Front Brakes Done...now Rear Discs

[Tinonline]

Well the fronts are done and I’m bedding them in. Braking is smooth, effective and quiet with the Lexus OEM discs and pads.

I might as well do the rears as it looks like around 6000miles difference between previous changes without sacrificing the brake sensor.

From my fave Lexus source even with a discount  pads are £76 and usually the rears are cheaper. My fronts were miles cheaper than this.

I’ve got one pad change before the discs are replaced.

The only other so called Toyota Oe is the Optifit at £55 or so that’s not exactly OEM but to Oe and validated by Toyota. They can be made by a number of manufacturers.

I’ve been sticking to original parts but wonder whether I go for either Optifit or Blueprint ones. BluePrint can be had for 30 quid.

I’m surprised by the lack of OE stock available in the UK online at competing prices given I got the fronts for a bargain 190 quid discs and pads. I’m pee’d off by adverts saying OE quality in their ads stealing the OE search results when they are anything but.

🧐

Simon

[dendonc]

54 minutes ago, Tinonline said:

Optifit or Blueprint ones. BluePrint can be had for 30 quid.

I do not know about those but, almost all after market pads folks on here many people have tried squeal to high hell on an LS, except Brembro, they are quiet & many here have them including me on the front.

Anyway that dont matter, the link below is to the lexus official online store & they have rear geuine lexus pads for your 2000 LS, £47.04, I put a set on my 1995 last year

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/LexusOfficialStore?_fsub=4702605016&_nkw=LS&_nkw=2000

[Tinonline]

Ok cheers I’ll take a look👍

[Tinonline]

On 06/01/2018 at 7:52 PM, dendonc said:

I do not know about those but, almost all after market pads folks on here many people have tried squeal to high hell on an LS, except Brembro, they are quiet & many here have them including me on the front.

Anyway that dont matter, the link below is to the lexus official online store & they have rear geuine lexus pads for your 2000 LS, £47.04, I put a set on my 1995 last year

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/LexusOfficialStore?_fsub=4702605016&_nkw=LS&_nkw=2000

Ah these are Optifit so not as premium as Oe part number according to Toyota themselves. 

But better than non Toyota.

Now, take a look at BluePrint prices...you can get rear discs and pads for approx £89 free postage. 

What to do?🤪

[dendonc]

1 hour ago, Tinonline said:

Ah these are Optifit so not as premium as Oe part number according to Toyota themselves. 

So what are 'optifit', they have lexus on the box, Im lost

 

1 hour ago, Tinonline said:

Now, take a look at BluePrint prices...you can get rear discs and pads for approx £89 free postage. 

No need to look at them, they're £89 (90), I don't need discs, and, unless they don't squeal on the normal Lexus disc then they are the same as the rest in a squealing context & I mean horrendus squealing, like a p[g being 'de-trottered' without  being stunned first

[MLW]

I have used Pagid on several cars. On my LS 430 they are great. Plenty of feel, and bite. Silent too.

[Newbie1]

A new Toyota shim kit often helps to reduce squeal, too. It's crazy the amount of times I've bought seemingly well-maintained cars where the shim kits have been removed or reduced over the years.

[Tinonline]

Yep and the shims need copperslip too...

[Newbie1]

Odd how many modern garages don't even seem to have copper grease. Has it gone out of fashion? Had some suspension arms replaced on a car last year and was pretty annoyed not to see it used at least on the adjustment bolts.

[Tinonline]

I finished a tube of Carlube copper grease and it was ok...only ok as it seemed too runny or just not a quality consistency. 

A tube of QX stuff from Euro car parts though is much better and it’s good stuff. A bit more like the old copperslip branded grease I was accustomed too.

[Tinonline]

Brake job is done done now with replacement of the disc retaining screws, cheap at a quid and a bit each plus the sensor clip which was an immodest £10 approx.

Correctly torqued up the wheel nuts.

All done.

[Connor2x4]

Brake job is done done now with replacement of the disc retaining screws, cheap at a quid and a bit each plus the sensor clip which was an immodest £10 approx.
Correctly torqued up the wheel nuts.
All done.

Did you make sure to torque the brake caliper bolts themselves ?

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[Tinonline]

I used my electric impact wrench followed by torque wrench. After a few miles I’ll recheck everything.

[Tinonline]

I used my electric impact wrench followed by torque wrench. After a few miles I’ll recheck everything.