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Munchie
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26th Apr 03 at 12:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive only done 11.5k is this normal ? mostly town driving on me corsa C

gonna cost £40 for new pads supplied and fitted...wat u think people?
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They should last a bit longer than 11k mate...
Colin
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26th Apr 03 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep should be longer, for town driving anyway.
Munchie
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hmmm..... ive had the car 2 years in september lol
Sam
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Munchie why don't you change the pads yourself? They are a piece of piss to change, even someone like me could change them!
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quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
hmmm..... ive had the car 2 years in september lol




What Corsa you got again?
Munchie
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26th Apr 03 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got da corsa C fella...i aint chainging them. the brakes cost £38 from vaux so im just gonna get sumbody else to fit them....its £45 in kwik fit with a life time gaurantee...how can u get a lifetime gaurantee on brakes?!
Sam
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26th Apr 03 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Probably because Slow-Fit's brakes are shit!
Munchie
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lol ok! well its £40 round here in my town so ill get it done soon probably.....
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From VX yeah?
si_reading
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I've 10.5k miles on my corsa c and the brakes are a bit shite now! Need changing soon!! Mine is only 8 months old. But is has had a lot of hard driving and late braking!
Munchie
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nah maghull car centre.they fitted me wheels and did an excellent job.plus sum bird fits it all for me lol......need to paint calipers soon as well
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Is she a fit bird?
willay
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you got any alloys on yet da munch?
SLSXi
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are you just going for std pads then m8?

yeh he has willay, check his garage!
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yes i see sri's, I would of gone for something other then vauxhall myself.
FrankP
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the pads on the corsa c are a softer type for better braking. also the rotors r thin as. 1 grove in them and they're ferked.
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quote:
Originally posted by FrankP
the pads on the corsa c are a softer type for better braking. also the rotors r thin as. 1 grove in them and they're ferked.


this is true. mine needed changing at 11.5k and i was told this is normal
ChazSXi
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26th Apr 03 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my cars done 39k and the brakes graunch a lot..think its time for su new pads? Will they tell me this @ the service tht its in 4 on weds?
glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by ChazSXi
my cars done 39k and the brakes graunch a lot..think its time for su new pads? Will they tell me this @ the service tht its in 4 on weds?


i done my pads at 14 k
paul_spurrell
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i'm sure your disks and pads will need doing. didnt they need doing at 20k servioce?
ChazSXi
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im not sure m8 cos ive only had the car for about 2 months..bloke i bought it off neva sed but im guessin if they needed doin @ 20 they would need to be replaced @ 40 aswell?

got the car when it was @ 37k btw!

[Edited on 26-04-2003 by ChazSXi]
paul_spurrell
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it may be ok then
Munchie
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willay i had me heart set on these wheels plus they werent ridculous amounts of money.....think ill just get standard brakes for now as well. ive been told to get the 1.7dti brakes as they are better and fit straight on! oh and ive done 11.8k miles
Wolfy
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halfords disks corsa corsa £15 each
pads £12 pair! the ya go.. i just did mine on the 1zero and only got 40 or so more miles to bedddings over!

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