Brakes where to source new pads and rotors

[Owen]

SDV6 back from service today, 22kms and told brakes will need doing next service. I can live with that but the cost makes me think there will be sexual favors and a free holiday to the Bahamas thrown in.....any suggestions for DIY?

[discotwinturbo]

SDV6 back from service today, 22kms and told brakes will need doing next service. I can live with that but the cost makes me think there will be sexual favors and a free holiday to the Bahamas thrown in.....any suggestions for DIY?

Gosh. I have 36k now and both front and rear have plenty of meat. I change between road tyres and touring tyres regularly so always check them each time.

Lots of very heavy towing too. Lots of heavy braking due to hills around our home.

You could change pads yourself and not worry about sensors if they have not yet lit up. Also depends on rotor condition.

A few years back the VW dealer told me I needed new brake pads and rotors....$1200!. Checked them when I got home and had plenty of meat. Did another 20k and then changed the pads myself.

Good luck.....hopefully it's not too painful.

Brett....

[AGRO]

Hi Brett,

Do your comments, that you'll need your "brakes done" next service really mean that you have another 30,000kms on your brakes?

I'm presuming that your next service is due at 52,000km based on servicing at the specified 26,000km interval and you've serviced your vehicle early at 22,000kms.

As a comparison my D4 has 75,000km, being serviced by LR and I still haven't been advised that my brakes need doing even though I'm having % wear rate reported at service. However, I do expect some action wrt to brakes next service at 84,000km.

[SBD4]

My pads were changed at the 78K km service - I do a lot of highway miles though.

[justinc]

Genuine rotors and pads, over the counter at LR cost around the $1K mark all up, and fitting should take no more than 2.5 to 3 hrs tops including cleaning out the park brake shoes and adjusting them, replacing sensors if req etc etc etc The sensors are about $40 to $50 each IIRC so it makes sense to replace pads a little before they get destroyed...there are 2 of them.

As a little comparison, the cost of PARTS ONLY for a brake replacement on a ML63 AMG merc tops out at $8000 if bought through dealer network. and double .

The front Brembo discs retail at $2000 apiece, so don't be too harsh about genuine LR bits!

Of course there are plenty of cheaper aftermarket alternatives for the D3 and 4, these are just illustrations RE walking into the dealer parts department and ordering over the counter.

And as regards wear rates, some I have seen at less than 30K worn out, others will see twice that . There are lots of reasons why brakes wear the way they do.

JC

[discotwinturbo]

Hi Brett,

Do your comments, that you'll need your "brakes done" next service really mean that you have another 30,000kms on your brakes?

I'm presuming that your next service is due at 52,000km based on servicing at the specified 26,000km interval and you've serviced your vehicle early at 22,000kms.

As a comparison my D4 has 75,000km, being serviced by LR and I still haven't been advised that my brakes need doing even though I'm having % wear rate reported at service. However, I do expect some action wrt to brakes next service at 84,000km.

Hi Agro,

Good point.

I have mine serviced at 13000km intervals so had that stuck in my head.

I guess the original poster may also have it done at a different schedule. I think if he does not drive his car hard, brake heavily or tow heavy loads, this would be a concern.

Brett...

[Owen]

There Service has been time based, next one in 6 months or at 36k. The car has done limited heavy work, mainly the slow commute to work.

I would say the brakes are a bit rooted from a day in Toolangi mud when the TC was working hard, that **** is very abrasive.

What i am after is options on fitting new Rotors and Pads myself, the originals are way overpriced here at the stealers.

There are examples like this from the USA, Brake Rotor Front (Genuine Part # SDB000624) - Land Rover drums\rotors from Atlantic British

$760plus shipping for a full rebuild kit front and rear.......

Other options ?

[Duke4]

Mine has done 50,000K's and I've had both front and rear pads replaced so the next time round I'll probably need to do the rotors.
For the last 12 months I've been looking at all the shows I go to for aftermarket replacements but so far you can only get replacements for the D3 not the D4.

If anyone has any information to the contrary I'd love to hear it.

It's quite funny, every time I see a stand for DBA rotors I ask the question and they say yes, yes of course we make them for the D4, then they check the book, look it up on the computer, ring a mate and respond with "I guess we don't make them"

[NomadicD3]

Hi Owen,
It's seems to be a common theme with brakes and service agents. 12 months and 22 000 k's ago I was told the front brakes had about 10-15% wear left on them. As I'm about to head off again I decided to pull the front pads and check them for myself, fully expecting to have to replace them yet the worst of the pads still had 4.7mm of pad left. So unless the new brake pads had about 50mm of pad, I think the 10-15% left may have been a little creative on their behalf. At this stage it's now 48000k's with plenty left in them yet.

[Tinman]

Hi Owen, Have been changeing my own pads and sensors on the D3 for some time now. I have found that the pads wear at different amounts from the inside of the rotor to the outside. So if you wait for the light to come on you may do damage to your rotors. The best method is to have a visual look not just the outside pad that is easy to see but check the inside also. I have also used aftermarket pads with great success. The front pads are around $65 a set with the rear at $88 a set no one can tell me why the rear are dearer even though they are smaller. The sensors are around the $20 mark for front and rear. Have done 170000 on my rotors proberly will have to change them with this next pad change depending on how they mic up.