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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: mick-1975 on 21 May 2014, 20:04:35

Title: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 21 May 2014, 20:04:35

Evening all . My girlfriend has a corsa vxr which has sat on her drive for 3 weeks while she been driving her focus st. Anyway I took it for a run and noticed a noise coming from the rear of the car . Its like a clicking noise when the brake pedal is pressed . But cant hear it when going slow . I have checked the hand brake and that seems to be working ok .
any ideas please .thanks mick .

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: chrisgixer on 22 May 2014, 14:00:33

Are the pads seated correctly?any springs or shims missing? Sometimes the pads move loosely in the calliper or the springs don't hold the pads still. Then when applying the brakes the pads are moved round by the disc and they click when they come into contact with the calliper inner sides.

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 May 2014, 15:32:59

Drive for a while with the handbrake lightly applied.

I suspect there is a small ridge of surface rust on the discs that you can hear.

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 22 May 2014, 18:43:18

I did try driving with the hand brake on a while the noise louder but still same when hand. Brake off.
 Anyway missis took to local stealers
 They saying it needs new discs new pads as they say it has something called BLUE SPOT
 Have u ever heard of that oh and the price £270 .

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: tunnie on 22 May 2014, 19:17:15

£270 for Corsa brakes  :o

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: martin42 on 22 May 2014, 19:33:25

I think blue dot is the type of brakes used and as on a vxr are performance items  :y

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 22 May 2014, 19:47:15

Thsts what they said think they trying to pull a fast one as its a leasing car and be going back this Tuesday. 

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 May 2014, 08:18:39

Corsa VXR rear discs and pads are the standard 264mm setup, nothing fancy

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: biggriffin on 23 May 2014, 09:15:39

Take it to TB tower (awaiting rebuild for tother tower) and let him take to BP garage n back, soon be cured :)

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 23 May 2014, 18:56:54

UPDATE .
  About this noise on this corsa . Anyway picked the car up this morning and took it to a local garage that has been servicing this little corsa .
 Dropped it off and explain what was happening.  Anyway got a call earlier car all done all it wanted was a CLEAN
  NO NEW BRAKES AND PADS FOR £270 ...JUST A CLEAN AND THE PRICE £25
  Think they tried a fast one on the missis . She not happy .
 Glad she listened to me for once as told her it did not need new ones .

 

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: tunnie on 23 May 2014, 19:24:21

Same garage with different diagnosis?

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 23 May 2014, 20:04:36

Main stealers wanted 270 . Just shows you what they really like .. just to make a quick quid .

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: martin42 on 24 May 2014, 11:15:43

Took my old vivaro to corby dealership for a full service etc,collected it checked oil and was between min and max mark,gave them a call and they said they used the correct amount,but will top it up to mark for extra charge,never took van back there again and got work to make a complaint about them to lex leasing  :y

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 24 May 2014, 16:13:33

After the complaint what did they say or do ?

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: martin42 on 24 May 2014, 18:53:36

I refused to take van there,as for lex they dealt with it but never told me what happened.

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 24 May 2014, 19:19:08

Missis not be going back there . She got the focus st now . Very nice must admit mskes the corsa look cheap

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: tunnie on 24 May 2014, 19:27:05

Fords do appear more, the Insignia is very cheap compared to the Mondeo  :-\

Title: Re: corsa vxr
Post by: mick-1975 on 25 May 2014, 17:53:18

I keep looking at bew car but cant make mind up
 I did test drive the new bmw 2 series the m235i. Veey nice and very quick .