Medic1281 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 I'm looking for new front pads and discs for my Q5, I'm wanting to keep the parts original if possible but not that keen on audi prices i.e. £164 for pads, supply only!! And £495 all in. Any recommendations as to where to source parts, or any upgrade parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) About £240 from GSF Manchester - https://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/braking/brake-discs-pads/brake-disc - this is the price for discs which are listed - can only be sold as pair - price might be £140. Quite a few main agents in the North West use these - http://www.brakesint.co.uk/brake_friction.html General Traffic on Ebay - less than £100 for discs. Edited May 8, 2017 by Gordon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAYBURN Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Try Euro car parts or Carparts4less same company cheaper parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Many of VW/Audi parts such as clutches, flywheels, brake discs are made by LUK I've bought clutches & flywheels before from VW and they're LUK products in VW packaging but 4x the price than if bought at the local motor factors such as GSF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 I'm sure we fitted upgraded pad and drilled discs to my friends q7 for less than the price of Audi parts! Usually I'd stick to main dealer parts but these were good quality upgraded discs! Everything was branded and came from fleabay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 I'm sure we fitted upgraded pad and drilled discs to my friends q7 for less than the price of Audi parts! Usually I'd stick to main dealer parts but these were good quality upgraded discs! Everything was branded and came from fleabay Any idea what upgraded parts they were? That's the line I'm likely to go down. Looking at EBC, or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang bang birdy Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Try this if your near oxford https://www.tps.trade/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) I buy a lot of parts for my Mercs from Bestparts, as recommended by the owners club https://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/ good range of stuff for my SL55 AMG right up to 'racing' pads Edited May 9, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Try Autodoc. They're a German based company, but including postage they are still cheaper than buying locally. If you want no nonsense top quality brakes, it's hard to beat ATE as a brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Don't go for euro car parts, their 'best' would not be going on my Audi! Stick to Lockheed for your brake parts, these are best quality, if you pm your reg number I'll give you an idea of what you should be paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Try Autodoc. They're a German based company, but including postage they are still cheaper than buying locally. If you want no nonsense top quality brakes, it's hard to beat ATE as a brand. Generally parts for German cars are a lot cheaper sourced from Germany even branded names. You have also to remember the Germans enforce a much stricter level of annual vehicle inspections than this country so quality of the parts is generally high even if the name is not instantly recognisable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thanks for the advice. Apparently there are 6 different versions of brakes on this model, and the part numbers supplied by audi main dealer don't seem to match the build PR Codes, or any searches that I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Used Drilled & Groved with Mintex pads from here - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/MTEC-Brakes-Shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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