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andyp
Member Since: 12 Feb 2008
Location: milton keynes
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| front brake discs need replacing at 12k |
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whilst in for compressor damage, the kind dealer decided to do a free health check for me. Car has done 12300 miles and alledgedly needs new front discs. This cannot be right surely, the discs will become almost a service item if they only last this mileage. Has anyone else experienced this
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 3rd Feb 2009 7:05 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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one of the biggest cash earners for dealers (or any garage for that matter) is disc replacements, when they're not really required. My first set changed at 60k miles (OK, mines a manual, mainly motorway mileage, so not heavy use of brakes). Ask them to show you, before doing the job, why they think they need changing.
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| 3rd Feb 2009 7:52 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Im on 82000 miles and have not been changed yet ..still ok G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 3rd Feb 2009 8:27 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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If you off-road a lot then grit can quickly score the discs down, as others say I would ask to see the problem first (if you can't see yourself that is) before parting with any cash. 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 3rd Feb 2009 8:33 pm |
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simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 1264
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Most manufacturers design the relative wear rates to be approx 2 sets of pads to each set of discs in normal usage, for your discs to require replacement after a) such a low mileage and b) in only one set of discs is clearly either  by the dealer or a fault worthy of involving LR. I´d be very suspicious. Cheers
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| 3rd Feb 2009 9:46 pm |
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The Large One
Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: Down the polytunnel
Posts: 6143
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I only say this as I have experience of visiting MK often as my FIL lives there but you have an extremely high number of roundabouts which increase the brake wear noticably..
I would still ask the dealer to produce evidence that they need replacing due to wear and not a fault with the brake system TLO has left the building.......
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| 3rd Feb 2009 10:05 pm |
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simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 1264
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Maybe but he should still have gone through a set of pads before a set of discs.... Cheers
Simon
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| 3rd Feb 2009 10:09 pm |
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Robert Page
Member Since: 02 Jan 2008
Location: Avalon Beach, FL, USA
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Just changed my fronts out at 55,000 miles. Lots of sand/mud/water off road. They were at 2mm and triggered the wear sensor. '05 LR3 (Disco III) Trail, 5 Passenger V8 petrol, LHD, ARB Bull Bar, Warn XD9000 Winch
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| 4th Feb 2009 4:04 am |
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camel_landy
Member Since: 04 Feb 2009
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 20
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Depends what the problem is... If it's warping, then that can happen at any time, especially if you tend to brake heavily and then sit with your foot on the brake (the disks will cool at a different rate where the pads are gripping causing the warping).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_brake#Warping
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