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Had Mot done the other day - advisory on front brake pads and discs (80%) worn. Bit dubious about this but on inspection given the wear indidcators it could be right.

However Wimbledon Audi wanted £1300 for front discs and pads. The said it takes 3 1/2 hours of labour, 2 hours to fit and 1.5 hours to bed them in properly!!! Anyone else heard of this, or is this just an excuse to have a razz in my car at my expense???

(I am quite capable of doing the bedding in myself it that's what's required!!!!)

Olly

Ollys, speak to Brett asking him where he bought the disc's and pads. I think you'll find you can get them much cheaper than 1300 notes.
Sod the 1.5hrs bedding in pads... they are having a laugh. Brett fitted new disc's and pads for me just a day before delivery and I'm sure he never bedded them in but they felt good from the word go.

I priced pads and discs for the front a couple of months back and the parts were £980. At my last service in dec they quoted £300 inc vat to change the pads with a discount of 20% on the pads due to the car being over 3 years old.

anth8910 wrote:I priced pads and discs for the front a couple of months back and the parts were £980. At my last service in dec they quoted £300 inc vat to change the pads with a discount of 20% on the pads due to the car being over 3 years old.

THanks for the replies

I can get new pads and discs for £840 incl. VAT from Stoke Audi - so I know I'm being stuffed on the parts price by Wimbledon Audi, but are they not also stuffing me on the labour charge by this ridiculous 1.5 hours needed to hoon around in my car and bed the discs in.....? That was my question

Just dug out the quote for parts,as follows:
Discs £344.46 each
Pads £209.99 set
Total £898.91

Never heard of bedding the discs in for you. They normally advise you to take it easy for the first few hundred miles. I think they are taking the piss.

IIRC disks 560 (tps), pads 270 (wimbledon audi), install 1hr labour 79 ( Merton auto technics < 1 mile form wimbledon stealers), bedded by my good self (priceless).

Cheers mate!

there taking the piss about bedding in something you can have fun doing your self never been told that from Aberdeen Audi i would tell tehm to take a run and feck at them selfs if they did anyway i change my own disks and pads now your having a crappyer time than me with the car needing bits as you sell it Olly hope thats the last

are OEM Brembo or Pagid? http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 41e&000027

Where are the wear indicators on the discs. I had a service in Sept and was told Brake pads 70% worn then, and I have done another 5000 miles since then, no comment so the discs though at that service so how do I tell if they are worn as I think Audi want them changed to quickly

Great link MNK I need some and at £250 ish each that is good

Crikey, my local TPS (Poole);

Genuine front pads, S4F0698151H, RRP £174.99, Ex-VAT. Discounted £167.99 Ex-VAT, £201.58 all in.

Rears. 4F0698451G, £61.61 Ex. Disc £35.69, £42.83 all in...

They're all having your trousers down. In the case of Aberdeen, spanking your bottom too !

Does that include wear indicators? - Stoke Audi quoted these as a separate item - see their post to me on the 'dark side' reproduced below:


Hi Olly

nice to hear from you

prices:

-front discs RRP £715.60 OUR PRICE £572.49
-front pads RRP £235.25 OUR PRICE £223.49
- wear indicators RRP £41.60 OUR PRICE £37.85
-front anti roll bar C-links (with bolts) RRP £85.58 OUR PRICE £79.64
-carpet mats
front RRP £60.05 OUR PRICE £57.05
rear RRP £37.40 OUR PRICE £35.53

Dave




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Stoke Audi
Stanley Matthews Way
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4DD

Don't forget the 1.5 hours of fuel burnt too. Guess that is not included in the price either