Brake caliper..£20 Vs £70 vs £120

I need to replace a rear caliper, why such disparity in pricing for non original parts, Britpart is the £20 one?

I am happy to opt for the mid price one, but my mechanic says he uses Britpart all the time!

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A recent post confirmed Britpart calipers are OK.

I assume pad carrier is ok, should I get pins too?

Thanks Datatek

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Parisien said:

I assume pad carrier is ok, should I get pins too?

Thanks Datatek

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Calipers normally come complete do they not? If not you need to replace the slider pins too.

Land Rover Parts & Spares Ireland - STC1905

Is this the complete part Datatek?

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Parisien said:

Land Rover Parts & Spares Ireland - STC1905

Is this the complete part Datatek?

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Not what I would call complete, you would need the sliders with that.
The mounting part of the caliper is missing. Looks like a good deal though.

Ok, do the sliders normally need replacing or just this part? Can re-use the mounting part?

Excuse the dumb questions Datatek!

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Parisien said:

Ok, do the sliders normally need replacing or just this part? Can re-use the mounting part?

Excuse the dumb questions Datatek!

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I would always replace the sliders as they are the bit that give most trouble, the mounting part is just a big lump of metal.

Thanks...dually noted


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not a p38 I know but I just changed all discs and calipers on my defender using the cheapo britpart ones, and I've gotta say Im impressed,they all fitted well and fingers crossed work as they should, I cheated a little though, I fitted proper make pads, because there are only so many times you can play Russian roulette without blowing your brains out

Datatek said:

I would never buy Britpart especially for brakes, your life depends on your brakes.

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12th-April-2013, 12:42

What changed?

....he now drives to Poitiers via Damascus.....


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The Brit part ones will be refurbished oem parts anyway so can't really go wrong

roccotune said:

The Brit part ones will be refurbished oem parts anyway so can't really go wrong

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What makes you think that?


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Druim said:

What makes you think that?


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Well I can't say with 100% but this is generally how it is done. When cars are younger you generally have to exchange things like callipers, alts. etc. they are returned to the manufacturer or other companies that refurbish and put back into circulation .

I would think that Brit part have an agreement with such a manufacturer as the cost of tooling for such low demand items would be high. Could well be done in china as you say.

roccotune said:

Well I can't say with 100% but this is generally how it is done. When cars are younger you generally have to exchange things like callipers, alts. etc. they are returned to the manufacturer or other companies that refurbish and put back into circulation .

I would think that Brit part have an agreement with such a manufacturer as the cost of tooling for such low demand items would be high. Could well be done in china as you say.

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Breathtaking Drium........thanks for the insight

As the guys selling them to me are on my way home, if they don't work well, can strip them off again and dump them on their counter!

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Well it's a possibility I concede, however I would at lease give a +1 on the Brit part ones being a very good fit with no probs when I put them on my FL.

Hi, I have recently replaced both front calipers with britpart items and they have been spot on, no problems at all.

TCubed said:

12th-April-2013, 12:42

What changed?

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Nothing has changed, if you read my post I merely said that recent posts had said they were OK. An inflexible approach to life helps no one, if several people have had a good experience with a particular part, I see no harm in saying so, just as I say when a part /supplier proves to be crap.