Getting tyres fitted.

Janner · Post by **Janner** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:24 am

Does anyone know of anywhere in Glasgow/Hamilton area that can supply and fit A048? Fed up having to go through to Edinburgh every time plus they dont have any tyres at the mo.

Just out of interest how much would 4 brake pads supplied and fitted likely to cost?

Thanks

jj · Post by jj » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:38 am

Cant help you on the tyres (ed might be able to) but I bought EBC greenstuffs for my Exige and fitted them myself, cost was under £100 from Pistons and components on Gt Western Rd.

Janner · Post by **Janner** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:00 am

Beats the £300 + I have been quoted then!!!

Cheers

Post by ed » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:14 am

Ive gone the pagids route for pads and they are awesome, got a full set for £218 i think it was from eliseparts.com. si has sbs which also come with good reviews but not so pricey. greenstuffs come in cheaper still, depends really on how much track work you do.

with regards tyres, plans will deliver straight to you for around £125 for fronts and £152 ish for rears. do a search for plans motorsport and you will get their details. mmc charged me around £360 for two rears fitted

You have a pm!

jj · Post by jj » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:14 am

I know people reccommend pagids and more expensive pads but I have found the greenstuffs good for me on the one trackday and road use that they have had since I fitted them. P&C also stock them which was handy for me as I was down to the metal, and fitting is easy.

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:17 am

Pagids are best.
SBS which I also have are similiar I believe.
Greenstuff I ditched. Awful.
JJ may like them on track but he was never braking above 40mph...

Janner · Post by **Janner** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:31 am

MMC wanted £370 for 2 rears fitted when they eventually get stock which they have no idea when that will be. Then the cost of their service + pads!!!

Cheers for all the help, could have saved me a few quid.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:43 am

as said above. get tyres delivered, then take them to a kwic fit to fit for a tenner.

pads, make a choice, get them delivered (at same time as tyres to save delivery) then fit yourself, its really easy. someone will help you on here if you get stuck

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:44 am

I found MMC to be cheapest for 48s.
You can fit pads yourself. I just changed a full set for the first time and it was straight forward.

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:55 am

Gareth wrote: Greenstuff I ditched. Awful.
JJ may like them on track but he was never braking above 40mph...

I brake above 40mph though..... C'mon, outbrake me at the next TD, I dare ya

If you can spare the money for Pagids then go for them, but Greens are a decent budget option. Certainly, if they are bedded properly there's no real issues with them, until you're going much faster than G can

Post by ed » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:03 pm

G

mmc is definently not the cheapest place for 48s. just ask mac

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:10 pm

I know what you're thinking Ed.
So, does non LTS compound 48s matter? I was offered a great deal on non LTS....

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:17 pm

*off topic*

Shug, meant to ask earlier. When I led a couple of miles on the MT route, is my exhaust loud?
I find it quiet, yours seemed much louder.

G

PS

Had to let you passed after we over took those motorbikes on the twistys....you're too quick/brave for me. Of course, I'm the stig on track

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:33 pm

ed wrote:G

mmc is definently not the cheapest place for 48s. just ask mac

Ed,

Cheap tyre + wheel refurb > mmc tyres.

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:39 pm

Gareth wrote:*off topic*

Shug, meant to ask earlier. When I led a couple of miles on the MT route, is my exhaust loud?
I find it quiet, yours seemed much louder.

G

It's nice & rorty as I remember. Pretty deep, bassy sound - not too raspy. I dont know what mine sounds like from the outside so I couldn't compare - but yours is *much* quieter than Scott D's, for example.

Would never call it quiet in the grand scheme of things though.