2006 Verso Brake Discs

October 20, 2011

Does anyone happen to know the new & minimum thickness of the brake discs on a 2006 2.2 D4D verso?

Mine's due in for a service soon & I'd like to measure them & know how much life is left in the brakes before I send it in.

On which subject has anyone ever experimented with different brake pads & managed to improve the braking performance on a Verso? In comparison to my last VW & my current BMW, the Verso's brakes seem to be made of soft cheese!

October 20, 2011

Does anyone happen to know the new & minimum thickness of the brake discs on a 2006 2.2 D4D verso?
Mine's due in for a service soon & I'd like to measure them & know how much life is left in the brakes before I send it in.

Don`t you have much trust in your garage Iain ? :)

October 20, 2011

Does anyone happen to know the new & minimum thickness of the brake discs on a 2006 2.2 D4D verso?
Mine's due in for a service soon & I'd like to measure them & know how much life is left in the brakes before I send it in.
Don`t you have much trust in your garage Iain ? :)

Last main dealer that told me I needed to change my discs & pads urgently was wrong by , oh a mere 32,000 miles :rolleyes::) (Not a Toyota dealer though). I've had two other instances of similar including a well known tyre shop who tried to tell me they weren't going to allow me to take my car until I'd paid them to change the front pads :censor: :censor: (which had about 5mm left on them, I usually change them at somewhere between 2 & 4mm)

Its also one of those jobs I'm happy to DIY & you can do so whilst still mainting a fully stamped service book :thumbsup:

October 20, 2011

Last main dealer that told me I needed to change my discs & pads urgently was wrong by , oh a mere 32,000 miles :rolleyes::) (Not a Toyota dealer though). I've had two other instances of similar including a well known tyre shop
Its also one of those jobs I'm happy to DIY & you can do so whilst still mainting a fully stamped service book

Tyre and exhaust dealers were notorius for trying to ramp up work but a main dealer will/should base their replacement criteria on the mileage the vehicle will be expected to travel before they see it again so I can`t see a problem if you explain that if replacement is necessery you`d like to do the work yourself and they would amend the service history accordingly.

October 30, 2011

Last main dealer that told me I needed to change my discs & pads urgently was wrong by , oh a mere 32,000 miles :rolleyes::) (Not a Toyota dealer though). I've had two other instances of similar including a well known tyre shop
Its also one of those jobs I'm happy to DIY & you can do so whilst still mainting a fully stamped service book
Tyre and exhaust dealers were notorius for trying to ramp up work but a main dealer will/should base their replacement criteria on the mileage the vehicle will be expected to travel before they see it again so I can`t see a problem if you explain that if replacement is necessery you`d like to do the work yourself and they would amend the service history accordingly.

Found something that says the fronts are 26mm with a 2mm wear limit & the rears are 10mm with 1.5mm wear limit. Time to take the wheels off & get the micrometer out :thumbsup: