309$ for Ferodo DS2500 front,170$ for rear, is it reasonable?

[GTIJNR]

Thanks for your suggestion.

The pads salesman ask me 160 dollars for labour cost to replace all the pads. and he told me it will takes 2 hours to get it done. It sounds really a hard work to do, coz even them need two hours to finish it.

I really have no experiences for fixing cars, even the SEAT air intake I asked Tim to install it for me. just not really confidence enough to replace them myself (front and rear), if I fail the job it means I will die on the road.. no brake is not a joke.

By the way, at 30000KM the brake oil has been replaced at dealer, now my car is turning to 45000KM, do you think I need to replace the brake oil after replace the pads, anyway the oil only cost 60 bucks for two bottles.

At 45kms, you may need to machine the brake rotors hence the price of $160. I'm sure you making the right choice to let workshop work on your car if you have no experience. Last thing you want to touch is BRAKE even though its may sound easy.

[wangsha17]

At 45kms, you may need to machine the brake rotors hence the price of $160. I'm sure you making the right choice to let workshop work on your car if you have no experience. Last thing you want to touch is BRAKE even though its may sound easy.

So what you recommend is spend 160 bucks and let the workshop do it for me right? I have called the other brake specilist and they gave me a quote only 78 bucks. why the difference so big? will there reliable? its a pretty small shop anyway. what do you think? thanks

[pog]

I understand the front pads for the Ferodo DS2500 is FCP1419H. Does anyone know what the rear part number is? Anyone reckon I should buy both front and rears?

[seangti]

So what you recommend is spend 160 bucks and let the workshop do it for me right? I have called the other brake specilist and they gave me a quote only 78 bucks. why the difference so big? will there reliable? its a pretty small shop anyway. what do you think? thanks

ask each work shop what they are doing for the price. If it's just to install pads, no fluid change or machining of rotors (which wil cost that price each rotor), it is a very straight forward process, so if they're doing the same job, the cheaper of the two should be fine. I'd like to think it'd be quite difficult to cock up one bolt and installing pads. For 2500's are a performance pad so may take a little getting used to cold performance compared to factory pads. If you also drive like a grandpa, you risk glazing pads so don't be shy to give them a hard time every now and then - they'll certainly take a flogging.

[pog]

I'll put a challenge out there. I've called almost every brake place and I can't seem to find the Ferodo DS2500 FCP1419H pads. I was advised for light track use, you can still use the Ferodo DS Performance. Does anyone have this pad, and if so, your thoughts?

I was also looking at EBC Redstuff. Everyones thoughts please?

[noone]

I'm running QFM AR1's on the front, they bite well. Much cheaper than the equivalent Ferodo.

The front does get a lot more use than the rear, I would not be too concerned about leaving the back stock, it has not been an issue with my 312 setup.

[pog]

It was interesting to find out that the polo gti had Ferodo for stock pads. Anyone else notice this?

[noone]

Stock pads are pretty useless, they are nothing like the performance pads made by the same company. 2 different markets.