What to look out for when buying an S type (R)

[LFB531]

I've just had my R serviced at my local garage with Mintex kit and according to the part numbers (2004 car) I've got Brembo calipers, looking at the bill the pads are £30 exc Vat a set, the discs are £58 each and the parking brake pads were £24 for a set.

I use EBC yellows on the rally car but never had a problem with standard stuff on the R.

Standard service (no plugs), disc and pad change, MoT, all done for £522 inclusive.

[Medic-one]

LFB531 said:

I've just had my R serviced at my local garage with Mintex kit and according to the part numbers (2004 car) I've got Brembo calipers, looking at the bill the pads are £30 exc Vat a set, the discs are £58 each and the parking brake pads were £24 for a set.

I use EBC yellows on the rally car but never had a problem with standard stuff on the R.

Standard service (no plugs), disc and pad change, MoT, all done for £522 inclusive.

That's some good prices, especially considering my local indi wanted £ 205, just for the front brake pads, "due to them being brembo's"...

[Medic-one]

Just ordered some of those redstuff pads from the EBC website.

Are the pads easy to fit on these cars ?

I still don't fancy doing it myself but would it be something any local garage should be able to do, or do most people take it to a jag dealer/indi for this ?