Stock_90_TD5_SW
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Guys, thank YOU!! Really appreciate the help and all the suggestions.
I gave up and took the car to a certified LR service shop, who by some strange incidence is located in building next door to the MOT centre where I tried to pass a week ago. They checked the brakes and took it to the same MOT roller, and somehow got the front brake to show a higher efficiency than when the MOT guys did it on the same roller a week ago - before 65%, now 75%.
The rear brake efficiency was the same. For the rear brakes they said the problem was in the rear brake calipers. I want to thank Kermit_RR and Tottot for calling it. When I told this to the mechanic who's been working on my Defender for the past 4 years and has become my friend by now, he was somewhat in distress as it was him who was telling me for some time that the calipers are fine.
From what I've read here, I also will replace the rear pads and the flexi brake hoses. I'm also thinking about replacing the front calipers and flexihoses.
I hate to be that person who asks stupid questions, but I've been doing that long enough and will allow myself to do it once more:
do You think that the difference between the cheapest calipers like here https://www.paddockspares.com/smc500110-rear-caliper-new-rh.html and the OEM ones here https://www.paddockspares.com/smc500110g-rear-caliper-new-rh-ap.html are worth the price difference - for 4 calipers the difference is gonna be 200 euros, so I'd only like to go for the more expensive ones, if You say it's worth it
I gave up and took the car to a certified LR service shop, who by some strange incidence is located in building next door to the MOT centre where I tried to pass a week ago. They checked the brakes and took it to the same MOT roller, and somehow got the front brake to show a higher efficiency than when the MOT guys did it on the same roller a week ago - before 65%, now 75%.
The rear brake efficiency was the same. For the rear brakes they said the problem was in the rear brake calipers. I want to thank Kermit_RR and Tottot for calling it. When I told this to the mechanic who's been working on my Defender for the past 4 years and has become my friend by now, he was somewhat in distress as it was him who was telling me for some time that the calipers are fine.
From what I've read here, I also will replace the rear pads and the flexi brake hoses. I'm also thinking about replacing the front calipers and flexihoses.
I hate to be that person who asks stupid questions, but I've been doing that long enough and will allow myself to do it once more:
do You think that the difference between the cheapest calipers like here https://www.paddockspares.com/smc500110-rear-caliper-new-rh.html and the OEM ones here https://www.paddockspares.com/smc500110g-rear-caliper-new-rh-ap.html are worth the price difference - for 4 calipers the difference is gonna be 200 euros, so I'd only like to go for the more expensive ones, if You say it's worth it