Discs and pads all round for cayenne 64plate

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Hi all.

I had my wife's cayenne serviced yesterday. They mentioned that pads and discs will need doing all round soon. They quoted £1657.00 which sounded a lot to me . I rang one local specialist, they quoted£1044 inc vat. Using Porsche components but then added, they also use brembo etc.

Anyone confirm or have input please.

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The car has only covered 36k miles..
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Not surprised that it needs discs and pads, although the cost seems exorbitant, but thats what going to the main dealer for this kind of thing costs. The brakes are Brembo so given the age of your car I would be sourcing Brembo parts from Euro car parts or the like and getting a competent local mechanic to fit them. Nothing rocket science about Cayenne or any other Porsche brakes short of carbon exotics so shouldn't be a problem for a good mechanic.
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Rab J wrote: Sun May 06, 2018 6:14 pm Not surprised that it needs discs and pads, although the cost seems exorbitant, but thats what going to the main dealer for this kind of thing costs. The brakes are Brembo so given the age of your car I would be sourcing Brembo parts from Euro car parts or the like and getting a competent local mechanic to fit them. Nothing rocket science about Cayenne or any other Porsche brakes short of carbon exotics so shouldn't be a problem for a good mechanic.
Thanks. I do have a very competent mechanic that I use for some of my other cars. Don't suppose you know which manufacturer supplies the discs to Porsche do you?
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Wow. Euro car parts have 50% off this weekend.
So I purchased this

1104330752 SEBRO Brake Disc (Front Left)Porsche Cayenne 3.0 2014 £90.99

1104330762 SEBRO Brake Disc (Front Right)Porsche Cayenne 3.0 2014 £90.99

2104330772 SEBRO Brake Disc (Rear Left or Right)Porsche Cayenne 3.0 2014 £239.98

110133050A Brembo Brake Pad (Rear)Porsche Cayenne 3.0 2014 £94.99

110133051A Brembo Brake Pad (Front)Porsche Cayenne 3.0 2014 £166.99

Subtotal£683.94
Discount: (May Bank Holiday Sale) -£341.97
Delivery Charge
(Economy)£0.00
Total (inc VAT): £341.97
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I'm not sure if Porsche use Brembo discs or some other. I would think that if your mechanic used a good brand, Euros car part have three different options, you couldn't go far wrong, and as the brakes on a Cayenne are massively over specified for even spirited driving you wont have a problem.
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BMW dealer told me a couple of times (two years IIRC) rear brakes would soon need doing, last time it went in was expecting same comment, but no - car computer said about 3K left when I traded it. Brake pads are often one of the easy mark ups for garages, so I am always suspicious when they say needed soon
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Old kwik-fit trick.....take the current pads out and show them to the wife / partner / and say “shall we put these worn pads back in, or would you prefer new ones....” irrespective of actual wear / life left.......who wants “used” brakes.....?😉
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John_M wrote: Sun May 06, 2018 8:08 pm BMW dealer told me a couple of times (two years IIRC) rear brakes would soon need doing, last time it went in was expecting same comment, but no - car computer said about 3K left when I traded it. Brake pads are often one of the easy mark ups for garages, so I am always suspicious when they say needed soon
A little while ago I (and some other members) received a letter from our OPCs stating something along the lines that with the age of our cars (coming up for 2 years) the brakes needed changing. Too easy too fall for and as you say an easy revenue generator for the workshop.
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Nosmo wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 7:31 am
A little while ago I (and some other members) received a letter from our OPCs stating something along the lines that with the age of our cars (coming up for 2 years) the brakes needed changing. Too easy too fall for and as you say an easy revenue generator for the workshop.
I could understand them saying the brake fluid needed changing at two years because that deterioration is age related but not pads and/or discs.
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A word of warning if I may?
I had a Q7 back in the day & had my local garage fit new discs & pads & I insisted he use genuine parts. Next time around I was at the main dealer for a service & he suggested the brakes needed doing again (I’d had the car a long time) so I agreed. He had issues bleeding the brakes & told me the fluid was contaminated. I had to replace discs, pads, master cylinders & all the lines. He noted non-genuine parts had been used & suggested whoever had fitted them had contaminated the brake fluid.

Cost was about 16 grand for all of the work!!
I got on to my local supplier who denied touching the brake fluid, & also claimed he thought he had used genuine parts, so I was at an impasse & the car now off the road. I couldn’t drive the car away, effectively scrapping it and couldn’t argue as everyone was blaming each other, so if it wasn’t for Audi UK’s intervention & a very large gesture of good will I would have been knackered.

Moral of the story is insist on genuine replacement parts. The mark up of these parts shouldn’t really be an issue here, but labour costs certainly will. So if you decide to go to an independent make sure you see the receipt for the genuine parts.
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