS6 Brake pads
dealers are full of s**t and will tell you anything to rip you off. You can check the discs yourself. I think min might be 31- 32mm but I'm sure someone else will know better.
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RE: RS6 Brake pads
Have a look at the discs yourself, or get a 2nd opinion, as some of the interpretation of dealers "discs are worn" is frankly quite astonishing!
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RE: RS6 Brake pads
2 hours labour.... bed them in....... They want shooting with a blunt bullet nade of their own <beep>. They just want to take your car for a spin. Talk to Grizz. For what Audi charged me (before I knew better) for a front set of disks and pads, grizz could do the whole lot and more besides........
It's all Bollox.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
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RE: RS6 Brake pads
Who's Grizz?
RE: RS6 Brake pads
Some say .....
All we know, he's the "Grizz". Unit 20, one of the kings of the beast!
Check a few threads and you'll soon find him!
All we know, he's the "Grizz". Unit 20, one of the kings of the beast!
Check a few threads and you'll soon find him!
RE: RS6 Brake pads
You have to PAY some young service guy to drive your car while bedding in the brakes?
Ha Ha. Funniest thing I've heard in a long time.
Ha Ha. Funniest thing I've heard in a long time.
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Some say he is Jeremey Spakes from Airport...... Some say when he farts, Milltek record it, All we know is.... We call him Grizz...........
IIRC Audi= £1399 for a set of front drilled disks and pads, Grizz Quoted less for the lot (front and back) including a service! (was a while ago mind..)
IIRC Audi= £1399 for a set of front drilled disks and pads, Grizz Quoted less for the lot (front and back) including a service! (was a while ago mind..)
It's all Bollox.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
RE: RS6 Brake pads
u can get oem pads/discs etc from dsgwagen , cheaper than audi dealers can buy them for , according to them anyway , the stealers will fit them as long as they are oem , saves a fortune
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Re: RE: RS6 Brake pads
Unit 20 VW AUDI Specialistjamesslater wrote:Who's Grizz?
Clayhill Ind Est
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Tel: 0151 336 6888
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Re: RE: RS6 Brake pads
http://www.unit20.org/index.htmlJoules wrote:Unit 20 VW AUDI Specialistjamesslater wrote:Who's Grizz?
Clayhill Ind Est
Neston
Wirral
Cheshire
CH64 3UG
Tel: 0151 336 6888
Highly recommended
Dunno oo that cornishmoocher is that he has got on there...... I must have been pissed when I said that
Only joking...... Unit 20 is the only place my car will go.
It's all Bollox.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
Half of what you read is bull and the other half is all <beep>.
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RE: Re: RE: RS6 Brake pads
Now I find the local factor can get Brembo, Ferodo or Girling pads, which for normal road use?
Brembo very expensive, my local garage, performance based trade, says Ferodo are fine.
Any views?
J
Brembo very expensive, my local garage, performance based trade, says Ferodo are fine.
Any views?
J
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