Cost of front disks and pads and brake light switch

[Herbs]

Does anyone have an idea of cost for the above on a 09 v8v n400?

Looking at buying one but needs the above doing

[bogie]

depends where you go and how you source the parts. OE pads £200, discs say £350 pair, maybe nearer £400 inc wires, 2 hours labour could be £70 an hour or £150 at a dealer. So £700 at indy or nearer £1k at a dealer. Brake switch is about £20 depends how much they want to make. Could be included in your 2 hours or they could stick 1/2 hour on top (or more if you take it in just for that)

[Herbs]

Thanks Bogie

[davek_964]

~£700 was actually about what I was being quoted (by an Indy) just for pads all round when I was told I needed them at the service a few weeks ago. (I declined)

[bogie]

wow....Even dealer prices for pads are "only" £300-350 .... I dont quite understand how it can be £700 for a pad change ?! unless that's for discs AND pads per axle

[Herbs]

Would pads all round include the handbrake pads as well so 6 in total?

[divetheworld]

Easy enough job to do yourself you know. Save the labour.

[davek_964]

bogie said:

wow....Even dealer prices for pads are "only" £300-350 .... I dont quite understand how it can be £700 for a pad change ?! unless that's for discs AND pads per axle

It was just pads (and wear sensors, although mine shouldn't need replacing). I was quoted £305.97 for the front and £295.42 for the rear. Plus vat, so about £660 all in. Which I thought was way too much for a pad change.

[bogie]

davek_964 said:

bogie said:

wow....Even dealer prices for pads are "only" £300-350 .... I dont quite understand how it can be £700 for a pad change ?! unless that's for discs AND pads per axle

It was just pads (and wear sensors, although mine shouldn't need replacing). I was quoted £305.97 for the front and £295.42 for the rear. Plus vat, so about £660 all in. Which I thought was way too much for a pad change.

So front and rear pads all round? You might save a bit if you try to find the pads yourself in a deal somewhere....but not that much.

If you can find the Pagid RS422 pads for £200-220 an axle and take it down kwik fit you might get it below £600 all in, but £660 does not sounds bad from an Aston indy that might be £80 an hour labour

[SL500UK]

I seem to recall that I was quoted near-on £1k from a main dealer for changing front and rear pads, no discs. Rick at BMG Autoparts in Leatherhead supplied a full set of pads and sensors for just over £300 and my local garage fitted them for £120. All prices include VAT.

[davek_964]

bogie said:

So front and rear pads all round? You might save a bit if you try to find the pads yourself in a deal somewhere....but not that much.

If you can find the Pagid RS422 pads for £200-220 an axle and take it down kwik fit you might get it below £600 all in, but £660 does not sounds bad from an Aston indy that might be £80 an hour labour

I'll do them myself - I wasn't aware that it needed pads when it went in for the service, and I still don't believe it does. I don't think they are 50% worn yet, but if they are it certainly isn't much more. As one of 3 cars, it's at least a year - if not two or more - before they will need changing.

(And Kwik fit will work on my cars over my dead body!)

Edited by davek_964 on Monday 28th March 20:21

[bogie]

The OE pads are Pagid, RS422 i think. RS42 are a great fast road pad too. You can pick them up for £240 ish

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/ca...

[davidexige]

Carparts4less do the front pads for £167 and the rears for £148, if you then order them separately you can get an extra £15 of each order by using the discount code CP15LESS.

[Organeer]

Hi,
Apec make DB9 front pads at a very reasonable price and they don't squeal. I fitted new front discs and a "yellow" pad which squealed like a stuck pig. It was very embarassing and also after a couple of weeks a wobble came into the wheels when braking.
I put a dial gauge on the discs and there was absolutely no runout or thickness variation. I concluded that there must have been a friction imbalance in the disc face possibly due to pad residue.
I fitted Apec pads and the wobble decreased over about 2 weeks and then disappeared completely.
The front brake pads from a Seat Leon fit the rear of a DB9 but don't have the pad sensor facility.
As far as I remember the handbrake pads are the same as a Jaguar S-type.
The job of disc and pad replacement is easily a DIY job. Just clean the hub and disc perfectly before fitting.
Take care when pushing out the brake pins not to mark the caliper paintwork.
Sorry, I have no experience of the brake light switch, but it can't be too bad.

Edited by Organeer on Monday 28th March 21:56

[Herbs]

Thanks all

[GTDB7]

Changing discs is an easy job unless the caliper bolts are seized.

On early cars Aston did mix a few metals together so galvanic welding can take place.

[Diablos-666]

I recently bought discs and pads (front and rear) plus sensors, hand brake pads and fluid all for £931.

Front discs were around £120ea and pads £95 from Rick at BMG.

I recommend contacting him and asking for a quote.