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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: shell on 05 April 2009, 21:32:34
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
shell xxx
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
It will if Kwick Bodge had replaced the wear sensor ::)
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
Oh no not them!! :o :o :o :o
Did they replace / connect up the brake pad sensors? ::) ::)
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hi ..thanks for amazingly fast replies!this is such a cool forum.
i dont know if they did the sensors and to be honest i was a little worried they didnt even do the pads.....i had spotted the other day that they " on the fly" put the wrong reggie on the invoice.although i paid by card.
Can i ask them to fix the sensor? is that a reasonable request ?
thanks again..shell x
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hi ..thanks for amazingly fast replies!this is such a cool forum.
i dont know if they did the sensors and to be honest i was a little worried they didnt even do the pads.....i had spotted the other day that they " on the fly" put the wrong reggie on the invoice.although i paid by card.
Can i ask them to fix the sensor? is that a reasonable request ?
thanks again..shell x
Yes, as the sensors should be replaced with the pads as they are integral! :y :y But watch them doing it and be ready the the bodge! :o :o
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
shell xxx
Did you have all four discs and all pads replaced?
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Genuine GM front pads are £12+VAT :o
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thanks lizzie, im getting the idea that i need to watch them do it..but im spotted for blonde from 100 yards.I can live with it if it is only the sensor ...not the pads...but i am increasingly tempted to go somewhere and check for sure that those pads are done...cos my baby goes in this car, and im looking for max safety.
I am also just about to get an oil change....i guess k***f*t arent so recommended...actually i have a long long long life story about that...lolol (also like i said my invoice had the wrong reggie on it!)
thanks
shell x
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
shell xxx
Did you have all four discs and all pads replaced?
God no .just the front ones replaced.Also the boy said 12 quid for new pads... KF told me they didnt charge for labour only the parts.
im feeling a little foolish about that...and you dont want to even hear the story about my ...steering bush or track rod or summit i dunno..but 300 quid....ouch..
shell x
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hi all, im still getting a warning on my dash board saying brakepad..even though i recently had front discs and pads done at kwickfit.I had them done cos they were feeling a bit bumpy and they seem better now...but still warning comes up.I was charged 130 ish for discs and 70 ish for pads, with supposed lifetime waranty.
Should the brakepad message stop after new pads?
thanks..
shell xxx
Did you have all four discs and all pads replaced?
God no .just the front ones replaced.Also the boy said 12 quid for new pads... KF told me they didnt charge for labour only the parts.
im feeling a little foolish about that...and you dont want to even hear the story about my ...steering bush or track rod or summit i dunno..but 300 quid....ouch..
shell x
What :o
£300 for what exactly?
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hi alexandjen
,my mot came back with something like "excess play in steeering idle"but i didnt feel it in the streering...so i took to Kf and they passed it.(Previous garage had quoted more than 300.)
Next year Kf Diagnosed this as "offside drag link end ball joint has excess play"...261 quid with "tra"(whatever that might be!)
the receipt sais " drag arm omega" price 240 pounds...and 26.38 for alignment..
also the guy said i should be gratefull because he let slide that my headlight on driver side was too low and wouldnt adjust....
shell x
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Evening Shell. Dont panic even though KF have been at your car !
The brake pad sensors are fitted to the front pads and on early cars there are one per side on later face lift car only on the one side.
What the sensor consits of a is a couple of wires and a connector at each end.
The connector to the pad always breaks off when the pad is renewed but the the connector to the harness is some times difficult to seperate. And so they dont bother !
You can go to VX and a replacement or go to a good motor factor and get the sensor a bit cheaper and do it your self.
Iain
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hi alexandjen
,my mot came back with something like "excess play in steeering idle"but i didnt feel it in the streering...so i took to Kf and they passed it.(Previous garage had quoted more than 300.)
Next year Kf Diagnosed this as "offside drag link end ball joint has excess play"...261 quid with "tra"(whatever that might be!)
the receipt sais " drag arm omega" price 240 pounds...and 26.38 for alignment..
also the guy said i should be gratefull because he let slide that my headlight on driver side was too low and wouldnt adjust....
shell x
"tra" is probably tracking
Sounds like they either changed the steering idler or a track rod.
Have you got Xenon headlamps?
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Alexandjen, im sure it was the track rod ends now that you mention that. hope that is the right term.
I was originally told that it was all one piece..and that i had to replace the lot IE steering idle as well as track rods.
there was never any play in my steering wheel..and in dont fell much different after...
Iainb..thanks for your help...im determined to make KF fix that.
im guessing im wasting my money to get a service at KF.
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Have you got Xenon headlamps?
my headlights are the different coloured ones...and they are slightly slow to boot up...1/2 a sec...
im sorry...i dont know such things
scuse my blonde...
(it seems one points the wrong way and wont adjust)
thanks again guys!
shell x
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Have you got Xenon headlamps?
my headlights are the different coloured ones...and they are slightly slow to boot up...1/2 a sec...
im sorry...i dont know such things
scuse my blonde...
(it seems one points the wrong way and wont adjust)
thanks again guys!
shell x
Stay away from Kwick Sh!t ::)
Have you also got a warning on the display saying low beam/field vision as well as your brake pad warning?
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thanks lizzie, im getting the idea that i need to watch them do it..but im spotted for blonde from 100 yards.I can live with it if it is only the sensor ...not the pads...but i am increasingly tempted to go somewhere and check for sure that those pads are done...cos my baby goes in this car, and im looking for max safety.
I am also just about to get an oil change....i guess k***f*t arent so recommended...actually i have a long long long life story about that...lolol (also like i said my invoice had the wrong reggie on it!)
thanks
shell x
The fact you are blonde Shell has nothing to do with you getting value for the money you have spent with this awful outfit! ::) ::) ::)
Doing the job properly is not your problem but Kwik Fitup's as you paid good money for them to fit new discs and pads, with the car left in fully working condition, without warning lights on! You should demand that they complete the work and ensure the sensors are fitted / connected! >:(
If they cannot do that, or give you a load of bull as to why they cannot and therefore fulfill their contract with you, take your car elsewhere, and if you paid by credit card speak to the credit card company about a refund of your monies!
I must also say that no matter what, taking note of your, and what would be my need for perfect safety, you should take the car to a Vx dealer to check out the work done by KF. 8-) 8-)
Knowing what I know about past work they did on my cars in doing just their "specialist" tyre and exhaust business, I just would not trust them to replace even a bolt!! :-X :-X :-X
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hi alexandjen
,my mot came back with something like "excess play in steeering idle"but i didnt feel it in the streering...so i took to Kf and they passed it.(Previous garage had quoted more than 300.)
Next year Kf Diagnosed this as "offside drag link end ball joint has excess play"...261 quid with "tra"(whatever that might be!)
the receipt sais " drag arm omega" price 240 pounds...and 26.38 for alignment..
also the guy said i should be gratefull because he let slide that my headlight on driver side was too low and wouldnt adjust....
shell x
That says alot about their proffesional attitude towards MOT testing :-X
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i want to to say a thankyou ..to everyone!
this has been a learning experience for me....i knew that i was gettin fleeced..by KF..
Because of your help....i m going back with my reciepts to check what was done....and im never going back after...
shell x
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Do you not know anyone - friend or relative - who can recommend a good garage?
I've no idea about how good this scheme is ........ http://www.goodgaragescheme.co.uk/index.html :-/ :-/ :y but I'm sure that there will be someone local-ish to you who would be prepared to give you a helping hand.
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Do you not know anyone - friend or relative - who can recommend a good garage?
I've no idea about how good this scheme is ........ http://www.goodgaragescheme.co.uk/index.html :-/ :-/ :y but I'm sure that there will be someone local-ish to you who would be prepared to give you a helping hand.
Plenty in Glasgow, even got feedback so should help in deciding which to choose :y
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thanks andy....ok i feel a bit silly now...and even worse....im sure i bought my car from the street of the top one....cogan st...yep....im sure of it.......i live only a mile from it...
thanks all..
silly me .doh!!
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i want to to say a thankyou ..to everyone!
this has been a learning experience for me....i knew that i was gettin fleeced..by KF..
Because of your help....i m going back with my reciepts to check what was done....and im never going back after...
shell x
That's the right attitude Shell and all the very best! :y :y
We have all fell foul of this outfit at some time or another, with us learning by our mistakes. However just a few years ago I thought I would give them another chance; until they tried to charge me double for brake replacement on my old Elite when I was commercially too busy to do it myself! >:( >:( A brake specialist did it for half the KF price, and did it properly.
There are many comments about KF on the web, and this is a classic, backing up my experience (and far worse!) with my company cars! >:(
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Kwik_Fit_Tyre_Exhaust_Centres__Review_5593274
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I had an MOT advisory for my front brake discs and pads. VX quoted me £265 for the job. I bought the brake discs,pads and wear sensors from vx for £100.20 and had my local garage fit them for £60. Took just an hour. So saved myself £100 and had the job done as required thanks to this forum.
Brake wear sensors must be fitted every time you replace pads.
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Don't ever let Kwik Fit touch your car - they will only cock something up and overcharge (rob!) you.
Set of front discs and pads from Vx on Trade Club around £70 + VAT.
Fitting time approx 1 to 1½ hours. Sensors are less than a tenner each!!
Sounds like you got HID (Xenon) lights - can you see ok with them? If so wouldn't worry too much. Best way to replace is get a headlight unit from a breaker here on OOF.
Good luck ;)