Price on disc and pads all round - fitted?

[Liam79]

I needmy brakes replacing fairly soon on my 51 330d sport and was about to look for quotes. Anyway my mate knew someone who works in BMW and he gave me a price of £350 for genuine pads and discs all round fitted. What do you think?
How much would it normally cost through the books.

[ukdavvy12]

Quoted £200 for pads only inc labour from an independent in Yorkshire

[rassi]

Liam79 said:

I needmy brakes replacing fairly soon on my 51 330d sport and was about to look for quotes. Anyway my mate knew someone who works in BMW and he gave me a price of £350 for genuine pads and discs all round fitted. What do you think?
How much would it normally cost through the books.

Bite his arm off at that price!!

[MattOz]

Not bad for OE kit. However.........

Textar pads are identical to BMW pads and even on occasion have the BMW logo on them. Brembo disks are about £70 for the fronts (pair) and £65 for the rears(pair). Pads are about £60 for a full set.

Try GSF for prices etc.

It usually takes about an hour and a half to do all four corners. My last invoice just for OE front discs was £140.

Matt

[volvos60s60]

This is simple grease monkey wok, nothing complex or skilled.

I recently bought some QH front discs for my 530d for £54+vat & QH pads for £20+vat, & had them fitted for £50 cash at my local garage. I'd have done it myself if it had not rained all last weekend. So complete job done for £136.
This job simply involves removing the wheel, undo 2 bolts to remove the caliper, slide out old pads & in with the new, undo a 7mm bolt on the disc, tap with a hammer, pull of dic, slide on new one, refit caliper, refit wheel. This is not skilled work - why pay more?

[sparkythecat]

MattOz said:

Not bad for OE kit. However.........

Textar pads are identical to BMW pads and even on occasion have the BMW logo on them. Brembo disks are about £70 for the fronts (pair) and £65 for the rears(pair). Pads are about £60 for a full set.

Try GSF for prices etc.

It usually takes about an hour and a half to do all four corners. My last invoice just for OE front discs was £140.

Matt

Looking at my last invoice from Euro Car Parts, Pads were £88 all round

If you're renewing rear pads and discs, then it would make sense to renew the handbrake shoes whilst you have the thin in bits. They're £19

Discs as MattOz says are £135ish for a full set.

So Parts total will be around £242

If job takes around 2 hours then £350 all in seems a reasonable price

Edited by sparkythecat on Thursday 11th September 13:17

[Fox-]

Did the front pads on my 530i. £35+vat from GSF. The pads removed, fitted by BMW, were identical to the pads I had bought from GSF. Even down to the part number stamped on them.

[dxb335d]

BMW charged me 200 quid for front discs each once. I kept the old ones as there was nothign wrong with them.

[sparkythecat]

If the OP fancies getting the spanners out there's a good photo guide on how to do it on this forum

[crofty1984]

volvos60s60 said:

This is simple grease monkey wok, nothing complex or skilled.

I recently bought some QH front discs for my 530d for £54+vat & QH pads for £20+vat, & had them fitted for £50 cash at my local garage. I'd have done it myself if it had not rained all last weekend. So complete job done for £136.
This job simply involves removing the wheel, undo 2 bolts to remove the caliper, slide out old pads & in with the new, undo a 7mm bolt on the disc, tap with a hammer, pull of dic, slide on new one, refit caliper, refit wheel. This is not skilled work - why pay more?

That's not how it went last time I changed any pads.

This job simply involves trying to remove the wheel studs, failing, breaking a ratchet, cutting the rubber end offthe handle to my trolley jack, using it as a breaker bar, jump up and down on it, fall off, whack ankle, remove wheelnut, repeat, remove the wheel, undo 2 bolts to remove the caliper, slide out old pads & in with the new, which don't quite fit, swear, force one pad in, swear more, get the other one in, realise they're upside down (blame dad for that one!) push caliper in with a g clamp, refit. round off the allen key hole of a 7mm bolt on the disc, swear again, wels a bolt to said disc securing bolt, snap it off, repeat, finally get it off, tap with a hammer, pull off disc, slide on new one, refit/force on caliper, refit wheel. This is not skilled work - why pay more?

[rassi]

crofty1984 said:

volvos60s60 said:

This is simple grease monkey wok, nothing complex or skilled.

I recently bought some QH front discs for my 530d for £54+vat & QH pads for £20+vat, & had them fitted for £50 cash at my local garage. I'd have done it myself if it had not rained all last weekend. So complete job done for £136.
This job simply involves removing the wheel, undo 2 bolts to remove the caliper, slide out old pads & in with the new, undo a 7mm bolt on the disc, tap with a hammer, pull of dic, slide on new one, refit caliper, refit wheel. This is not skilled work - why pay more?

That's not how it went last time I changed any pads.

This job simply involves trying to remove the wheel studs, failing, breaking a ratchet, cutting the rubber end offthe handle to my trolley jack, using it as a breaker bar, jump up and down on it, fall off, whack ankle, remove wheelnut, repeat, remove the wheel, undo 2 bolts to remove the caliper, slide out old pads & in with the new, which don't quite fit, swear, force one pad in, swear more, get the other one in, realise they're upside down (blame dad for that one!) push caliper in with a g clamp, refit. round off the allen key hole of a 7mm bolt on the disc, swear again, wels a bolt to said disc securing bolt, snap it off, repeat, finally get it off, tap with a hammer, pull off disc, slide on new one, refit/force on caliper, refit wheel. This is not skilled work - why pay more?

Oh dear, that had me LOL big time

[volvos60s60]

Sounds like Crofy1984 needs the phone number of my £50 garage!!!