OE Front brakes

[cl955]

How much would you expect to pay for Renault discs and pads on the front of a 197 please?

My independent specialist is saying about £400 fitted with VAT, which seems steep to me.

I am thinking of pulling the car and going for more performance oriented after market, although the car is standard and I don't intend doing trackdays.

Any suggestions please? Thanks!

 

[Chris]

That is steep tbh.

Some people upgrade to mtec brakes, you can get them drilled/grooved opposed to solid oem.

Oh and they are cheaper, about £90 for the fronts iirc.

 

[DS197]

Front OE discs and pads come to £193 (Discs £120, Pads £70, Delivery £3). It's definitely something you can attempt to do yourself imo. Not sure how long it would take a garage to change the discs and pads. I would hazard a guess at a hours labour each side. As Chris has said, they can be bought cheaper from mtec with the option of grooves, dimples and drilled discs and at a cheaper price. An advantage of the mtec discs are that you can get them coated in different finishes to prevent them from rusting too.

mtec: http://www.mtecbrakes.com/brake-discs/renault/clio-2005/clio-renaultsport-197-2-0-16v06-06.html

OEM: http://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/products/Renault-Clio-197-Brake-Pads-(Front).html
http://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/products/Renault-Clio-197-Brake-Disc-Set-(Front).html

 

[cl955]

Thanks guys, that is very useful information.
Even with my cack handed mechanical skills, I think an hour per side should be enough (although I hear that the pad retaining pins can be tricky).
Think I need to call the garage at 8am and have a little word...

 

[montana]

I recently replaced my front discs / pads / refurbished my brembos.

I used the following :

Discs (2 year guarantee so no issues here)
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281673128269?_mwBanner=1

Pads
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181561153047?_mwBanner=1

£88 all in for front discs and pads.

As for the caliper pad retaining pins , I bough a proper set of punches to do the job which made easy work of them. I wouldt risk using anything else as you may slip and Mark the calipers

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/300906028175?_mwBanner=1

Give the job a try yourself if you can , you could have it all done and dusted for under £100. No need to pay Renault prices

Hope that helps.

 

[The ANT]

Rs tuning charged me less than 300 to replace the disks, pads and replace the exhaust clamps, but I already had the new pads.

 

[FISHBOY]

I just paid £120 for Brembo discs and pads and the fitting kit...

Labour therefore seems quite toppy

 

[jont-]

I just paid £120 for Brembo discs and pads and the fitting kit...

Where from? Fitting kit alone (if you mean the pins) I've seen is ~£40, and http://www.roadtrackraceparts.com/b...ke-discs-front-renaultsport-clio-197-200.html is the best I've found for Brembo discs.

 

[CallorFold]

Where from? Fitting kit alone (if you mean the pins) I've seen is ~£40, and http://www.roadtrackraceparts.com/b...ke-discs-front-renaultsport-clio-197-200.html is the best I've found for Brembo discs.

Can get pin kit on eBay for £16 - not sure on quality etc. though as haven't bought them myself (yet) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-C...=Model:Clio|Cars+Type:197&hash=item3cea432d1e

 

[montana]

Pad pins can be had here for £16 pair Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261628308766&alt=web

 

[FISHBOY]

Apol - looking into it I paid £120 for the brembo discs and pads and a further £15 for the mintex pin kit.

Looks like I bought one of the last sets as they are no longer listed on ebay by seller fos1133 (FoS Autoparts)

 

[cl955]

In the end, after questioning the costs, I went with the independent. They use parts from Renault that we all know are cheaper when bought from Brembo.
To their credit, they threw in a brake fluid change and aircon service. They also had a nightmare with rusy retaining screws etc.
When I do the rears I shall buy them first and then get them fitted, but I now have a year's mot and hopefully not too much cost.

Is there anything that I can use on the new disc bell to stop them rusting? I guess ACF 50 would just melt and run everywhere?

 

[Chris]

Hammerite?

 

[Agriman]

Don't forget that, although the pins are supplied in pairs (Renault at least), you need a pair for each wheel, ie 2 pairs per axle - really annoying when you have to re-order half way through a job!!

 

[montana]

Hammrite silver / black will do the job

 

[nicknameless]

Wouldn't be going anywhere near a garage that quoted such a ridiculous price and then threw 'free' stuff in as a result of questioning. Free stuff that cost them nothing but a short amount of time. What on earth is their labour rate?