£512 ... kiss my @R5£

[johnono]

well i did it, front and rear discs, rear calipers and new pads, handrake pads and hoses

i got it all for 220 and im pleased over the price, all done now


big thank u to BrianMooore for the Tech info (didnt do the cling film but nice one anyway )
to Neil320touring for the strategy plan
and dave touring for getting me to d.i.y
and all the others who were there with friendly advice

cheers lads

[Davenotouring]

Well done mate!!

It's brilliant doing it yourself innit!!

Good stuff.

[low325icab]

good work mate! how hard was it to do the handbrake shoes?

[glenn]

glad you sorted it mate, and at half price!!
plus a little bit of knowledge that can be passed on

[psychochild187]

was the cling film for covering your face when it gets that bit too much


no was it for the brake resivor to stop fluid leaking!

[johnono]

dave , it was brill mate, im well chuffed with em and D.I.Y RULES!!

lowcab, the hanbrake shoes were the worst bit actually, coz the garage who did them last welded the pegs on, so it took a little effort to get them off

in fact there were soo many things i found that really made my skin crawl

like pads that were broken in half, or inner pads that were soo worn it was just the backing that was doing the work. wear indicators wrapped around susp. struts and so on ...

anyway, i learned a good few lessons today, one being good tools (of which i have none) make all the difference

and never to trust a garage ever..eeeeeverrr

[Andy_magic]

Glad to hear you sussed it and you're nearly 3 bigguns better off for it.

The trouble with garages is everything is done to a cost, when you sort your own motor you do it properly...

[johnono]

uԚ´re so right andy mate, i feel like i know the car a little better now and how much life its got in brakes anyway!

its a nice feeling u get when u do something and stand back and think, "well i dont need to worry about that anymore "

and she mooooves so much more now , it flys now and itԚ´s got such a lightness to it now, i jusԚ´luv it

[Andy_magic]

I've been slowly going through my car and sorting little niggles on it, it's the best way of getting to know your car.

You've just reminded me I've got to sort my handbrake shoes out some time, it works but it isn't 100%.

[320Touring]

nice one johnono

one more bimma mit der zimma

they really are top brakes and i'm glad that the calipers all sorted themselves-makes such a performance difference having 4 wheels that turn freely!

good job-and heres to many miles of hassle free stoppage!

[Demlotcrew]

good work matie!

Andrew

[johnono]

nice one lads