Has the price of VXR front discs gone up ?
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SimonV8ster said:
Thats what I thought - they have gone up !! 
Try Hi Spec Brakes in Dartford, Neiljohnson on here rates them (I'm sure he will comment if i am incorrect) and I do believe 007 has taken his car down there and was qouted circ £1500 for a full set plus calipers, I'm sure they can do a bit better than £702 !!! a pair, but they might have to see the discs to qoute.Only problem with these beasties, the cost of parts !!!!
k me! how much are new AP front disks then..... 
I'm sorry but they really are ripping the arse right out it at those prices somewhere in the supply chain. My Mrs has 2l Turbo Signum and I can get 2x new front vented discs for less than 150 quid and thats at the premium end of the prices for them. They're fairly sizeable units (around 288mm iirc) and not the "standard" Vectra items or I could have had them for less than 100 quid a pair. No way can anyone tell me the Monaro VXR ones should be more than 4x the price unless they've started gold plating them, its a basically a lump of iron ffs. Shipping, stock charges, import duty etc - still dont add up to the costs we're being charged, iirc arent Monkfish cheaper than Vauxhall for these as well so whats the new dealer price ????
????Well_Fans said:
I'm sorry but they really are ripping the arse right out it at those prices somewhere in the supply chain. My Mrs has 2l Turbo Signum and I can get 2x new front vented discs for less than 150 quid and thats at the premium end of the prices for them. They're fairly sizeable units (around 288mm iirc) and not the "standard" Vectra items or I could have had them for less than 100 quid a pair. No way can anyone tell me the Monaro VXR ones should be more than 4x the price unless they've started gold plating them, its a basically a lump of iron ffs. Shipping, stock charges, import duty etc - still dont add up to the costs we're being charged, iirc arent Monkfish cheaper than Vauxhall for these as well so whats the new dealer price ????
????Its because it has HSV cast into the bell. So you pay 3 times as much. And yes, we are cheaper than Vauxhall
monkfish1 said:
Well_Fans said:
I'm sorry but they really are ripping the arse right out it at those prices somewhere in the supply chain. My Mrs has 2l Turbo Signum and I can get 2x new front vented discs for less than 150 quid and thats at the premium end of the prices for them. They're fairly sizeable units (around 288mm iirc) and not the "standard" Vectra items or I could have had them for less than 100 quid a pair. No way can anyone tell me the Monaro VXR ones should be more than 4x the price unless they've started gold plating them, its a basically a lump of iron ffs. Shipping, stock charges, import duty etc - still dont add up to the costs we're being charged, iirc arent Monkfish cheaper than Vauxhall for these as well so whats the new dealer price ????
Its because it has HSV cast into the bell. So you pay 3 times as much. And yes, we are cheaper than Vauxhall ????Would it not be in Monfish's interests to try and find an alternative ??
Even Hi Spec by the sounds of it can make discs with seperate bell's cheaper.
Tattooboy said:
monkfish1 said:
Well_Fans said:
I'm sorry but they really are ripping the arse right out it at those prices somewhere in the supply chain. My Mrs has 2l Turbo Signum and I can get 2x new front vented discs for less than 150 quid and thats at the premium end of the prices for them. They're fairly sizeable units (around 288mm iirc) and not the "standard" Vectra items or I could have had them for less than 100 quid a pair. No way can anyone tell me the Monaro VXR ones should be more than 4x the price unless they've started gold plating them, its a basically a lump of iron ffs. Shipping, stock charges, import duty etc - still dont add up to the costs we're being charged, iirc arent Monkfish cheaper than Vauxhall for these as well so whats the new dealer price ????
????Its because it has HSV cast into the bell. So you pay 3 times as much. And yes, we are cheaper than Vauxhall
Can you get HSV dust covers for these discs?? At £1400 for a set of discs I would assume these will be on the shelf for a while !! Just because they have HSV stamped in the bell does not warrant the cost, this may be out of your hands but surely there are other makes that fit these car's?? Baer / Brembo Etc ?? Surely the States has shed load of makes that fit the GTO.
Would it not be in Monfish's interests to try and find an alternative ??
Even Hi Spec by the sounds of it can make discs with seperate bell's cheaper.
We did previously. But there was hardly anything in it after the prices went up. Dont forget its a Aussie only spec disc. So hardly anyone makes them because there is no meaningful size market. CV8 discs are peanuts by comparison, because they are a) not HSV and b) far far more common (at a global level)
We are not really in the brake disc development game. That is for others to do, though if they were available we might sell them. But they are not likely to do it because there is no worthwhile market. Hence why we are where we are
Hi-spec. Been there done that.
monkfish2 said:
Tattooboy said:
Can you get HSV dust covers for these discs?? At £1400 for a set of discs I would assume these will be on the shelf for a while !
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