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[Jinder]

sweet I just saw this thread and rang the body shop pronto to get mine done on a freebie! I was having my front clam replaced and they "accidentally" broke my new stereo?!! so i complained and said they could re-spray my windscreen surround for nothing and they agreed!!!!! on the other side of the coin though they just quoted £272.62 to replacve the front fcuking pads?!! what the fcuk is going on in the world???

[Jase_MK]

on the other side of the coin though they just quoted £272.62 to replacve the front fcuking pads?!! what the fcuk is going on in the world???

Order yourself some EBC Greenstuff pads for £26 and fit them yourself in about 20 minutes.

£270..!

[easy]

I'm having EBC pads and discs all round fitted for around £500 £272 for pads They are having a giraffe

[Jinder]

tell me about it!! i went on AMD's website and they are quoting £26.50 for the pads...so that means this [edited] is trying to charge £250 for labour!! Arseholes. Anyway, i thought u needed some special type of trolley jack to lift the car up. I went to Kwik-Fit and they said they couldnt do it. Thats the general feedback i get from most places. Can anyone help me?

Edited by skiddo, 06 April 2004 - 10:22 AM.

[Jase_MK]

I use a normal jack - the expandable diamond shape type that you usually find in the boot of most cars - seems to do the job fine. I've jacked up two VXs with it more times than I can remember and never had any probs. Very important you jack in the right place though unless you want a hole in your chasis. Jack up the car, remove wheel, open caliper, take old pad out, put new one in, close caliper, etc.... Piece of cake. Do a search for 'jacking', there's loads of info on this. Anyway, windscreen surrounds.... Post a pic when you get your car back so we can see.

[goofballs]

Roll the car up onto some wooden blocks, and then you will have enough clearance to jack it up. cheers

[Jinder]

the latest

Monorep charge £176.00 + VAT for a set of front pads. what a joke.

Anyway, windscreen surrounds.... Post a pic when you get your car back so we can see

Not a problem. Should be done by next Wednesday as they are chocca straight through till then now

[Timbo]

Jinder, i forgot to mention i charge £100 an hour .