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• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 04 1.4 New brake discs required? 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  Question - what are "lipped" discs and is it normal to require new discs at this low mileage. Is it inadvisable to replace pads but retain discs in "lipped" state. Certainly want braking performance to be optimum so won't penny pinch if this does need done, £215 quoted for front pads and discs. Would appreciate any advice given.
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 00 z18zxe check control gone a bit loopy 7 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I've replaced both bulbs and cleaned / bent the contacts in the cluster to make sure all is Ok, but still showing 'brake light' on the TID. Any ideas anyone?
• Renault Laguna II (2001 - 2007) - 02 3.0 Jerks from a standing start in auto 7 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  So i bought a second hand Laguna 2 3.0 2002 and i love it but recently i've noticed a problem. If i'm stopped and in auto, when i let go of the brake and push the accelerator there is a jerk and then the power comes. I've played around with this and i found that there is about a second delay between when i let go of the brake and when the throttle kicks it with a little jerk, however if i release the brake and then jump on the throttle right away there is a large jerk.
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 98 1.8 Brake Lights Not working/Now not starting 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, The brake lights stopped working on my Audi A3 1.8, checked the fuse which appeared to be ok, but just to check i swapped it with another 10 amp fuse in the rack. Unbeknown to me i had just swapped it with the power supply for the onboard diagnosis/telephone.
• Volkswagen T2 Bay Window (2000 - 2007) - Bleeding brakes on old car without foot-pedal 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi - have to bleed the brakes on a 1972 camper van but don't really want to depress the footpedal too much for fear of damaging the seals by pushing into rough places they have not been for years and ending up with a very expensive master cylinder replacement - this happened on another old car I had.
• Why isn't corrosion on discs removed by pads? 12 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  One of the rear brake discs of my car has a band of heavy corrosion on one of the braking faces, about 8 mm wide at the outside of the disc. The rest of the disc's face is clean. I'm not concerned about it because it's passed two MOTs, but I'm curious as to why this corrosion hasn't been worn away by normal use of the brakes.
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.4 Brake overhaul-bleeding 7 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Need some help please. Helping a friend bleed his brakes after he had fitted new rear discs and pads and despite having bled all 4 wheels we can get no pedal at all when the engine is running. There is something there before you start the engine but when you do the pedal goes straight to the floor.
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 03 2.5 Wheel overheating 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  I would put this down to the brakes binding but the car does not pull to one side when braking. Performance and fuel economy seem to be OK. Anyone with any ideas?
• Mazda 626 (1997 - 1999) - V reg - 2ltr - Corroded Brake Pipes 25 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I got advisory on brake pipes recently. I've had a look at them. They are mostly still coated in plastic. The part where they are slightly corroded is where they are bare a few inches from the flexi hose. Can the life of these pipes be prelonged?
• Brake parts - various manufacturers and quality? 30 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, I have just received new brake discs and pads for our Clio ordered off e-Bay, they are the larger 259mm discs (the non ABS 238mm discs are a lot cheaper). Paid under £40 delivered (only bidder so got for reserve, buy-it-now was £45 + del).
• Fancy tail lights: form over function? 24 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I followed an Altea (regular, I think, not XL) up to a roundabout in gloomy light this afternoon. As it braked for the roundabout, I realized that, although the right indicator was flashing (and had been before the brake lights came on) I could barely see it. I've noticed something like this before on recent Golfs and possibly other VAG products.
• Renault Megane 1998 wheel / brakes noise 18 May 2007 (Forum)
  Since then I have had a noise coming from the wheel when I slow down to around 25 mph usually after having driven for about 15 miles. TThe noise is not a squeal but sounds more like a dry joint to me. The noise stops when the brakes are applied. The garage says there is no problem they can find. Could the oil leak after the gaitor split have caused a problem somwehere if the oil wasnt properly replaced? Any ideas as Im stumped.
• Scary moment tonight on Motorway 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Driving home through Glasgow tonight on M8, in outside lane following a Mini, doing about 60. We round a bend and it is stand on the brakes time. A car is sitting broken down in outside lane. As I slam on the brakes, I quickly glance in my side mirror but the traffic on my left is too heavy and fast. I glance in my rear mirror and see cars piling towards me at full pelt then spotting us sitting and slamming on their brakes.
• 306 - rusty brake disc 14 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  New front brake discs and pads fitted about 15,000 miles ago, and there's still plenty of life left in both discs and pads. But recently a slightly rusty band has appeared on the inner surface of the right-hand disc.
• Brake Pads - Mk 4 Fiesta 14 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've decided to change the already worn down brake pads on my Mark 4 Fiesta and have purchased some new ones. However, it was only when I got them home that I realised I knew nothing about changing them! I do want to do it myself as I want to be more mechanically minded.
• Peugeot 406 Sinking Brake Pedal 1 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  A bit of advice please: My 1996, 90,000 mile 406 ABS 1.9TD has developed a slowly sinking brake pedal. If you push on it hard, it very slowly sinks about halfway down over about 30 seconds. I presume this is indicative of a faulty master cylinder. I've checked all over for leaks and can see none.
• A6 Auto - odd knock on foot brake 7 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My 1996 A6 2.8 auto has just just started making a very noticeable sound when I press the brake pedal before selecting a gear. It's not a clunk, a bit sharper/more metal on metal than that and comes from right under the shift. It may be unassociated, but I also seem to hear a quiet tapping at about 4/5 times per second when idling which doesn't speed up as I add a few revs, but suddenly doubles in frequency, then drops back - definitely not the fuel pump, but it's that kind of sound, but continuous.
• Volvo lighting funnies 12 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Volve S40 (a friends car, not my V40) driving along the motorway at 70mph, notice that the instrument and headlights (at least) flicker or dim briefly in braking or using the indicators. Pulled into the next services without turning off the engine repeated test with car idling but stationary....no problem, increase revs in neutral to 2500rpm (cruising speed in 5th) and problem reoccurs....lights dim (almost go out) briefly when applying brake sufficiently to illuminate brake lights or turning on indicators.
• stop that clio! 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Before i go to Renault for a new one does anyone know if this is a common fault on clios? And has the spring possibly snapped due to a fault somewhere else in the brake shoe assembly. Im worried that i may fit the new spring and adjust the brakes up only for the same problem to reoccur later on. The vehicle is a danger in its current state as the stopping distance must have trebled easily.
• More local Lunacy ... 12 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  For those who have missed the previous ones: (1) Vehicle steered with mole grips on steering column. (2) Carb fed by gravity feed from 25 litre plastic drum and hosepipe on front seat... and now this! Cardboard brake pads were found in the braking system of a minibus taxi that was involved in a collision with another minibus. The accident occurred at about 7.10am on Thursday after the taxi's brakes failed at the intersection of the Old Vereeniging Road and Main Road in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, police said.