Previa Disks And Pads

[peterc]

anyone give me an idea of how much to replace the front disks and pads on my better halfs L reg UK Previa ?

Also, are they supposed to make a noise if the pads are on the limit ?

Also, how hard a job is it to replace these myself ? - not terribly mechanicaly minded.

Cheers

Peter

[airportone2001]

Hi it's a very simple job if you can jack up the car and change the wheel you can do the discs.The price when i did mine was around a £100 for the lot.

P.S. if you can measure your discs and get back to me it might be beneficial to us both.

Gareth

[peterc]

Watcha Gareth,

Thanks for the reply mate. Funny you should mention measuring the disks coz i have to do just that. I was in the process of buying a new set of front disks and pads, when i mentioned to the guy that i might as well get a new set of pads for the back ones. He said i must mean shoes coz my car would have drums on the back (coz it dont have ABS ?) I said no, i meant pads coz i do have disks on the back. Confused ?

Apparently if i dont have ABS(my wife tells me she doesnt see a ABS light come on when she switches on the ignition, and to be honest i dont ever remember it kicking in at any time) I should have drums on the back.

Anyone help me out here, and let me know what i have.

The car is a UK GL model L reg aug 93 registered.

Cheers

Peter

[dognut]

if L plate uk car should be discs on back but the handbrake is inside the discs with shoes to operate on the inside like a drum! confused i was when i did mine! jack up rear and remove wheel you will see what i mean.

[peterc]

Cheers Dognut,

So no ABS on mine right ?

Wouldnt happen to know what size disks are on it would you ?

Cheers

Peter

[peterc]

Well Guys,

After getting quoted £450 from a garage to replace the front disk and pads on my better halfs Previa, i decided to have a go myself and fit em.

Got the disks and pads from a really good shop in Croydon for .....wait for it..............£58 including VAT !!!!!

After a bit of head scratching, i finally worked out that you can swing the Caliper out and just slot the new pads in. Did both sides in about 1 hour.

Just orderd a Previa manual from a guy on eBay. Hope that will help me in the future, as i think that i am going to tackle a few more jobs myself, rather than letting a garage rip me off.

PS -thanks for the offer Gareth.

Cheers

Pete

Nice

Peter

[P11GT]

try this, you maybe surprised

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk

use the drop down menu to select front or rear, i was pleasantly surprised that the previa discs can be as little as 25 quid each and pads at 20 quid for a set! Also, Delphi are a decent enough make.