Just been told whilst in for the 40k service, that the rear brakes need replacing. Pads & Discs.

Already have the 312's on the front.

Is it worth getting performance parts on the rear? Not quite sute how much braking is on the rear.

Should i just go ahead with the OEM items?? (£180+vat)

Found the thread i'd previously read about not much braking on rear.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/rear-brakes/92412/

OEM are fine for the rears.

It's the right time of the year for old chestnuts......

Is it worth getting performance parts on the rear? Not quite sute how much braking is on the rear.

Should i just go ahead with the OEM items?? (£180+vat)

I have uprated discs and pads on the rear and they seem to be getting used OK. Having said this, I only bothered as I was upgrading the fronts at the same time, and 'matching' rears were pretty much the same price from the place I got them as OEM were from the dealers...

180 plus vat seems a bit steep for dics and pads on the rear as there only solid dics

Just been told whilst in for the 40k service, that the rear brakes need replacing. Pads & Discs.

Already have the 312's on the front.

Is it worth getting performance parts on the rear? Not quite sute how much braking is on the rear.

Should i just go ahead with the OEM items?? (£180+vat)

180+vat, bloody hell! thats the reason i dont use the dealers

think it cost me last time about 8 quid for ferrodo pads and about 12 quid each for non branded discs.

180+vat, bloody hell! thats the reason i dont use the dealers

think it cost me last time about 8 quid for ferrodo pads and about 12 quid each for non branded discs.

Remember when I did mine. I used ebc oem discs on the rear with ferodo ds2500 both front and back for the price of the oem stuff fitted. And DS2500's arnt cheap.

i got a set of rear disks and pads from ebay for £20 ish

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And DS2500's arnt cheap.

You aint kidding, bloody good pads though

i got a set of rear disks and pads from ebay for £20 ish

check out this link

Why? Nothing there?

SKODA Fabia 1.9 VRS MDK0037

With Delivery they're £46.21

Maybe cheaper elsewhere, didn't google the part number to find out

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I thought it was a bit expensive and i told them i would source elsewhere.

But then realised the hastle trying to find/get them, someone in for the posty, arranging fitting and getting to/from the garage at another point, making hours back up at work.

So i called back and said go ahead.

I don't know how bad they were or whether it was just the fluid change, but i nearly went through the front screen. :eek: Brakes are back on form.

I've got ds2500's on the STi, do the trick nicely. Although i'm gagging for AP/Porsche 6pots.

Holy mother of god that's expensive.....I've just paid £84 for a set of front Brembo's from GSF and OEM pads from the dealer - to be fitted by me this weekend. Dealer wanted £35 plus vat per front disc, GSF were £10 cheaper than that for each disc.

Robbing swines.

I'd expect the rears to be as cheap as chips as mentioned above. They're tiny and non vented.