Rear Pads for 2010 XKR

[Hian]

Hi,
just been quoted over £400 to change a set of rear pads on my 2010 XKR. Seems a bit pricey to me, but only got the car in March so not sure what the going price is. Labour is £84, so parts is about £330. Does this seem a bit pricey
cheers
Ian?

[Dodsy]

The price of pads seems to range from £25 - £135 depending on type for the XKR http://www.justjagsuk.com/products/6325/Pads/?make...

So sounds blooming expensive ! Not sure if the pads on that site are genuine Jag or copies, its worth paying extra to get the genuine parts but not as much as you have been quoted.

For what its worth I had the front pads changed on the XJR recently - they are brembo specials and I dont believe there are any aftermarket versions so you have to buy the real thing. I paid £320 to a dealer to supply and fit them. The rears are a lot cheaper so I think you need to ask them to sharpen their pencil.

[Rovinghawk]

For comparison, I've just had front discs (drilled & grooved) & pads on my XK8 plus braided hoses plus the front-to-rear pipes replaced. Obviously the fluid was changed in the process.
It came to £433, parts & labour.

You might have quite a lot of scope to haggle their fee.

[Hian]

Thanks. According to the spec sheet the car has the 'super performance brakes' so was expecting a bit of a premium , but not that much. They mentioned something about having to also buy the sensors but I thought these were integral to the brake pads?
Cheers
Ian

[NormanD]

If it's a Jaguar dealer quote I expect they have also added on for new disks

Also you mey find that you will require new bushes, etc etc

[Hian]

Indeed. Thought I'd shop around dealers and tried somewhere else and just been quoted £509, fitted. Parts at £340!
I don't think my Maserati was this expensive!

[NormanD]

Where are you in the UK

If SouthEast I have a good recomendation

[Hian]

Thanks, I'm based in Crewe so looking for North West,
Cheers
Ian

[Patrick595]

Hian said:

Thanks, I'm based in Crewe so looking for North West,
Cheers
Ian

I'm also Crewe based, try Andy White, Longton, he's quite reasonable

[Hian]

Well, turned out to be £223 in the end, much better than over £400.

[a8hex]

NormanD said:

If it's a Jaguar dealer quote I expect they have also added on for new disks

I queried the need for new discs on B8's MB a few months back and the service rep said that these days they're designed to wear out at the same rate as the pads.

[tonyrigby]

Had my rear pads replaced about March time this year (2011 XKR).

If you have the "Alcon" brakes like me you can expect to pay around £210 + VAT for just the pads.

Interestingly my local indi can get the front pads a little cheaper than the rears.

[8bit]

They won't be Alcons on a 2011 car, the Alcon brakes were an option on later 4.2 cars. You spot them as being red and have multiple pistons per caliper (4 on the rears and 6 on the front). All the other brakes on the 4.2 and 5.0 cars are single-piston items made by ATE/Teves.

These are the front Alcon brakes, rears look similar:



FWIW, I got EBC RedStuff pads for my 4.2 XKR (standard, non-Alcon brakes) for about £56 from Camskill. Pretty sure they do pads to fit the 5.0 cars too.