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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: samrey4u on 04 May 2009, 20:36:56
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i want to replace brake pads and discs all round any advise as to where would be best to buy these ?
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Wherever you buy them mate, these are brakes - get GENUINE :exclamation
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:y deffo i have children
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interested in this. Was thinking vx pad and disc set front and rear on trade club...? Anyone?
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a front disk and pad kit is about £70 +VAT from a dealer on trade club prices. you'll not beat that from a factor and the quality is great. don't remember the rear prices and can't get into TC website: need to do something with my pc to let me in and can't remember what
TC prices can be obtaied with an autobahnstormers card (search for the website of that name) or depending on where you are someone on here may help.
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
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I got a set of Mintex Discs & Pads for my omega from a motorfactors they were a dam site cheaper than Vauxhall even with my Trade card
Mintex are a Trusted brand making thousands and millions of brake components in the aftermarket industry and they also make the discs & pads for various car manufacturers original fit parts!
also the rear vauxhall pads on the omega are a rite pita to fit if youve got new discs too!
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cheers lads always helpful as per usual many thanks :y
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also the rear vauxhall pads on the omega are a rite pita to fit if youve got new discs too!
I never had a problem fitting them at all....whole job (discs & pads) was done & dusted (both sides) in 30 minutes with ease.
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i had real trouble fitting them they were a tight squeeze with the rear vented discs
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i had real trouble fitting them they were a tight squeeze with the rear vented discs
If the pads were tight up against the disc, you couldn't have pushed the pistons fully home.
Water pump pliers and push the pistons back home fully first.
Once one piston is home, use a pair of long nosed molegrips to hold it in place while you push the other piston back.
If you are changing the discs at the same time as the pads, you can use a screwdriver between the pad & the disc to force the pistons back home.
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i had real trouble fitting them they were a tight squeeze with the rear vented discs
If the pads were tight up against the disc, you couldn't have pushed the pistons fully home.
Water pump pliers and push the pistons back home fully first.
Once one piston is home, use a pair of long nosed molegrips to hold it in place while you push the other piston back.
If you are changing the discs at the same time as the pads, you can use a screwdriver between the pad & the disc to force the pistons back home.
Vented discs are thicker. May explane it. Also take the reservoir cap off to allow the fluid back up to the max level. Or be carefull the fluid does not over flow if fluid changed and topped up with part worn pads.
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Vented discs are thicker. May explane it.
Indeed they are, but the caliper will also be wider to accomodate the extra disc thickness.
Also take the reservoir cap off to allow the fluid back up to the max level.
Good shout, forgot to mention that.
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i had real trouble fitting them they were a tight squeeze with the rear vented discs
You'd be OK fitting them to MikeDUndee's car then. There's loads of room on ONE side of his vented solid discs! :-? :-? :-? :y :y :y
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it was a while ago and after reading about Mike Dundees any one got the P/N for non vented pads? i reckon my stealer gave me the wrong ones ages ago i got the recipt somewhere and ill put my p/n up
its all fixed now as i replaced the whole lot with the mintex stup as my brakes were terribley bad
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it was a while ago and after reading about Mike Dundees any one got the P/N for non vented pads? i reckon my stealer gave me the wrong ones ages ago i got the recipt somewhere and ill put my p/n up
its all fixed now as i replaced the whole lot with the mintex stup as my brakes were terribley bad
Pretty sure the vented & non-vented pads are the same. MikeD came back with pattern pads that were marked up as non-vented. :y
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
You'll regret that long term - pattern front discs and pads will fail and lead to brake judder - Vx only. Prices for front discs and pads on TC around £70, front pads only £13.95. Rear pads £11.59. REar discs less critical - good pattern ok.
I got a set of Mintex Discs & Pads for my omega from a motorfactors they were a dam site cheaper than Vauxhall even with my Trade card
Mintex are a Trusted brand making thousands and millions of brake components in the aftermarket industry and they also make the discs & pads for various car manufacturers original fit parts!
also the rear vauxhall pads on the omega are a rite pita to fit if youve got new discs too!
Same comments re front brakes - Vx will outlast Mintex front discs/pads without judder.
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
I hope they last you better than any pattern set have ever lasted on my Omega.
TC prices aren't too bad....
Brake pads, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 9192124 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
2.0 to '97 9192123 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
Brake shoes/pads, rear (axle set)
All models disc pads 93169001 £19.65 £16.70 £11.59
(first figure is retail, then trade, then TC, all ex VAT).
For discs
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 93175466 £103.00 £85.03 £75.74
2.0 to '97 93175467 £105.00 £86.68 £75.74
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I got a set of Mintex Discs & Pads for my omega from a motorfactors they were a dam site cheaper than Vauxhall even with my Trade card
Mintex are a Trusted brand making thousands and millions of brake components in the aftermarket industry and they also make the discs & pads for various car manufacturers original fit parts!
also the rear vauxhall pads on the omega are a rite pita to fit if youve got new discs too!
Mintex make some reasonable stuff, but they also make some real crap, and its the latter than most factors tend to sell.
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
I hope they last you better than any pattern set have ever lasted on my Omega.
TC prices aren't too bad....
Brake pads, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 9192124 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
2.0 to '97 9192123 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
Brake shoes/pads, rear (axle set)
All models disc pads 93169001 £19.65 £16.70 £11.59
(first figure is retail, then trade, then TC, all ex VAT).
For discs
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 93175466 £103.00 £85.03 £75.74
2.0 to '97 93175467 £105.00 £86.68 £75.74
They were fitted to the car 2 weeks before I bought it from the neighbour, so it wasn't my call as to what was fitted (I just fitted them for him).
Even if the pattern discs/pads don't last as long as geniuine Vx, it won't matter too much because it's the fronts that do most of the stopping.
PS
Those prices you've quoted are not applicable to mine anyway, mine is a 2000 model.
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
I hope they last you better than any pattern set have ever lasted on my Omega.
TC prices aren't too bad....
Brake pads, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 9192124 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
2.0 to '97 9192123 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
Brake shoes/pads, rear (axle set)
All models disc pads 93169001 £19.65 £16.70 £11.59
(first figure is retail, then trade, then TC, all ex VAT).
For discs
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 93175466 £103.00 £85.03 £75.74
2.0 to '97 93175467 £105.00 £86.68 £75.74
They were fitted to the car 2 weeks before I bought it from the neighbour, so it wasn't my call as to what was fitted (I just fitted them for him).
Even if the pattern discs/pads don't last as long as geniuine Vx, it won't matter too much because it's the fronts that do most of the stopping.
PS
Those prices you've quoted are not applicable to mine anyway, mine is a 2000 model.
Should be the same, shouldn't they?
Stuff I've bought from CAF has generally been decent quality inc disks (Delphi as I recall). That price for the rear discs looks suspiciously cheap though. The pad prices are more than Vx on TC.
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
I hope they last you better than any pattern set have ever lasted on my Omega.
TC prices aren't too bad....
Brake pads, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 9192124 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
2.0 to '97 9192123 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
Brake shoes/pads, rear (axle set)
All models disc pads 93169001 £19.65 £16.70 £11.59
(first figure is retail, then trade, then TC, all ex VAT).
For discs
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 93175466 £103.00 £85.03 £75.74
2.0 to '97 93175467 £105.00 £86.68 £75.74
They were fitted to the car 2 weeks before I bought it from the neighbour, so it wasn't my call as to what was fitted (I just fitted them for him).
Even if the pattern discs/pads don't last as long as geniuine Vx, it won't matter too much because it's the fronts that do most of the stopping.
PS
Those prices you've quoted are not applicable to mine anyway, mine is a 2000 model.
Should be the same, shouldn't they?
Stuff I've bought from CAF has generally been decent quality inc disks (Delphi as I recall). That price for the rear discs looks suspiciously cheap though. The pad prices are more than Vx on TC.
They are - all models except 2.0Lit up to '97. After that they also had 296mm dia discs, same as all V6s, prior only 286mm dia :)
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Should be the same, shouldn't they?
I honestly don't have a clue Ian.
Some people have mentioned that having pattern parts for the rear discs & pads is bad news, but as the rear brakes contribute sod all to the stopping power....I'm not going to worry too much about it. If I have to replace them in (say) a years time because they have worn prematurely, it really is no hardship.
I paid £500 for the car, and I know I'll easily pull £1200 if I sold it tomorrow without touching it because there is practically nothing wrong with it.
That price for the rear discs looks suspiciously cheap though.
The pad prices are more than Vx on TC.
I guess it's a case of "swings & roundabouts" mate.
The discount given by CAF on all the parts I listed was based on the fact that "Drive Vauxhall of Aldershot" were purchasing the components.
The washer pump was another example of sheer madness IMO.
£5 from CAF....£20 odd quid from Drive Vx.....go figure!
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Got mine from Camberley Autofactors.
Front pads - £19.98 inc VAT
Pad wear sensors (fronts) - £7.99 inc VAT
Rear discs (pair) - £36.98 inc VAT
Rear pads - £17.98
Based on what I have seen of Vx main dealer prices, you can at least treble the above if you are daft enough to buy from them.
I hope they last you better than any pattern set have ever lasted on my Omega.
TC prices aren't too bad....
Brake pads, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 9192124 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
2.0 to '97 9192123 £24.40 £20.78 £13.95
Brake shoes/pads, rear (axle set)
All models disc pads 93169001 £19.65 £16.70 £11.59
(first figure is retail, then trade, then TC, all ex VAT).
For discs
Brake disc & pad kits, front (axle set)
All models exc. 2.0 to '97 93175466 £103.00 £85.03 £75.74
2.0 to '97 93175467 £105.00 £86.68 £75.74
They were fitted to the car 2 weeks before I bought it from the neighbour, so it wasn't my call as to what was fitted (I just fitted them for him).
Even if the pattern discs/pads don't last as long as geniuine Vx, it won't matter too much because it's the fronts that do most of the stopping.
PS
Those prices you've quoted are not applicable to mine anyway, mine is a 2000 model.
Yeah, same parts ;)
Brakes I wouldn't mess around with the crappier end of the pattern market. Tried it, they were shite, caused hassles, and all replaced with genuine. Cost far more in the long run. And York meet attendees saw the aftermath of using incorrect pattern parts - not only could that have been fatal, but the damage to the bodywork will cost to put right.
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And York meet attendees saw the aftermath of using incorrect pattern parts - not only could that have been fatal, but the damage to the bodywork will cost to put right.
You mean the solid discs instead of vented discs and a piston coming to the end of it travel? :-/ :-/ :-/
:o :o :o :o :o