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Offline janus909GTI

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First Gti bill......£666 :(
« on: May 16, 2011, 04:48:19 pm »
had the car 3 weeks......

Cambelt (previous owner had never changed this) - 300
Water pump (thought might as well get it done at the same time) - 100
Front break pads (80% worn, need to be changed) - 130
CV Boot split - 130
Rear washer jet - 6

£666 hope thats not a sign of things to come! ha......

did get the car pretty cheap so trying not to dwell on the early output!....grrr
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Offline Richn83

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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 05:12:58 pm »
is it the price or the devil connotations that your worried about?  :laugh:
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 06:05:54 pm »
both! ha... ahh well....
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 08:09:51 pm »
£130 for front pads???? That's scandalous!

Genuine Bosch (OE) pads are £29 and take no longer than 25 mins to fit both sides, especially if the cars already on the ramps for the cambelt change. I would question that one personally.
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 08:16:40 pm »
yeah? havent paid for the pads yet was gonna try some indy's first....how much would you expect to pay for front pads and fitting?

i got a couple of quotes for the cambelt and VW was the cheapest....
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 08:39:50 pm »
I wouldnt spend more than £60 personally with the parts + fitting
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2011, 08:44:26 pm »
I was going to comment earlier about the pads but wasn't sure on labour rates etc. OP go to eurocarparts.com or ring TPS, any mechanic can change brake pads.
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011, 08:48:01 pm »
do i need to get specific pads tho for the gti??
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2011, 01:29:36 pm »
just get some OE replacements from a good brand, Bosch are my favouirite as they are good quality and usually what you get from TPS.
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2011, 01:39:02 pm »
Fit the pads yourself will save you even more plus you will start to get to know your car better once youve been underneath it a couple of times! and do the diverter valve to Rev D while you have the driver side wheel off  :evilgrin:
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2011, 04:34:02 pm »
Rich, if their sole function wasnt to stop the car i might consider giving it a go!   :driver: what is the diverter vavle? Why make this change?

Just got my car back from VW, on the whole they were really good but their quote on the pads was insane, it was infact £146,60

i got a quote from a Local VW specialist, "streetwise" they quoted

£78.90 - Labour + What he described as a good set of pads

or

£105.90 - Labour + OEM pads from VW

either way much cheaper than VW, i'm tempeted to go for the cheaper pads, will it really make a big difference? whats everyone thoughts?
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2011, 05:42:24 pm »
Have i read that right? are they saying (the indy) that the labour is cheaper when fitting their pads than the genuines?  It makes no difference what make they are the fitting is the same!

Gav  :smiley:
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2011, 05:50:52 pm »
Quote from: G4V VW on May 17, 2011, 05:42:24 pm
Have i read that right? are they saying (the indy) that the labour is cheaper when fitting their pads than the genuines?  It makes no difference what make they are the fitting is the same!

Gav  :smiley:

My bad  :ashamed:   Just realised ive read it wrong.  :stupid:
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2011, 06:09:59 pm »
Buy some OE spec bosch pads for £34.99 and supply them to the garage? labour shouldnt be more than 45 mins which would include installing the car on some ramps and taking your time to clean the old calipers and carriers. I charge 1 hour for front and rears.
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Re: First Gti bill......£666 :(
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2011, 06:23:35 pm »
Quote from: PDT on May 17, 2011, 06:09:59 pm
Buy some OE spec bosch pads for £34.99 and supply them to the garage? labour shouldnt be more than 45 mins which would include installing the car on some ramps and taking your time to clean the old calipers and carriers. I charge 1 hour for front and rears.

hey PDT, ok sounds good....can you send me a direct link to the pads? Are Bosch a good name? if they are OE are they made by VW or something?
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