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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Well the local stealer here did charge $220/hr a couple of years ago,so thats a start.

    I stopped going to LR dealers 18yrs ago,except for warranty work.

    Had a service at the local Toyota dealer on the van today,including wheel rotate and balance,$185 including GST.

    And done on a Saturday,the van has 273 000 on the clock,bought new,on original brakes.
    All landrover Specialists are NOT created Equal and IF you are really lucky you will come across one that not only does Top rated work they can also be cheaper than the other workshops in town.
    I fell onto my feet here in Geraldton WA with our local LR specialist as they don't sell Landrovers as far as I know they just fix and service them and they do a bloody good job and Don't charge like a wounded bull either
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    All landrover Specialists are NOT created Equal and IF you are really lucky you will come across one that not only does Top rated work they can also be cheaper than the other workshops in town.
    I fell onto my feet here in Geraldton WA with our local LR specialist as they don't sell Landrovers as far as I know they just fix and service them and they do a bloody good job and Don't charge like a wounded bull either
    Are they Dealers,that is operated by JLR,or Indies?

    Looking at their web site they appear to be Indies,with LR training.
    They probably do warranty work as well,as the main dealers are a long way away.

    Indies,from my experience are generally very good and charge reasonable rates,which is the reason I have used one near here for many years,and don’t use LR dealers.

    It’s the main dealers that charge exorbadent prices,as per the many posts on this site.
    And their workmanship often doesn’t have the best reputation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Are they Dealers,that is operated by JLR,or Indies?

    Looking at their web site they appear to be Indies,with LR training.
    They probably do warranty work as well,as the main dealers are a long way away.

    Indies,from my experience are generally very good and charge reasonable rates,which is the reason I have used one near here for many years,and don’t use LR dealers.

    It’s the main dealers that charge exorbadent prices,as per the many posts on this site.
    And their workmanship often doesn’t have the best reputation.
    They are Indies But they specialise in LR ( I can't recall seeing any other brand in the workshop) and yes they also do warranty and servicing work.
    I also own Toyota and Nissan 4WD's But I won't touch the dealers in town for these trucks for exactly the same reasons you wont
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    $2,800 for pads? I just payed a third less than that for an entire disc brake conversion for the 101 including adaptors, discs, callipers AND pads. Surely they are taking the ****?

    Stealers will be stealers....
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    anyone know the minimum rotor thickness??
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichDisco5 View Post
    Hi All,
    Love the car. But just in for a service. ‘Brake pads worn” light came on day before service, LR service people say I need new pads back and front. Nearly $2800 on top of service. What am I doing wrong?
    I have found that since about 2016 the servicing costs have increased dramatically. I just thought I was just being charged a "Range Rover" tax. In September last year I was told by the dealer that I needed to have front and rear rotors and pads replaced. I asked them for a quote given I was feeling a little chaffed after recent service costs. The quote was $2200. Needless to say I said "no thanks" and took it to Roving Mechanical at Peakhurst. Everything was done for about $1K. The car was at 94K Km, it'd had the rear pads done previously at about 50K km. Both dealer an indi were amazed I had gotten 94K Km out of the fronts and 44K Km out of the rears. I was told 30-50K Km was normal. That, to me, is unacceptable.

    I have done about 20K Km on this new set and have only 1mm of wear on the pads so far. Dealer was surprised. There are things you can do regarding driving style that can help. Also, I suspect the genuine parts are made to wear sooner.

    The interesting thing for me regarding this indi is, I know two of the three guys there from the dealership I use and Pete(one of the owners) is a legend of the brand too. So there is no issue with confidence in their work or knowledge of the later models. My next service is with them.
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    No consolation but son's g friend was quoted 2500 to do the brakes on her vw gti golf...that was 5 months ago...we checked them and found no urgency and we'll do them for a third of that stealer cost. They pulled the same stunt with car not legal.. your kid will die etc etc.

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    Just had the same warning and a quick check revealed the sensor cable had worn through on the front wearing against the rim. I knew is wasn’t pads as I had just replaced the original pads and rotors at 110000. Replaced sensor myself for $20. Did they actually put your car on a hoist and have a look at the condition of the pads and rotors? When that sensor is triggered it is just reporting the “alledged” condition of one pad, in particular the inner front left pad or inner rear right pad is below threshold. The chances of two at once is remote.
    I would get a written quote then and independent assessment. It could well mean a faulty inner piston on the rear calliper ( not uncommon) and in fact a warranty issue. Given these are much lighter than the D4 a full brake kit at 33000 is outrageous. Unless you’ve done 20000 of those on Fraser Island or drive with your left foot on the brake something is wrong.
    Do not agree to this and postpone the service.
    cheers steve

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geedublya View Post
    millions? 100s of thousands I can believe but millions! I think you may be exaggerating.

    To the OP. If you are in anyway mechanically adept replace them yourself. If not, an independent or even a trusted local mechanic will do it much cheaper.
    Hey Geoff, how are you?
    Anyway mate, I've told him a million times not to exaggerate!
    I can replace all four discs and pad sets on my 95 Defender for $400 for parts only - doesn't help it stop but hey, it's cheap

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    Over Easter I did the front and rear rotors and pads on my D4, using DBA 4000 rotors (T3 front, T2 rear) and DBA eXtreme Performance pads. The total cost for this was $680 and two hours work in my shed.

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