... They said it was tricky.
What do you think?

Only if you were blindfolded and had one hand tied behind your back!

 

Seems legit

 

Find somewhere else.

 

It's not tricky, and is too expensive. Get a set of decent rotors and some Pagid pads and go hard. I just replaced all rotors with high carbon rotors, and Pagid pads all round, for about $800. Yours runs bigger front rotors and different pads, though prices shouldn't be that much different.

Also, get your car away from the dealer, they are hopeless, as shown by thinking front brakes are tricky. If you can't do the work yourself, find a VAG specialist and take it there, they will actually give a **** about your car, rather than trying to seperate you from your money.

 

The Touareg brake job is the easiest brake job of any vehicle I've done. Buy the parts and do it yourself or find another shop.

 

Sounds plausible then to quote a phrase.

 

Does that price include changing hardware for the EPB?
If so maybe that's why they say it's tricky... for them.
If it doesn't include the EPB hardware then it's overpriced by at the min. ~$500, then again it's a stealership.

 

For brakes all the way around, that's a great price from the dealer. I paid $2,200 American for rotors, pads and EPB.

Does that price include changing hardware for the EPB?
If so maybe that's why they say it's tricky... for them.
If it doesn't include the EPB hardware then it's overpriced by at the min. ~$500, then again it's a stealership.

Totally agree! EPB should definitely be checked at minimum

 

For brakes all the way around, that's a great price from the dealer. I paid $2,200 American for rotors, pads and EPB.


Totally agree! EPB should definitely be checked at minimum

Im not touching the ebrake **** show.. on my rear brakes.. never use it and its a hassle. It works now, if i dont play with it. It works after. Jist saying

 

What is EPB?

 

Electric park brake. A fickle little thing, I might add

 

and apparently front discs and pads.

And you guys think that since he's down under, they have front EPB?

 

And you guys thing that since he's down under, they have front EPB?

I assume the 1800 bucks was brakes all the way around

 

I assume front means front... but let's wait for clarity...

 

I was gonna say, but figured I’d let them sort it out first. 🌚 nobody reads the posts anymore.

 

I had all four rotors and pads replace (genuine VW parts) two years ago on a 2014 V6 TDI. The all up cost (including a service with oil and all filters changed) was $1836.00, parts and labour. This was in Albury NSW (300 km up the road from you).

 

I'm going to do it myself - what can go wrong?
Thanks for all your inspirational posts.

 

Goodonya!
There are plenty of how-tos and videos out there to guide you.
Keep in mind that there is no real urgency if your pad wear warning hasn't come on yet. Even after you get the warning you have thousands of k's of pad left.
I bought the parts to do mine about a year ago and I'm still waiting for the pad wear light to come on.

 

The front calipers on the V8 have radial mounting bolts not the normal axial bolts on the smaller V6 calipers. There is a specific tool which are a couple of guide pins that screw into the caliper mount and enable the calipher to be easily slid up and supported when replacing the pads. I am not sure how hard it is to do without this tool as I have yet to need to change my front pads but I bought the tool for use when needed, it is cheap on Ebay. I believe this use of guide pins was to protect ceramic rotors which were used with this caliper type on some cars and it possibly not critical with the Tregs steel rotors

 

You are spot on Rohan, the front bolts are different, the interesting fact is that on the 7P-V8 the bolts are M14x1.5x115 and on the 7P-V6 (and 7L) the bolts are M16x1.5x48, shorter but thicker, same applies with the rears.
Not being an engineer, I expect the extra TPI's due to the longer length compensate in strength for the thinner bolt.

Tony_B

 

The four socket kit was 32bucks on ebay last week when i got mine.

 

Sorry five fir under 40

 

What are you intending to use these for?

 

Anal beads, of course......

 

I can't believe you're questioning someone with that pedigree

 

You cant even change your rear brakes with out fing it up? You talking to the mirror again?

 

Was wondering what the hell was going on with this thread, then realised I've got that lunatic blocked. I suggest everyone do the same.

 

There are some questoins about the block, who, what, where

 

OP, good luck with your brake swap, its not too hard on these but its not a cake walk. Break in is real so google for google parts and how to brake in the pads on new rotors. Dont cheap but dont over spend.. you got this.

 

dude is looking for likes, followers and nutswingers and he's getting the opposite.... Isn't it ironic? 🤣

 

Isn't it ironic? 🤣

🎵🎤It's the good advice that you just didn't take;
And who would've thought... it figures🎵🎵

 

 

This tread should be blocked by the admins.........!
Those that agree please reply with

 

There's no thumbs down response available, so I'll just say I humbly disagree.

 

This "wagon8ter" guy is posting BS meant to confuse.and stir up response not to help or inform He should be ignored if he cant be banned

 

You can block members. Then you don't see their garbage.

 

Then the posts they send to dont make sense unfortunately

 

That would be a problem if anything he's ever "contributed" to was any different

 

You are my idol bud

 

All you do, is this all day long to roll your post count flex.. unpaid.