To good to be true brake discs?

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To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Stairs » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:35 pm

While looking for a new set of fronts, seeing if there are any cheaper solutions than the £1400 I have been quoted by Audi I came across these.... But surely this can't be good... or right?

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/details/AUD ... rake-disc/

Appreciate any thoughts and suggestions.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by barryrs » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:41 pm

Isnt that diameter quoted incorrect?

A quick check on the Brembo website says that the dims quoted on that webpage match the B6 & B7 S4

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by MikeFish » Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:54 pm

barryrs wrote:Isnt that diameter quoted incorrect?

A quick check on the Brembo website says that the dims quoted on that webpage match the B6 & B7 S4
The diameter and thickness are both wrong for a B7 RS4.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Stairs » Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:17 pm

I thought so, my mate who works at a garage just said.... "If you can afford an RS4, you can afford to maintain an RS4, buy the proper parts and shut the fu*k up"

Which is both good advice and quite amusing.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by PJC » Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:34 pm

LOL and very true.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Tile Diver » Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:53 pm

Stairs wrote:While looking for a new set of fronts, seeing if there are any cheaper solutions than the £1400 I have been quoted by Audi I came across these.... But surely this can't be good... or right?

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/details/AUD ... rake-disc/

Appreciate any thoughts and suggestions.
Just got a set of fronts from Stoke Audi, 500 quid, cheapest I could find!
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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Stairs » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:05 pm

Maybe a dumb question, but are those genuine Audi parts?... That does seam rather cheap?

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Batfinnk » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:13 pm

Just had a quick look out of curiosity and EuroCarParts lists the front discs as £491 plus vat each! Ouch!
Current car: 2007 BMW 530d touring.
Previous car: 2005 S4 B7.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Tile Diver » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:28 pm

Stairs wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but are those genuine Audi parts?... That does seam rather cheap?
They certainly better be!!! Give Stoke Audi a call, they may still have some left. Paid around 250 qiud for new Audi pads too.
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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by PJC » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:30 pm

Stairs wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but are those genuine Audi parts?... That does seam rather cheap?
Yes they are genuine Audi parts, got a full set of front and rears a couple of months ago.

There was a group buy earlier this year and they were cheaper than that.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Ian_C » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:02 pm

Stairs wrote:I thought so, my mate who works at a garage just said.... "If you can afford an RS4, you can afford to maintain an RS4, buy the proper parts and shut the fu*k up"

Which is both good advice and quite amusing.
Agree and disagree.

Yes, you have to keep on top of maintenance, but on the other hand you can do things to keep the costs sensible. Ordering tyres supply-only mail-delivery and getting a local tyre shop to fit them saved me a fortune. Whilst I let Audi do the AVS and BFS, I rang five dealers to get the price down and got a superb price. I bought my brake discs direct from Pagid via Eurocarparts who make the original discs for Audi...... and got TT Shop to fit them. I had a six jobs done at once at TT Shop and managed a little discount on the sixth job with a smile too.

It all helps!
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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Batfinnk » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:02 pm

If it helps there are a pair of front discs for an RS4 on ebay now. Starting at 99p and no bids so far. Here's the item number:160918914702
Current car: 2007 BMW 530d touring.
Previous car: 2005 S4 B7.

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Re: To good to be true brake discs?

Post by Batfinnk » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:02 pm

If it helps there are a pair of front discs for an RS4 on ebay now. Starting at 99p and no bids so far. Here's the item number:160918914702
Current car: 2007 BMW 530d touring.
Previous car: 2005 S4 B7.

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