dcash5 Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Discovering a shocking discovery, Heard a metal on metal noise when braking which sounded like very worn pads, but dismissed this as the old owner had put new ebc red stuff pads and had checked, anyway i wasnt happy so whipped the wheel off to find not a pleasent sight, yes he had changed pads to red stuff, but only the outer ones View Exhibit A So i treated myself to Exhibit B Quote
stuey Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 looks like you got a seized piston in youe caliper there pal......!! Quote
dcash5 Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 No its the original Nissan Pad on the inside and a brand new redstuff on outer!!!! only had replaced the outer pads!!! Quote
Sarnie Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 You've been seriously ripped off. Id be ****ing fuming, what a tight arse!!! Redstuff pads are only £99 for a FULL set back AND front!!! Sounds like he did it just so that when you looked at the wheel you saw the new pad. Quote
Beavis Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 You've been seriously ripped off. Id be ****ing fuming, what a tight arse!!! Redstuff pads are only £99 for a FULL set back AND front!!! Sounds like he did it just so that when you looked at the wheel you saw the new pad. +1 What a crazy thing to do Quote
Chris`I Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 You've been seriously ripped off. Id be ****ing fuming, what a tight arse!!! Redstuff pads are only £99 for a FULL set back AND front!!! Sounds like he did it just so that when you looked at the wheel you saw the new pad. +1 What a crazy thing to do +2 and F'in dangerous! Good job you had one good pad on each disk or you probably would have had a major accident by now! Quote
dcash5 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 Yeh dont get me started, did you know it passed a MOT like that aswell!!!! Spoke with VOSA to comment on my discovery as you can imagine i was not a happy bunny, apperently if the car stops satisfactorly on a rolling road and when they look through the wheel they see meat on the outside pad, its a pass!!! :scare: I would of thought its worse having one good pad and one bald pad as its not braking evenly!! Anyway got a nice set of DBA rotors and Endless Pads courtesy of Phil. Much appreciated!! - Ah the bedding in process begins - but on a positive what a nice car the zed is to work on, nice amount of access and im now the master of changing pads on a 350z . Quote
Andy Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Glad you got it all sorted mate, how crazy to only change one pad though!!! Unbelieveable!!!!! Quote
H5 Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 +1 on Mike's comment. That is shocking. Makes Phil's / Adam's / Envy's life's even easier with that sort of thing going on... Quote
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