New rear brake discs and pads on V8 Vantage

[michael gould]

and a big saving to all of us.....what a great result

[mikey k]

Good work
I will be bookmarking this for future reference
Though I think the front pads are different on the S

[v8woollie]

Perhaps this thread should be referenced in the FAQ at the top of this section.

[Jockman]

I've already bookmarked this topic.....just waiting on reports back as to how they are when driven.

Do they wear out quickly? Do they catch fire?

So far so good, and cautiously optimistic

[aMb]

Only done a few hundred miles on the new rear pads, but so far so good. Have gone ahead and ordered the front pads as well to change soon.

[mikey k]

Jockman said:

So far so good, and cautiously optimistic

You know what happens when you do that

[BingoBob]

aMb said:

Only done a few hundred miles on the new rear pads, but so far so good. Have gone ahead and ordered the front pads as well to change soon.

It'll be easier to tell if the compound is any good on the front.

[Jockman]

mikey k said:

You know what happens when you do that

[Lunablack]

Mine are here..... Not sure if I'll need them yet..... But if not they can sit on the shelf until I do




Nice little saving.... So thanks for the heads up

[Neil1300R]

v8woollie said:

Perhaps this thread should be referenced in the FAQ at the top of this section.

Done!

[Dav_s]

Wow. I paid almost £250 for rear pads from AM less than a year ago! Fitting was another c.£100 on top of that.

Ordered. Front and rear!

Would anyone know if the wear sensors shown on euro car parts come in pairs for £28, or will I need to order 4 x the £28 (if required) ?

[aMb]

Dav_s said:

Wow. I paid almost £250 for rear pads from AM less than a year ago! Fitting was another c.£100 on top of that.

Ordered. Front and rear!

Would anyone know if the wear sensors shown on euro car parts come in pairs for £28, or will I need to order 4 x the £28 (if required) ?

It says on ECP that the sensor is Pagid but I'm not sure or not if that's OE, I got mine directly from AM. It is worth pointing out that the front/rear sensors are different though and I think on ECP they only listed the rears. Usually they are listed individually so you'll need 2 per side. The Aston part numbers you need are:

4G43-2L507-AB for front
6G33-2D009-AB for the rear

[michael gould]

look what the nice postman bought me £208.57 + VAT for front and rear pads

[shunt]

Nice find, just ordered front & rear. ProMo code a good find too, has that always been running?

[michael gould]

shunt said:

Nice find, just ordered front & rear. ProMo code a good find too, has that always been running?

yes for ever it seems

[KarlFranz]

Regardless of how cheap you can get the OEM Brembo/Pagid stock AM pads, you couldn't pay me to to put those noisy and super-dusty pads back on my car. In fact, it was the first thing I replaced on my car as soon as I bought it. Porterfield pads are much better and just as inexpensive. I have been using them on my Esprit for 15 years and now 2 years on my Vantage.

[michael gould]

i never travel above 50 MPH so an anchor would probably do for me

[Bravo73]

Just a quick update to this:

I had my car serviced & MOT'd at Stratton Motor Company yesterday. I was advised that the front pads were getting very close to the wear sensors (60% wear).

The price from AM for a new set of pads is £255+VAT (so £306). Eurocarparts are charging £210 (inc VAT) although if you include their current discount code (MIDMONTH25), this price comes down to £157.50 (inc VAT and free home delivery).

No prizes for guessing where I bought them from...

[oilit]

i was quoted £549 inc vat and fitting for rear pads last week. Bought a set of Pagids for £142.80 free delivery and 3% cashback with Quidco = £138.52 happy with that :-)

[snuffy]

How much !!

It's a 30 minute job, 60 minutes as the most.