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MarkSport
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24th Sep 10 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just phoned up a few places for some rear brake shoes and rear bearings for my corsa and prices come back at one place for £49 and the other £78 :O

surely that aint right?
harrisp
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24th Sep 10 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive found a massive difference in parts prices between motorfactors.
MarkSport
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I'm gonna have to phone a few more as i remember the time when brake shoes were under £20 a set
Kurt
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Were they made of chocolate?
spencer88
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Just rear shoes is it? Corsa van is it?
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£27.56 from VX
MarkSport
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rear brake shoes and rear bearings
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Didnt get a price on bearings, but the price above is for shoes.
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£21,76 for rear bearings.
MarkSport
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25th Sep 10 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just been to a local place and got

bearings
brake shoes
spark plugs

for £36.bargain so i thought....then checked my bank and they've put the card payment through twice
Steve
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25th Sep 10 at 12:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bet the bearing last about 10 miles
MarkSport
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25th Sep 10 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
11 at a push
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Try www.brakeparts.co.uk for your brakes.
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I don't think genuine parts on cheaper cars really makes the difference.

i'd only buy VW stuff for my VW, but the ford will handle cheapo tat, tbh they haven't built it very well to begin with, pretty rough in parts
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25th Sep 10 at 16:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id never by third party bits for any part that is replenishable and load bearing

even on small fords stuff like this never lasts long, bearings lasting weeks, balljoints lasting a few months etc etc

there was a pattern lower arm on my puma replaced 8 months ago, the ball joint was loose as fuck and split when i replaced it, on the contrary an original on the other side that was still the original fitted from factory was fine

[Edited on 25-09-2010 by Steve]
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25th Sep 10 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i will get to see i spose on the escort.

is the puma pretty much an escort underneath or totally different thing?
Steve
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pretty much a fiesta mk4 underneath
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i have a spare lower arm, we should compare
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iv got loads

 
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