Dear week next week , Brake warning light showing last night , so will have to get it booked into the Dealers to get the brakes done , also rear 1/4 glass will need to be taken out to repair earlier damaged panel when De -chroming the car.

Service and MOT due in the next 2 months , probably just get everything done at once next week .

No courtesy car as i never bought the vehicle from said Dealership (they only like to give them to customers that bought from them) , It was purchased from another Dealership at the time .

Buying new alloys , and hopefully getting it into the paintshop for a few minor changes ..........

So all in all Wallet taking a bashing next week .............. ... Such is Life

Wouldn't have it any other way mate eh?!?

Just cost me the other week for a service and to get the PDC sorted...

All part of the privelege of ownershp.

The start of it , Garage told me i needed New front Disc's and Pads plus rear pads supplied and fitted £650.00.

Rear 1/4 glass metal panel supplied and fitted and bonded £160.00

New decal RR lettering back and front £84.00 to fit myself this should be a laugh ,

And it's only Tuesday , Still to get Alloys and into the paintshop for minor alterations .......

But on the bright side i didn't need any work done today at the Dentist ...... (Happy Days)

What would it cost to do the brakes yourself Mick - just out of interest - if you're that way inclined?

£650 is not a small amount of money for a relatively simple job...

Car Mechanic's is not my Forte Dan, Knowing my luck if i attempted doing them i would end up them up somehow , So for an Easy life , It's best i let the garage do them .........

It would have it's good points if i did them , the wife would never step foot in the car again .......

None of the other guys on the forum with a mechanical background up your neck of the woods Mick?

That's what forums are all about after all...

I just resent p*ssing hard earned dosh away - especially in the current climate.

What prices would you pay for the parts dantheman i.e Discs Pads Sensors etc...

Bit of good news on the brakes and 1/4 panel scenario , my mate who is a Parts Manager in the Dealership arranged to get me Discount Saved over £260 .

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Every dealer should give 10% discount if you ask, you're daft not to!

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What prices would you pay for the parts dantheman i.e Discs Pads Sensors etc...

Good question FFND, I've only been in the FFRR ownership game for 6 or 7 weeks, and not had to fork out for the parts yet - but will be looking for a set of rear pads in the next couple of months - if you know of a well priced supplier I'd certainly be interested...

But I'd be doing the work myself, had a bad experience about 12 years ago, was over from Germany (where my tools were) and had to have my brake pads and a wheel bearing replaced: the f rs put the bearing together with the wrong hub nut on, affecting the backplate and hub (with an almighty grinding noise after a couple of hundred metres)... Rectified the fault when returned, but the rear pads fell out a couple of months later. The cheeky b rd point blank refused to accept responsibilty because I couldn't find the reciept, and had taken it, out of necessity, to another garage who he tried to finger for it!!! Strange really, that Smiley tyre and exhaust centres no longer seem to be in operation. Hmmm...

My last motor (Alfa) was different, did as much work as I could myself - only really handed her over to dealers if she needed plugging into 'examiner'. Saved a fortune (hundreds) when I changed my timing and counter-balance shaft belts: borrowed a friends garage space and cam-locking kit... Cost me a bottle of whiskey, but money well spent!!!

The sense of achievement also beats the sensation of an empty wallet - and getting bummed...

The front and rear pads came in at £110.25 but with discount got them for £77.18p + VAT dont know with them being Brembo brakes makes them dearer ...........

Brembos will be dearer

Is that price a total or was it £77.18p + VAT for the fronts and £77.18p + VAT for the rears?

Total price for both ....... roughly 40 odd quid for the front and the same for the rear

That sounds excellent for genuine LR parts. I must find out how much the discs and sensors are. I am at a dealership tommorrow and if i rember i will ask and let others know