Brakes Badly fitted pads

Civicrbp · 16th July 2012, 20:56

I recently changed my rear brake pads after hear slight griding noise at low speed, you can see from the pictures that the pads where fitted badly (locating peg on the pad not lined up with the piston caliper.

I can only assume the car was like this from new as they are honda pads and the car was prevoulsy owned by a leasing company that used their own garge for serving, its done 61k.

I used blueprint pads now the brakes do feel sharper although still not as good as my prevoius civic.
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Maca44 · 17th July 2012, 07:47

WOW that is bad

deni.babe · 17th July 2012, 07:58

i'd be showing them to honda uk ,shocking

misterk · 17th July 2012, 13:46

Changed my Type R pads Saturday and they looked the same as yours do, was just coming on to ask the same question

Fr0d · 17th July 2012, 15:41

Shocking!

Anyone with that level of incompetence should not be working on brakes!

Civicrbp · 17th July 2012, 20:19

I was shocked when I took the first caliper off but that turned to utter disblelief when the other pads where just the same.
Nothing to sugest the rear pads have been changed before in the service history, In the MOT history there is an advisory about front pad wear but the fronts are ok and made by blue print (it was owned by a lease car company so service at their garage) this is what makes me think it was like this from new.

16th July 2012, 20:56	#1 (permalink)
Civicrbp Supporter Car: 2007 2.2 SE Join Date: 29th January 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Badly fitted pads I recently changed my rear brake pads after hear slight griding noise at low speed, you can see from the pictures that the pads where fitted badly (locating peg on the pad not lined up with the piston caliper. I can only assume the car was like this from new as they are honda pads and the car was prevoulsy owned by a leasing company that used their own garge for serving, its done 61k. I used blueprint pads now the brakes do feel sharper although still not as good as my prevoius civic. pads1.JPG pads2.JPG pads3.JPG pads4.JPG

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Maca44 Supporter Car: Silver Civic EX 1.8 Join Date: 14th March 2012 Location: Hampshire Posts: 486 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts iTrader: (4)	WOW that is bad

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17th July 2012, 20:19	#6 (permalink)
Civicrbp Supporter Thread starter Car: 2007 2.2 SE Join Date: 29th January 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I was shocked when I took the first caliper off but that turned to utter disblelief when the other pads where just the same. Nothing to sugest the rear pads have been changed before in the service history, In the MOT history there is an advisory about front pad wear but the fronts are ok and made by blue print (it was owned by a lease car company so service at their garage) this is what makes me think it was like this from new.