Brake Rotor/Pad cost

[scomac]

Hi Guys
Just had the rear rotors and pads done on the 2010 D4 at a cost of $650.
Seems reasonable to me but thought I would ask what others have paid for a comparison.
Cheers

[discotwinturbo]

If that's genuine, I would be super happy with forking out $650.

I have only done 80k and not yet due for a change.

Brett..

[scomac]

Thanks Brett, pads are LR but discs are EBC, I've used them on my race car, and have always performed well. Price included sensors as well, labour was $260. The D4's done 87k, SWMBO is hard on the brakes and the go pedal for that matter.
Cheers.

[nat_89]

Seem pretty good deal to me!! My partners Audi Q5 at 140kms is due for first set of pads and rotors all around from genuine Audi is $2300 fitted and for Bendix from my local mechanic is $1400 which seems okay i know a totally different car but just some idea.

[jon3950]

I paid about $530 for mine but that was just machining the rotors, not replacing them. Labour was about the same and the machining was $90, so pretty similar.

If you think your wife is hard on the brakes, I had mine done at 52k so I don't know what you'd think of me ;).

Cheers,
Jon

[Wheelan]

Just getting mine done this week and have been quoted $650 - 700, same LR pads and AM discs

[BMKal]

Getting mine done on Tuesday at Barbagallo but I'm supplying the pads. There's a full set of Akebonos in the back waiting to be installed.

Driving down from Kal tomorrow - I'll let you know what the damage is.

[shanegtr]

I picked up a set of front pads from repco a couple of days ago-$105. They mentioned front rotors around $300

[Dagilmo]

I need to do all four with both pads and rotors. I've been quoted around $500.00 for parts only (non genuine of course) and $1000.00 supply and fitted (assuming non genuine) by a local independent. Whilst I think $1000.00 is reasonable, I'll be buying the parts and doing it myself (with the help of Bodsys Brake Bible;))

[kiwirich]

Hi BMKal
Have you used the Akebono pads before ?
I heard they are supposed to reduce the Dust considerably.

Can you let us know how they go ?

Richard

[nat_89]

Hi BMKal
Have you used the Akebono pads before ?
I heard they are supposed to reduce the Dust considerably.

Can you let us know how they go ?

Richard

Im keen to know about akebono as well not for my car but when looking for parts for the bosses Q5 i see i can get akebonos for it never heard much about them before apart from the fact that they are used on the McLaren P1 haha

[BMKal]

I haven't used them before, but have read / heard a lot about them. There's at least one other thread in this section on these pads.

Will know soon enough ......................

[josh.huber]

I used remsa pads on my d4 when I changed them out a couple months ago were highly recommended by brakes direct but I'll put them in the bin the are developing a low speed squeak like a taxi and in my opinion more dusty then Lr pads. I have a full set of machined genuine rotors in my shed for $50 if anyone wants them I upgraded to dba slotted rotors

[Melbourne Park]

I was about the get Australian rotors put into a Mercedes 200 class, and the installer said we cannot do it, they will scream at low speeds. Evidently the Euro specification softer metal improves cold weather braking. But decreases life. Hard rotors can be noisy.

[Dagilmo]

I upgraded to dba slotted rotors

Have you noticed a difference?

[BMKal]

Just picked mine up from its service. According to the invoice, front rotors were $180.33 each, rears were $185.85 each.

Akebono pads installed. They don't feel or perform with any noticeable difference to the originals. I gave them a couple of hard stabs on a quiet bit of road on the way back to the motel, and they seemed to pull the vehicle up just as well as previous, with no noise etc. Now remains to be seen how long they last and how the rotors wear (I've got the old rotors in the back of the vehicle for comparison), and how clean the wheels stay. ;)

While doing the service, Barbagallos discovered a nail in front right tyre. Had not started to lose air (TPMS was still showing 39 psi in all tyres this morning) - but they repaired the puncture anyway. Much better them finding and repairing than me finding out the hard way half way between Southern Cross and Coolgardie tomorrow night (will be a late one home after a dentist visit in the afternoon). :D

Have to say that I'm still very happy with the service provided by Barbagallos. They've been excellent to deal with ever since I bought the vehicle. Would happily recommend them to anyone.

The near new Freelander 2 I had for the day wasn't a bad ride either. Ideal little wagon for running around the city, and I've no doubt would be a good all rounder out of town as well. I'd be interested to know what fuel consumption they get out of these. That little diesel hums along at quite low RPM at ~ 60kph in town, and still has plenty of pull and quick response when you need it. Someone asked me recently how the Freelander compares to the RAV4. Simple - they don't. The Freelander is in another league and outclasses the Toyota in almost every respect (I had a new RAV4 on loan from Toyota for a week at work a little while back to "evaluate"). ;)

[nat_89]

Just picked mine up from its service. According to the invoice, front rotors were $180.33 each, rears were $185.85 each.

Akebono pads installed. They don't feel or perform with any noticeable difference to the originals. I gave them a couple of hard stabs on a quiet bit of road on the way back to the motel, and they seemed to pull the vehicle up just as well as previous, with no noise etc. Now remains to be seen how long they last and how the rotors wear (I've got the old rotors in the back of the vehicle for comparison), and how clean the wheels stay. ;)

While doing the service, Barbagallos discovered a nail in front right tyre. Had not started to lose air (TPMS was still showing 39 psi in all tyres this morning) - but they repaired the puncture anyway. Much better them finding and repairing than me finding out the hard way half way between Southern Cross and Coolgardie tomorrow night (will be a late one home after a dentist visit in the afternoon). :D

Have to say that I'm still very happy with the service provided by Barbagallos. They've been excellent to deal with ever since I bought the vehicle. Would happily recommend them to anyone.

The near new Freelander 2 I had for the day wasn't a bad ride either. Ideal little wagon for running around the city, and I've no doubt would be a good all rounder out of town as well. I'd be interested to know what fuel consumption they get out of these. That little diesel hums along at quite low RPM at ~ 60kph in town, and still has plenty of pull and quick response when you need it. Someone asked me recently how the Freelander compares to the RAV4. Simple - they don't. The Freelander is in another league and outclasses the Toyota in almost every respect (I had a new RAV4 on loan from Toyota for a week at work a little while back to "evaluate"). ;)

Thanks for that be keen to know how they go over time but good to hear initial reports are promising!

[austeve01]

Hi BMKal
Have you used the Akebono pads before ?
I heard they are supposed to reduce the Dust considerably.

Can you let us know how they go ?

Richard


Hi Richard

I have a set of these on my D3 including new rotors. About 4 months old now ..
I'm lucky to see any appreciable dust on the wheels in 4 weeks (then it gets a wash !!). I'm impressed with these pads

Cheers
Steve

[~Rich~]

Me too,
Fitted the Akebono pads front and rear with new discs.

Can't be less than impressed with these pads:
No dust to speak of.
No squealing.
No difference in stopping and feel.

The other surprising thing is the minimal rotor wear, in fact after 3 mths I can still just see the cross hatching on the rear discs, the cross hatching on the front discs would of been visible for nearly 2 mths!

I won't be going back to standard again.

[josh.huber]

Yeah didn't tell wife she came home and said what did you do to the car!! But the old ones were shot so who knows.

[josh.huber]

Righto I'll get some akebono pads then. Washed the wheels last night they were terrible

[austeve01]

Getting mine done on Tuesday at Barbagallo but I'm supplying the pads. There's a full set of Akebonos in the back waiting to be installed.

Driving down from Kal tomorrow - I'll let you know what the damage is.

Hi BMKal

I don't think you'll be disappointed with the Akebono pads ..I've recently had a set of 4 plus new rotors on my D3. All I can say is they are awesome. Haven't washed the vehicle for 4 wks & virtually nil brake dust observed.

Cheers
Steve

[scomac]

Do any WAULROians know if you can get the Akebono pads locally or are they ex east or overseas?

[ADMIRAL]

Do any WAULROians know if you can get the Akebono pads locally or are they ex east or overseas?

Enquire at your nearest Pedders outlet

[ADMIRAL]

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[jonesy63]

Repco also sell them, if that is more convenient.

[Wheelan]

Hi Guys
Just had the rear rotors and pads done on the 2010 D4 at a cost of $650.
Seems reasonable to me but thought I would ask what others have paid for a comparison.
Cheers
F and R pads and rotors ( genuine pads) $930 fitted

[JayBee75]

F and R pads and rotors ( genuine pads) $930 fitted

Can you let me know where in melb? Just had quote from LR $1100 for front pads and rotors only.....:(

[Vasculardoc]

What kind of kms are you guys having your rotors done at ?
We've just had our 2013 D4 serviced in darwin at 25000kms and the dealer has said we need new rotors and pads all round. We are just about to do a trip to tassie via the dirty way so I sucked it up for the front ones ($1200), we have to wait for the rears to come up from the other end of the country ($950) but the more I think about it the more I think we are being gouged. Our truck has mainly done light use, tows a boat about 5 times a year and mainly runs the kids to school. We had a cayenne turbo prior to that (2.5 tonnes of uber tank that got hammered and the brakes were very thirsty on pads) and we only replaced pads after 40000kms and rotors took longer than that. Seems a bit suss to me that we are having to do rotors at the first pad change.

So I guess the other question is what rotor thickness is acceptable before replacement ?

Mark

[BMKal]

I changed to Akebono pads at 85,000km. Probably could have stretched This out a bit longer, but I was sick of the black dust from the OEM pads.

I also replaced all four rotors at the same time. Didn't need to at all, but wanted to fit the Akebono pads with new rotors for a meaningful comparison. The original rotors are still out in the shed - plenty of life still left in them. Had I left them on the vehicle, I'm confident they all would have lasted well beyond 100,000 km.

In a past life, I used to be a brake mechanic, and worked for a well known brake specialist in Adelaide. I'm well and truly out of touch with modern brakes, but struggle to comprehend the short lifespan many are reporting for the brake components of not just Land Rovers, but many modern vehicles. I have never had brake pads or rotors last less than at least 100,000 km in ANY vehicle I've owned. :eek:

Maybe I drive like a nanny compared to some, :p but I still seem to pick up more than my fair share of speeding fines. :censored:

If I was being told that my pads and rotors required replacement after only 25,000 km, I'd definitely be wanting to see the old components at the very least. ;)

[shanegtr]

So I guess the other question is what rotor thickness is acceptable before replacement ?

Mark
Front New 30mm, min thickness 27mm
Rear New 20mm, min thickness 17mm
Runout .3mm max for both front and rear

[scarry]

What kind of kms are you guys having your rotors done at ?
We've just had our 2013 D4 serviced in darwin at 25000kms and the dealer has said we need new rotors and pads all round. We are just about to do a trip to tassie via the dirty way so I sucked it up for the front ones ($1200), we have to wait for the rears to come up from the other end of the country ($950) but the more I think about it the more I think we are being gouged. Our truck has mainly done light use, tows a boat about 5 times a year and mainly runs the kids to school. We had a cayenne turbo prior to that (2.5 tonnes of uber tank that got hammered and the brakes were very thirsty on pads) and we only replaced pads after 40000kms and rotors took longer than that. Seems a bit suss to me that we are having to do rotors at the first pad change.

So I guess the other question is what rotor thickness is acceptable before replacement ?

Mark

Brake wear is related to driving style,and the type of driving,around town or country.Dirt roads and sand also chew out rear pads.
Mine have done 40k,rears are half worn,fronts are around one third worn.

As a comparison,the last D2 i had needed rotors and pads at 100k,my tojo work van is on almost GVM all day,does a lot of around town work,has 235k on the clock and the brakes have never been touched:o
The van brakes are very, very good,i would say almost as good as the D4.

[Vasculardoc]

Methinks I'm being taken for a ride. I will measure the rotors when we get the truck back from having a bit of touch up work done and see what the rears are like. I've already done the fronts as we are about to do a big trip, but I might tell them to take a leap re: the rears.

Mark

[Melbourne Park]

I get my local Midas to handle brakes on Toyotas and a Mercedes. With the Mercedes, they said that Australian rotors would cause squealing, so they increased the price (they quoted) and provided me the Mercedes rotors and I got a big discount vis a vis a Mercedes dealership.

With a Prado, I have found the 3rd party brakes last forever, but the braking capacity is very poor. Its a 1997 Prado (bought new). I forget if it had better braking when new ... on that basis, I have suspected that the softer rotors might stop better.

IMO manufacturers put in poor life brakes to save money when manufacturing, and to provide profits for their dealerships. Brakes are not warranty so they lower service charges but sting you for brake costs by having low life pads and rotors.

[vbrab]

Have found Australian rotors to be generally as good as imports (and Australia exports them to other countries).
The cross drilled and slotted rotors "high performance" do stop faster, and you pay more for them.
"high performance" front discs shouldn't cost you more than about $200 EACH, and if you get asked to pay too much just get them online.
What is more critical is to fit "soft" compound pads.
Bendix make "hard" and "soft" pads across most models, just go for softer pads.
Got over 150,000k's from first front discs, 250,000 from rears, but I do long runs, little stop/start. so life depends on your conditions.

[~Rich~]

I've got to say that based on the service life so far on my Akebono brake pads is that I'd be surprised if I get less than 100000 k's out of a set.
After 22,000 k the pads are 10% worn and the discs show no sign of lipping.
Quiet and no brake dust.

Love them, pity they are not available for the 3.0 ltr D4.

[BMKal]

I've got to say that based on the service life so far on my Akebono brake pads is that I'd be surprised if I get less than 100000 k's out of a set.
After 22,000 k the pads are 10% worn and the discs show no sign of lipping.
Quiet and no brake dust.

Love them, pity they are not available for the 3.0 ltr D4.

Exactly the same with mine Rich. I purchased a full set of Akebono pads from Pedders and had the LR dealer I bought the D4 from install them with four new OEM rotors and sensors a while back. The dealer is very interested in the Akebono pads and has been monitoring the wear of both pads and rotors.

The D4 was serviced and brakes inspected a little over a week ago, with the Akebono pads having been fitted for a bit over 20,000km now. The dealer reported about 1% wear on the pads, and no sign of wear or lipping on the rotors. They said that they are very impressed by the performance of these pads.

I love 'em. No more black brake dust, and I have never noticed any difference in brake performance / efficiency. We're currently looking to see if they are available for my young bloke's new VW Amarok front end, which is even worse than the D4 was for brake dust on the wheels.

[67hardtop]

IMO manufacturers put in poor life brakes to save money when manufacturing, and to provide profits for their dealerships. Brakes are not warranty so they lower service charges but sting you for brake costs by having low life pads and rotors.

Just for ur information...brake wear IS covered under warranty , however only if they are wearing at an abnormal rate, and of course for faults in manufacture. Just to give u an example...holden zafira ppl carriers were requiring new front disc rotors at 20,000 to 35,000 km and after a lot of complaints holden revised its supplier and supplied new discs on a case by case basis up to 60,000km under warranty but ONLY if the OP complained about it. (Secret dealership business :sly: ).

Cheers Rod

Ps.. Akebono are really good brake pads :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-I9507 using AULRO mobile app

[eddomak]

I used remsa pads on my d4 when I changed them out a couple months ago were highly recommended by brakes direct but I'll put them in the bin the are developing a low speed squeak like a taxi and in my opinion more dusty then Lr pads. I have a full set of machined genuine rotors in my shed for $50 if anyone wants them I upgraded to dba slotted rotors

After a couple of months with the Remsa pads / DBA Rotor (non slotted) combo on my D4 3.0L, I have no squeaking and significantly less brake dust (but still have some). I don't know if it is just in my head, but I don't think it has as much bite as using OEM pads.

For 2 weeks or so I was on worn OEM pads with the DBA rotors, and could notice it had significantly more bite than with the OEM rotors. Now the Remsa pads have had plenty of time to bed in etc, I think it wasn't doing as good a job with Hill Descent Control on my weekend trip on some hills I have done many times before.

Overall I think I would go back to OEM (or try another brand) next time and live with the dust. Keep the DBA rotors though. :)

[Ben_Vapid]

I was just quoted $1600 front and rear from the dealer on my D4 which seems a little rich, it's also only got 35k on the clock so i'm a little surprised, apparently there's only 5k of wear left so I need to get it done soon.

[Plane Fixer]

I got 100,000 from my brakes before I replaced them, including discs all round which I did in one day by myself.
I would, at 35k get another opinion. I found it was the rear which wore out first.

[Meken]

$1600 was the quoted figure for all 4 rotors & pads on the freelander2 before it was sold so same price for the big monsters on a disco sounds ok

[vbrab]

Pretty certain that the front "standard rotors" for a D3 (not cross drilled etc for high speeds "sports' work), are the same as early Holden Toranas and made in Australia and should be around <$100 each.
If the $1600 Quote included new rear handbrake shoes and all labour to R&R, that looks about right for a dealer.
35k's out of a complete set seems very low, but depends on how and where it is being driven. Might expect front pads by 35k, but not the full Monty.
Fronts usually wear first long before the rears need renewal.
Second quote seems like a good suggestion.

[Ben_Vapid]

Yeah it seems pretty low, I might get a second opinion from Pedders or someone third party just to confirm i'm not getting taken for a ride.

Maybe I just have a heavy foot :)

[scarry]

Yeah it seems pretty low, I might get a second opinion from Pedders or someone third party just to confirm i'm not getting taken for a ride.

Maybe I just have a heavy foot :)

Or have a look yourself,you can see the pads looking through the wheel,with a torch and maybe a small mirror depending on the type of wheels you have.

[DiegotheCat]

Hey Guys

Im trying to get new brake pads for my 2012 SDV6 HSE 3.0L. Im running bendix heavy duty on the rear and want to run the same on the front.

But I keep getting conflicting data on the pads.

I thought that the SDV6 and the TDV6 had different sized front brake discs and different pads.

Is this correct or not??

Cheers Ben

[Meken]

Yeah it seems pretty low, I might get a second opinion from Pedders or someone third party just to confirm i'm not getting taken for a ride.



Maybe I just have a heavy foot :)


1st service about 23000 km - dealer calls - "your brakes are very worn they need replacing - 2mm left " me - really it hasn't done many k's - leave it I'll wait for the sensor to tell me they need changing

[Firko]

just pull them out and check them yourself mate easy as, I just did mine i used brimteck ceramic $230 for front and rear pads took about 30 min to do cars has 40,000 could have stretched it to 50,000 easy

[Vasculardoc]

I got gouged $1200 by Land Rover Darwin - welcome to the nt