General Brakes Time GPS MJET

[alexh365]

Appears its almost time for me to get my brakes done on the front and it looks to be very very dear from FIAT approx £300ish.

Whats everyone else with an MJET GPS done about new brakes? I've had a quick search and cant find much.

brakes4u.co.uk is coming out just shy of £100 for Green Stuff pads and their standard Discs.

Anyone else got ideas,reviews and prices?

Al

 

[amcand]

How many miles have you done to need new disks as well? Front pads from EBD Direct are £53.89.
http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/car/...T&model=Grande+Punto&year=1.9+TD+(130)+(2006-)

 

[Ffoxy]

47,000 miles here and my original equipment Fiat brake pads are about a 3rd worn, bit of a lip on the original discs but will be perfick for thousands of miles yet... do some people drive on their brakes or what?

 

[Mattyk]

48k here and its getting time to change my fronts, I do alot of "enthusiastic" driving though

 

[Ffoxy]

48k here and its getting time to change my fronts, I do alot of "enthusiastic" driving though

I accept I dont blaze around these days but I do get a shift on, I suppose a lot of Motorway miles has been to the benefit of my brakes.

I think I'll go for Red Dot grooved discs and some pads from them when the time comes, the original pads / discs do have a little fade when coming out of Warp...

 

[Mattyk]

yeah mine started to fade a bit on the track, they did really well though, Im gonna stick with the standard disks and stick some Mintex pads in I think

 

[alexh365]

yeah mine started to fade a bit on the track, they did really well though, Im gonna stick with the standard disks and stick some Mintex pads in I think

35k im at. Disk are actually ok just a slight lip but the pads are getting near the wear indicator.

 

[Caravadossi]

Anyone else got ideas,reviews and prices?

A while back someone made the valid point that a lot of the brake kits are common across models. So don’t get caught paying a premium for (say) GP pads/discs when they maybe no different from those fitted to (say) a *Stilo at half the cost.

* I think it was a Stilo mentioned but unconfirmed.

Can anyone cross ref. P/No.s on this for confirmation? ... (amended 2009/05/01 17:24) although thinking again, the P/No's may not flag up they're common.

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[alexh365]

Something confusing

Discs
EBC Direct quoting D414 £50.99 Single * 2
Brakes4U Quoting D1436 £53.54 Pair

Pads
Both Quoting
DP21383 £53.88

Any Clues?

 

[alexh365]

One last place ive found, again quoting same discs

Brake Disc - Standard EBC
D1436
£42.98

Brake Pad - EBC Greenstuff
DP21383
£53.48

Post £9.99

Total: £106.48

MCR Factors, their on ebay and link is http://www.carfactorsuk.co.uk/

 

[1.8Stilo]

would recommend red dot fast road pads of green stuff

 

[alexh365]

Am I right in saying to stick with Standard Discs, and just get some tasty pads? Wonder if any Vaux-cough-hall-cough-arg Discs would fit too?

 

[SchumiForever]

Try your local motor factors. Last month I got new front mintex pads for 1.9 sporting think they were about £22 for a set including VAT. They are the same pads that are on the Stilo so think thats why they are reasonable.

Got rear ones last week an they were £38. Still not bad though for mintex pads.

That was from Coulthards Motor Factors in Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, if you ring them they may be able to post out to you. Sure they will ave a website also.

 

[punto_matt]

Go to red dot and get some discs and pads off them. Ive got some on order for my Tjet along with braided brake lines

 

[Danny westall]

when im breaking im getting a sort of grinding noise and iv only done 16200 miles:idea: what could this be? shoes or pads?

 

[fenton_jd]

I had my pads changed before and they still screeched like there was no tomorrow.

BUT Of every car I've driven, nothing stops as quickly as the GP regardless of screeching.

 

[alexh365]

If the screeching is at the back (Sporting as we have rear discs) maybe you need the modified brake dampeners, alternativley it could just be brake dust between the disc pad.

Most modern brakes now make stupid nosies due to changes in the composition of the material e.g. no Asbestos.

 

[Caravadossi]

I had my pads changed before and they still screeched like there was no tomorrow.

Not ready for pads just yet at 28K but getting some brake squeal if I brake when not flying straight & level i.e. if I brake with some lock-on.

Some 20 years back I recall watching a Fiat guy change the pads on my Regata 85S. He chamfered the sharp edges off the pads with a flat file & claimed it eliminated brake squeal. Fairly common knowledge - sure to be something on that in FF if you search.

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[Super Noob]

had mine 1.2 front brake pads change only a few days ago for £66 with an indepandant garage. Car only did 11k...

 

[sboy66]

Arnold Clark Fiat dealers doing pads supplied and fitted at £75.

Pads and discs £125.

This seems very good value.