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Warped discs ?!

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Had it checked one disc on front and one disc on back are warped that why I feel it so bad on steering wheel what discs pads shld I fget guys 



That really does surprise me. As the articles linked above discuss warped discs are very rare and those in the brake business rarely ever see them. The fact you've got two on yours - on different axles - makes me really wonder whether the garage have diagnosed correctly or whether they've just fallen into the same trap of thinking they're warped from the symptoms you've described. That, or have used a DTI wrongly (e.g. just one side) and mistaken varying thickness for being out of true. I'm obviously not in a position to say they are wrong though so treat my opinion as you ought to given I am just some random bloke on the Internet that hasn't actually seen the discs in question!

Back to your specific question regarding recommendations I don't have any other than just buy from a reputable supplier. The differences within the 'normal' portion of the branded market are practically non-existent in my view as they are all made in exactly same way and from the same materials. In terms of suppliers I've used BrakeParts.co.uk many times without issue - any of their products will be fine. I'd stay away from eBay though as there is widespread counterfeiting of other markets on there given the lack of accountability and I see no reason why brake parts would be any different as it would be trivial for large scale casting of potentially low quality brake discs from China to be pushed out as other brand's products. Braking is obviously not a wise area to cut corners and the savings don't really justify doing so anyway.

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28 minutes ago, MJNewton said:

That really does surprise me. As the articles linked above discuss warped discs are very rare and those in the brake business rarely ever see them. The fact you've got two on yours - on different axles - makes me really wonder whether the garage have diagnosed correctly or whether they've just fallen into the same trap of thinking they're warped from the symptoms you've described. That, or have used a DTI wrongly (e.g. just one side) and mistaken varying thickness for being out of true. I'm obviously not in a position to say they are wrong though so treat my opinion as you ought to given I am just some random bloke on the Internet that hasn't actually seen the discs in question!

Back to your specific question regarding recommendations I don't have any other than just buy from a reputable supplier. The differences within the 'normal' portion of the branded market are practically non-existent in my view as they are all made in exactly same way and from the same materials. In terms of suppliers I've used BrakeParts.co.uk many times without issue - any of their products will be fine. I'd stay away from eBay though as there is widespread counterfeiting of other markets on there given the lack of accountability and I see no reason why brake parts would be any different as it would be trivial for large scale casting of potentially low quality brake discs from China to be pushed out as other brand's products. Braking is obviously not a wise area to cut corners and the savings don't really justify doing so anyway.

I think I am gonna stick with original ford they wanting £230 for all around discs and pads

Being in the trade for 37yrs, I've rarely had to replace discs due to warping.probably no more than 1 set a year I guess. And I've done lots!! Just a case of being unlucky both front and rears, none of my own cars have ever had discs warped, but I've only replaced discs once on a Vauxhall cavalier I owned. All other cars never needed. Jap cars I had were good on discs ( no corroding or lipped)

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1 hour ago, iantt said:

Being in the trade for 37yrs, I've rarely had to replace discs due to warping.probably no more than 1 set a year I guess. And I've done lots!! Just a case of being unlucky both front and rears, none of my own cars have ever had discs warped, but I've only replaced discs once on a Vauxhall cavalier I owned. All other cars never needed. Jap cars I had were good on discs ( no corroding or lipped)

Guess I am unlucky and I been reading on forums pagid discs usually warp!

Take that with a big pinch of salt Patrick. It is difficult to know who to listen to (afterall I am just a guy on a forum and so my word is no better than any other you might have read) but guys like @iantt who work on cars day in day out, the article I linked to from a brake manufacturer and the article @Russ linked to are authoritative references that all state how rare (to the point of not really ever happening) warped discs are.

3 hours ago, Patrico777 said:

I think I am gonna stick with original ford they wanting £230 for all around discs and pads

From Ford do you mean? BrakeParts.co.uk are a fair bit cheaper (these prices are for a generic 2006 ST150):

Delphi Vented Front Brake Discs		BDS6374		£53.30/pr
Fremax Solid Rear Brake Discs		BDS4351X	£26.28/pr
Breck Front Brake Pads			BPS2753		£19.07/4
Breck Rear Brake Pads			BPS2532		£13.04/4

					Total:		£111.64

These are all well-respected established brands (further info: Delphi, Fremax and Breck) of equivalent/greater quality to OEM.

2 hours ago, Patrico777 said:

Guess I am unlucky and I been reading on forums pagid discs usually warp!

Do they really.. Fitted literally hundreds of sets of pagid discs and pads as well as use them on my personal cars and have absolutely no complaints.

the chances of both discs on 1 side of the car becoming warped from nearly new after just regular driving is practically nil , 

they either werent fitted correctly , were damaged / bent / defective straight out the box , or theres probs with the calipers.

im guessing a bit of first and last ;-)

Do they really.. Fitted literally hundreds of sets of pagid discs and pads as well as use them on my personal cars and have absolutely no complaints.

yeah, ive done loads through work when doing non ford cars and ford cars when customers want a cheap job done
8 hours ago, Patrico777 said:

I think I am gonna stick with original ford they wanting £230 for all around discs and pads

http://m.ford.co.uk/FordMotorcraft/FordRepairs/Brakes

 

£175

£175 is for one axle only (supply and fit though).

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4 hours ago, biff55 said:

the chances of both discs on 1 side of the car becoming warped from nearly new after just regular driving is practically nil , 

they either werent fitted correctly , were damaged / bent / defective straight out the box , or theres probs with the calipers.

im guessing a bit of first and last ;-)

It was mentioned in garage could be calipers as well if it is calipers would I need new set of discs anyways as the caliper might damage it right ??

Most caliper issues can be sorted by repair rather than replacement.

Did they say what was wrong with them?

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1 hour ago, MJNewton said:

Most caliper issues can be sorted by repair rather than replacement.

Did they say what was wrong with them?

They did not take off calipers, my friend gived it to MOT testing centre he said they have tools to check discs the men returned he said front right and left rear are fuc*ed, and need replacing and to double check calipers

Not really much to go from with that unfortunately. Probably best leave them to it.

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