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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tunnie on 14 May 2011, 18:18:55

Title: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: tunnie on 14 May 2011, 18:18:55
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Wheels/Photo%20May%2014%2C%2013%2056%2004.jpg)

154k later, fresh ones go on!

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Wheels/Photo%20May%2014%2C%2013%2056%2045.jpg)

Done all 3 in the fleet now, but mine had some very badly corroded pins  :-[
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: aaronjb on 14 May 2011, 18:30:06
Crikey! No wonder the pads last a long time.. I've never seen pads with that much material on them!
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: albitz on 14 May 2011, 18:40:29
Another year at least left in them. ;D
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: Andy B on 14 May 2011, 19:04:29
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... I've never seen pads with that much material on them!

I have  :-[  ::)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/Omega/041.jpg)

from the front of my Astra
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: Shelby on 14 May 2011, 19:04:50
About the same amount of pad that was on my front ones until I changed them last week.  Did explain why I was starting to get a bit of grinding on heavier braking.
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: tunnie on 14 May 2011, 19:08:09
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About the same amount of pad that was on my front ones until I changed them last week.  Did explain why I was starting to get a bit of grinding on heavier braking.

Hence me changing mine, some nasty sounds from the rear. It was not my ass either as it usually is  ;D
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: TheBoy on 14 May 2011, 19:15:44
Mr Tunnie, I notice you elected to show the pad that still had some meat left on it ;D
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: tunnie on 14 May 2011, 19:28:08
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Mr Tunnie, I notice you elected to show the pad that still had some meat left on it ;D

 ::) ::) ::) ::)   :-X  ;D
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: Vamps on 14 May 2011, 20:58:38
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Mr Tunnie, I notice you elected to show the pad that still had some meat left on it ;D

 ::) ::) ::) ::)   :-X  ;D


Oh...... :D :D :D
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: hercules on 14 May 2011, 22:53:14
bloody ell get em on ebay you will sell them to some bugger in slovakia for a few quid :y
Title: Re: got my moneys worth out of those pads.....
Post by: BlueBridge on 14 May 2011, 23:10:36
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bloody ell get em on ebay you will sell them to some bugger in slovakia for a few quid :y
;D ;D ;D