That would be terribly foolish. :oops:

On the plus side, it turns out that changing the brake pads on a Landy is actually easier (jacking aside) than changing pads on a bike!

plus the old adege - want it doing right do it your self. - that way you can shout at the idiot who fucked it up without feeling guilty :D

how ever i do like that the book of lies (haynes) have even stopped being idiot proof - russell caliper on saturday - i had a quick squizz at his manual just incase there was anything untoward - for the caliper it simply said - "lift car" - "remove caliper" "undo flexy"

good analogy benji.

The only time i think its acceptable is when its a very specific part for a very specific car. ie you want to use a particular brand of part to keep it concourse or you want to achieve something specific that wont be achievable by parts from the trade desk - ie your fitting big brakes to your race car or something - but you dont generally pop down your local grease monkey for that.

We have the policy at my current place we supply and fit, as above too many wrong parts brought in, and often cheap poor quality yes they were cheap but in the main you are only looking at a few quid, is it that essential to save that much money on something that is crucially a pretty vital function of a vehicle.

Exactly, but if he's getting a garage to do the work then let them do the inspecting and the ordering. Don't see the point in checking it and ordering the parts yourself and then taking it to a garage. If you're got the wheels off to check the pad and disc wear you may as well do the job while you're at it.

(also I noticed my current car's manuals have lots of dire warnings about pushing back pads- I'm supposed to crack the bleed nipple instead of just backbleeding it, adds a bit of complexity which doesn't really bother me, but is another thing to think about)

Easy enough to inspect before you order the parts (or take an educated guess based on age/mileage of vehicle)

same company as ECP but cheaper. They always have a 'code' offer on as well

Just look in youtube for changing the pads on your model of car. There will probably be a video showing exactly how its done.

Rear pads might need a caliper wind back tool but other than that its normally just a couple of spanners.

Hardest part of changing pads on my car is taking the wheels off

I suppose it gets more complicated if you've got a particular part you really want to use.