Brake Recommendations - w204 Coupe C250

[JayIndra]

Hi Guys,
First time posting so apologies if i'm making any mistakes. I Need to get brand new pads and discs and want your expertise. I've decided to purchase my own set and get a garage to fit it for me, I had a look on euro car parts and autodoc but there were just so many variations of sets that i just got confused. I'm looking for something relatively cheap with decent performance but i don't mind paying a little extra if it's worth the upgrade. Let me know what you guys think, any help is much appreciated.

Also could advise how much a garage should charge to change the front set of brakes+discs. I got quoted 160 pounds from one guy, is that normal surely it can't cost that much for labour? Thanks again.

 

[Riva811]

Hi Guys,
First time posting so apologies if i'm making any mistakes. I Need to get brand new pads and discs and want your expertise. I've decided to purchase my own set and get a garage to fit it for me, I had a look on euro car parts and autodoc but there were just so many variations of sets that i just got confused. I'm looking for something relatively cheap with decent performance but i don't mind paying a little extra if it's worth the upgrade. Let me know what you guys think, any help is much appreciated.

Also could advise how much a garage should charge to change the front set of brakes+discs. I got quoted 160 pounds from one guy, is that normal surely it can't cost that much for labour? Thanks again.

I switched to brembo and the wear rate is really good. You can tell from how dirty your rims get with brake dust. £75-80 per wheel sounds reasonable in London

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[Gazwould]

Have you the Sport package 295 mm front and 300mm rear ?

 

[rayaans]

Have you the Sport package 295 mm front and 300mm rear ?

If its the AMG sport pack they'll be 295mm front - drilled/ventilated or ventilated any will do. The rears are smaller at 278mm

 

[JayIndra]

Have you the Sport package 295 mm front and 300mm rear ?

295mm sounds right for the front. Not sure about the rear but some website list 344mm brakes??? I know that's not right

 

[JayIndra]

I switched to brembo and the wear rate is really good. You can tell from how dirty your rims get with brake dust. £75-80 per wheel sounds reasonable in London

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Thanks for your response. I do need good wear. My front alloys has stayed permanently black since i bought the car it produced that much brake dust. I gave up cleaning it it was that bad.

 

[kianok]

Labour sounds expensive to me.

There’s someone on here that can do them in his lunch hour.

 

[JayIndra]

Labour sounds expensive to me.

There’s someone on here that can do them in his lunch hour.

Really? By any chance is that guy situated near Watford or Harrow?

 

[Gazwould]

If its the AMG sport pack they'll be 295mm front - drilled/ventilated or ventilated any will do. The rears are smaller at 278mm

Definitely 300mm rear discs on my facelift 2.1 AMG Sport package .

 

[Gazwould]

Reason I ask OP what size is I have some used pads that are surplus .



9mm left on the fronts , 10mm on rear.

 

[Petrol Pete]

OP, check with Mercedes Benz main dealer first for brake parts , sometimes they give a good price for OEM, A few main dealers even have a 'shop' on Ebay and will deliver .
Brembo is original equipment on many MB.

 

[Deleted member 151559]

I just bought ferodo discs and textar pads for my s204 c350 very cheaply from autodoc.

Textar are OE for mb and porsche, I had them on my 911 no complaints.

 

[Gazwould]

Not surprised .

But there's always better .

 

[markjay]

The following brands are all made by TMD Friction Holdings GmbH, part of the Japanese brakes parts manufacturer Nisshimbo Holdings Group:

That does not necessarily mean that all brand are the same quality, though.

 

[markjay]

Reason I ask OP what size is I have some used pads that are surplus .

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9mm left on the fronts , 10mm on rear.

Is there a point in keeping used brake pads... they would have bedded-un with the old discs so will never be a good fit on a different set of discs. Of course you could machine the old pads flat, but given the price of new pads is it really worth the effort?

 

[Gazwould]

You say that but late last year some new front discs were fitted with the existing pads in same condition to the VW .

Everything is tickety boo .

Discs are harder than the pads and so give form to them .

Old discs with new pads , never .

 

[ToeKnee]

Old discs with new pads , never .

So every time you fit new pads you fit new discs too?

 

[Gazwould]

Yes .

But on the other car the old pads with plenty of pad material went on new discs , with no issue.

But I'd never put new pads on old worn discs.

 

[ToeKnee]

Oh, ok. I'll happily put new pads on an old disc, assuming the disc was serviceable, although I'd never put old pads on a new disc. Interesting how we're all different.

 

[markjay]

Old school says replace pads-only and skim the old discs until they are nearing their minimum thickness.

But maybe things have changed since the sixties....