Front or Rear Brakes Supplied and Fitted for $75! -Applies to Certain Commodores, Falcon N Magna

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brakesplus.com.au

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  battler on 20/01/2011 - 11:36

  +1

  "Brakes Plus has 15 outlets around Australia, 2 in Brisbane, 1 in Bundaberg and 12 in Melbourne"
  maybe adjust title or post to reflect this

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    JR991 on 20/01/2011 - 13:48

    thnx =) have updated.

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  stumo on 20/01/2011 - 11:48

  Does this include having the discs machined, or is that where u plan to make the real money?

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    delfredo on 20/01/2011 - 11:51

    Some brake pads squeel loudly when brakes applied (I hear this a lot on cabs) and others release a lot of brake dusts (meaning that you'll have to clean your wheels more often). Keep this in mind and getting new pads.

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    JR991 on 20/01/2011 - 13:49

    doesnt include machining, depends if ur rotors have bad grooves in them /very uneven

    just pads and fitment, usually rotor machining is an extra $25 or so per rotor if its required?

    ill add it to the post =)

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  bargaino on 20/01/2011 - 12:20

  So pads only?
  Repco(?) recently advertised pads+rotors $99 for Falcodores and some others. Probably the same list.
  DIY is quick and easy - you just need a cheap caliper-spreader tool.

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    battler on 20/01/2011 - 12:32

    meh, I've always just used a screwdriver or crack bar to spread em.

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      StewBalls on 20/01/2011 - 12:38

      A cheap G-clamp has always done the job for me! ;)

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  ThePistonHead on 20/01/2011 - 12:58

  Reasonable price. Pads are around $32 at supercheap now leaving around $40 paid for labour.

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  morpheu on 20/01/2011 - 13:40

  +2

  personally not for me, brakes are't one area to bargain with, i get premium pads everytime, excellent stopping, good pedal feel and less dust too, something to keep in mind for those with alloy wheels, brake dust isn't good for alloys, this reminds me of one of Murphy's Laws of Combat, "Always keep in mind that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder"-not something you wanna hear in the heat of battle!

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    furythree on 20/01/2011 - 14:04

    lowest bidder…that supplies the best tech

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  EarlyBird on 20/01/2011 - 13:41

  Have used their service and found them to be efficient and economical. Best of all, they provide life-time guarantee on their brake pads and you don't get the feeling that they are trying to con you or extract every last penny off you (unlike many other car mechanics I can think of).

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    JR991 on 20/01/2011 - 13:56

    yeah, they're pretty straight up, ive been to their shop in bentleigh / nepean hwy and think their service is good.

    i usually go there for brake fluid flushes, $30 or so if i bring my own fluid (if i recall correctly, maybe less? :D I use DOT 5.1 for better performance =D

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  barefoot on 21/01/2011 - 09:20

  Just be aware that there is no mandatory Australian Standard for brake pads.

  If it looks like a brake pad, it is a brake pad. Could be made of cardboard.

  Do you reckon they use high-quality brake pads for bottom-of-the-barrel bargain brake jobs?

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    bargaino on 21/01/2011 - 12:12

    Its not rocket science. So long as the friction coefficient is above a certain point, your tyres and the road surface determine braking ability, not the pads.
    Are there a many problems with cheap pads? e.g. noise, uneven wear, failure?

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      StewBalls on 21/01/2011 - 15:24

      IME it's usually either quicker wear or noise if anything. I've not seen failure or anomalous wear patterns myself, but I'm no mechanic. Usually, the noise is just due to higher sintered metal content in the pad material, which is harmless anyway! ;)