V8 rear brake pads replacement cost?

V8 rear brake pads replacement cost?

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am08cob

18 posts

97 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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I had a similar experience and was quoted £700 by local dealer in Kent. So went to David Appleby and had it done while I waited. Currently quoting £187.50 on website for rears and an extra £83.33 for hand brake pads. You also get a tour of the facility which is good. I use them regularly now despite the 250 mile round trip and can't praise them enough. Great team and found issues main dealer didn't spot.

R1CKF

119 posts

150 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Many thanks to you all for your very positive feedback and it is a real pleasure chatting to many of you and exchanging our different Aston Martin experiences.

Herbs

4,912 posts

228 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Shnozz said:
Herbs said:
Good timing

Just been quoted £910 for rear pads and handbrake pads eek
hehe

Comical
Tell me about it. £75 for a can of tyre weld was pushing it as well as mine has apparently expired.....

Gavc

225 posts

132 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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I use Porterfield pads which offer less dust and are around £120 per axle set. Takes about 1 hr to replace per axle. Simple job like any other brake change

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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I'm looking at Porterfield pads too as will need brakes soon. What compound is best for road (no squeaks!) and do they acccomodate the wear indicators? Cheers

Herbs

4,912 posts

228 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Just been looking at the David Appleby website and prices look good for brakes.

Does anyone have any experience of their GT4 backbox and just how loud and tonal the 105Db is in real life? The price seems very good at £500.

Veg

497 posts

282 months

Monday 3rd April 2017
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Just fitted the new rear pads and it is vey easy indeed. I did open the bleed valves to assist pushing the pistons back in and they did need a little penetrating fluid to ease them off but other than that easy peasy lemon squeezy. I must add I do have all the right tools (especially a set of pin extractors, ebay £6.99) but a lot easier than my Mercs and immeasurably easier than my wife's Alfa both of which have Brembos..............

Frances The Mute

1,816 posts

240 months

Tuesday 4th April 2017
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Veg said:
I do have all the right tools (especially a set of pin extractors, ebay £6.99)
Do you have a link

I wanted to change mine on the weekend but the pins are seized solid. The conical ends aren't really designed for using a drift so I'd be interested to see how else they could be coaxed out.

davek_964

8,795 posts

174 months

Tuesday 4th April 2017
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I had my Ferrari pads out at the weekend, and used an old drill bit as a drift (obviously the pointy end was the bit I was hitting with a hammer). Mine were pretty easy to get out though given that I'd paid somebody to replace them 5 days earlier (Let's not go into why I then had to take them out.....).

But if there is a proper pin removal tool I'll definitely order one too!

thebraketester

14,191 posts

137 months

Tuesday 4th April 2017
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These will do the job. In fact I need some myself to do the brakes in my car.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302177411456

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Tuesday 4th April 2017
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thebraketester said:
These will do the job. In fact I need some myself to do the brakes in my car.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302177411456
Perfect - nothing like having a 6mm punch and then finding you need a 5.5mmmad! Thanks

Veg

497 posts

282 months

Tuesday 4th April 2017
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Those are the extractor fellas. Worth every penny. Hard tap with the biggest gets them moving and then use the smaller ones. My Merc was seized solid and they shifted them. Once pins out I bathed them in petrol and as good as new.....