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Antm72

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@Faheem Been using a german website for parts after someone posted a price on brembo discs.
Works out just over the cost of one disc in the uk for a pair of brembo discs and pads delivered, ordered them for the wifes Rav4 came to about £80 delivered.
Have ordered handbrake cables for the zed Bosch made again £26 delivered stupidly cheap about £8.50 each :wideyed:
They list the rear calipers mate
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They sell many brands they sell fronts for £23 !
Ridex ATE Brembo TRW to name a few.
Its in the app store my brakes arrive tomorrow takes about 4 days.
Buycarparts in the app store will confirm the quality when they arrive but not had any issues up to now :thumbsup:
 

Dino D

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@Faheem Been using a german website for parts after someone posted a price on brembo discs.
Works out just over the cost of one disc in the uk for a pair of brembo discs and pads delivered, ordered them for the wifes Rav4 came to about £80 delivered.
Have ordered handbrake cables for the zed Bosch made again £26 delivered stupidly cheap about £8.50 each :wideyed:
They list the rear calipers mate
View attachment 70163
They sell many brands they sell fronts for £23 !
Ridex ATE Brembo TRW to name a few.
Its in the app store my brakes arrive tomorrow takes about 4 days.
Buycarparts in the app store will confirm the quality when they arrive but not had any issues up to now :thumbsup:
I’m trying not add up how much I could have saved if I found this site earlier!
 

Howard

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Is it worth the effort? As for quality of replacement calipers, don’t forget BMW don’t manufacture there own parts.
So they were probably Ate,Girling or another premier make.
A lot of calipers are sold as an exchange unit which means your car dosnt have to be off the road.
Brakes are important...is it worth the false economic gain.
 

Faheem

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Thanks @Antm72 , I was recommended the site a while back but didnt think much of it as it was based out the UK. The calipers are cheap for that price but there is a 'surcharge' which isn't included in the price and refunded when you return your old calipers. However, even with that additional cost it still works out cheaper than most other places online so I think I'll bite the bullet and buy a pair.

Thank you all for your help.
 

t-tony

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Prices quoted to me, allegedly at "trade" prices, A Page £91 + vat and ECP £98 + vat. When I stopped laughing I told them both to not expect a run of sales. :mad::(

Tony.
 

Faheem

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Thanks for asking Tony, much appreciated.:thumbsup:
 

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Stevo7682

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No worries mate, my pleasure.:)

Tony.
You've got my curiosity now Tony .
I'll need to phone the supplier that i got my offside rear caliper for the skoda ( a remanufactured delphi unit ) £ 48.29 inc vat ( old unit return ) (£ 10 surcharge on old unit ) cant believe that they are so dear my skoda cal operates hand brake as well .
Stephen.
 

t-tony

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You've got my curiosity now Tony .
I'll need to phone the supplier that i got my offside rear caliper for the skoda ( a remanufactured delphi unit ) £ 48.29 inc vat ( old unit return ) (£ 10 surcharge on old unit ) cant believe that they are so dear my skoda cal operates hand brake as well .
Stephen.
That's exactly what I just don't get Steve, both sellers said that the rear callipers are not as popular? All cars have 2 front and 2 rear callipers, and ///M models apart the rear callipers fit across the range? so that argument doesn't quite stack up to me. As you say a calliper which has a combined handbrake system has to be costlier to make and re-manufacture but the cost is ridiculously cheap.

Tony.

ps. I pressed both suppliers to give me the price they would sell to my employers and both were still between £75- £80 + vat.
 

Stevo7682

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That's exactly what I just don't get Steve, both sellers said that the rear callipers are not as popular? All cars have 2 front and 2 rear callipers, and ///M models apart the rear callipers fit across the range? so that argument doesn't quite stack up to me. As you say a calliper which has a combined handbrake system has to be costlier to make and re-manufacture but the cost is ridiculously cheap.

Tony.

ps. I pressed both suppliers to give me the price they would sell to my employers and both were still between £75- £80 + vat.
I will have a go tomorrow.
So all i need to do is price a rear caliper for mine then i take it .
 

t-tony

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I will have a go tomorrow.
So all i need to do is price a rear caliper for mine then i take it .
Yes mate, you do. I didn't have Faheem's reg. no. but it would not have made a big impact on the price Steve. I asked for a generic search on a '97 1.9 Z3.

Tony.
 
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David

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@Faheem Been using a german website for parts after someone posted a price on brembo discs.
Works out just over the cost of one disc in the uk for a pair of brembo discs and pads delivered, ordered them for the wifes Rav4 came to about £80 delivered.
Have ordered handbrake cables for the zed Bosch made again £26 delivered stupidly cheap about £8.50 each :wideyed:
They list the rear calipers mate
View attachment 70163
They sell many brands they sell fronts for £23 !
Ridex ATE Brembo TRW to name a few.
Its in the app store my brakes arrive tomorrow takes about 4 days.
Buycarparts in the app store will confirm the quality when they arrive but not had any issues up to now :thumbsup:
Sorry for the OT @Faheem but...

@Antm72 - they don’t seem to have an app for Apple devices.
Are they the same company as buycarparts.co.uk?

David

EDIT - their web app is attempting to redirect to the AppStore for an app called AutoDoc. I will compare prices to see if it’s the same deal.
 

Antm72

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Sorry for the OT @Faheem but...

@Antm72 - they don’t seem to have an app for Apple devices.
Are they the same company as buycarparts.co.uk?

David

EDIT - their web app is attempting to redirect to the AppStore for an app called AutoDoc. I will compare prices to see if it’s the same deal.
Yes i think so although it says the prices are cheaper in the app. :thumbsup:19% on website 21% discount in app.
 
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