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Old 11-02-2011, 05:46 AM
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you won't get ripped off doing it yourself
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To be honest, I looked at the FAQ on how to do it and I got as far as jacking the car up and removing all four wheels and thats when I quit!
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Same as me, I can do it, but cba!
Old 11-02-2011, 05:55 AM
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Same as me, I can do it, but cba!

I got tired just reading how to do it!
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Originally Posted by Toully
To be honest, I looked at the FAQ on how to do it and I got as far as jacking the car up and removing all four wheels and thats when I quit!

That's the biggest part of the job
Old 11-02-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by WinFreak
Originally Posted by Toully' timestamp='1320241805' post='21121670
To be honest, I looked at the FAQ on how to do it and I got as far as jacking the car up and removing all four wheels and thats when I quit!

That's the biggest part of the job

I also looked at the tools required and it was something like..."havent got that, havent got that, got that, wtf is that...Oh f**k it!"
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For he sake of £20 just get them fitted.

One thing I will mention if you get it done independently is to make sure they don't tear the rubber seals round the pins. I had that problem and it was a new calliper.

Only used Honda to do the work ever since, but my dealer does do me a good deal
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus
For he sake of £20 just get them fitted.

One thing I will mention if you get it done independently is to make sure they don't tear the rubber seals round the pins. I had that problem and it was a new calliper.

Only used Honda to do the work ever since, but my dealer does do me a good deal
Cheers for the heads-up!
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Im doing mine on Saturday, a bit too close to xmas to go for a big brake conversion so I have ordered a full set of discs and pads off brakes international for £217 delivered.
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I only do mine because a) due to track days, I have to do it quite often; and b) I'm not as rich as MB


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