Service - Need new brakes

[montana83]

Just put my car in for its service and they said it needs new front pads and discs on the front. Got quoted a lovely £507.


OHHHH MYYY GOD

For some reason i said NO

 

[Deleted member 7729]

What was that for a LC or LCR and which dealership?

 

[montana83]

Leon Cupra R

 

[Deleted member 7729]

Which dealership was that and have you spoken to www.jkm.org.uk

 

[Sam20v]

I know i have normal brakes, but..........
the front discs and pads from Seat, were £90 and it aint a hard job (on my car).....not sure about brembos tho.........

Seat wanted £250 and an independant garage wanted £225.........

It will cost ya if you cant do it yaself dude!

 

[montana83]

Went to Seat Dealer in newbury, cant remem the name of it

I have changed brakes before so am happy changin them

 

[SpareMan]

Cupra R discs £117.91 each
pads £138.62 for a set.
So parts total £374.44

The rest of the cost depends on labour time (is it about 1.5 hours?) and labour rate. Would be about right with labour rate £75/hour + VAT.

You not aware of the costs of Brembo brakes when you got the car, it is a sporty car and do tend to wear out quicker than 'normal' Leons

My suggestion is buy the parts but take them elsewhere to be fitted, or do them yourself as you said

 

[CRAIGLCR]

Hi Ive Just Sent My 03 Cupra R In For Service Too!!! And Guess Wot?? It Needs New Front Pads!! I Was Quoted £181 Just For The Pads To Be Fitted!!! Wtf!!! I Rang Around A Few Of My Local Car Accessory Places And Got A Set Of Mintex Front Brake Pads That Will Fit The Brembos For £22.30!!!!! Not Much Difference Is There!!! Rang Seat To See How Much They Would Charge To Fit Them - £45!!! I Think That Will Be The Way Forward!!!!!!!!

 

[montana83]

Yeh i knew they were expensive was prepared for bout 350 so wen matey said 507 was kinda shocked so will source from different location

 

[mmfb]

Try NVS - see my other posts on brakes. They came to my work and fitted OEM pads cheaper than Seat would have sold them to me as a part.

M

 

[Hairy]

Did my LCR brakes a month ago, discs £85 each, Galfer 1055 pads £60 P&P ~ £15
= £245 + about 1.5 hours of my time. Newbury is my local dealer but I wasn't going to pay them for such a simple job, and they wanted £115 for each disc!! So I bought mine from SEAT in Warrington.

Just do it your self and save ~ £250
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[montana83]

Ever heard of galfer brakes???

 

[montana83]

Ahhhh someone types faster then me

http://www.galfer.co.uk/index.html?lang=en-uk&target=d10_01.html

And then the seat leon 1.8turbo

That right set??

 

[TDCupra]

You can normally get a set of genuine Brembo pads on ebay for around £60, thas what I paid for mine.

 

[montana83]

Just picked up my car after the service.

Needs new rear wiper motor as well as scratchin the glass but the service guy reckons he may be able to swing it on warranty, fingers crossed

So actually a big thanks to the dealer (not often you can say that)

 

[ibizacupra]

Hi Ive Just Sent My 03 Cupra R In For Service Too!!! And Guess Wot?? It Needs New Front Pads!! I Was Quoted £181 Just For The Pads To Be Fitted!!! Wtf!!! I Rang Around A Few Of My Local Car Accessory Places And Got A Set Of Mintex Front Brake Pads That Will Fit The Brembos For £22.30!!!!! Not Much Difference Is There!!! Rang Seat To See How Much They Would Charge To Fit Them - £45!!! I Think That Will Be The Way Forward!!!!!!!!

beware of cheap mintex pads... on LCR
others have had bad experience of them if you search on the topic.. Cheap for a reason.. These are you brakes after all!

 

[chris_m]

Having watched a mates dad fit my 312mm upgrade onto my old MK4 Golf GTI, im incredibly confident of being able to do it with the help of a mate.

I'd rather spend a full day doing it than pay those extortionate prices.

 

[CRAIGLCR]

hi there!! fitted my new mintex pads saturday!! it took all of 1 hour!! so im glad i didnt pay the staggering £181 quoted from the stealers!!!!!!