Front Disc Brake Replacement

My Prius Taxi just had it's 195,000klm service yesterday,I had a call from the Service Dept to tell me that the front discs needed replacement and so the pads would need to be replaced also as a matter of course also the rear pads needed to be replaced also[first change]
I have to say i have a good relationship with my Toyota Dealer and they were surprised to find that the discs would cost €202[$270]plus VAT....EACH!!
Because of the price they said they would only charge 1/2 labour[labor]to replace discs and pads and the parts guy said he would cut the cost of the discs.....They hadn't got discs in stock but the service tech said that the pads had enough MEAT on them [albeit a ridge on them] to perform ok.

Any thoughts from our PC Techies would be appreciated.

 

Thanks donee,I was doing a bit of searching,TOYOTAPARTSCHEAP.com
I take it that's $119 per disc,although it has a quantity of 2 in the list,anyways a lot cheaper than €202 + VAT here in Ireland.

 

Hi Patrick,
Yeah,the discs have reached their minimum thickness,i can't stress enough how well i get on with the lads in the service dept,they're always very open and bring me into the workshop to show me exactly what's up even to the point of changing the transaxle fluid for free because they hadn't any in stock at my 180,000klm service[they rang me a couple of days later by the way]
I was,as they were a little shocked as to the cost per disc and obviously i'm looking to get the work done as cheap as i can but i would prefer to use quality parts,i was unaware that there was a difference in US/European disc spec,
I would appreciate any info you could supply to source European compatible discs,

Regards.

 

Patrick......YOU THE MAN!!

 

Just an update on the above,
Found a Toyota/Lexus Genuine Parts Dist in the UK and with a weak Sterling vs Euro i got 2 front discs and 1 set of pads + shipping for €231[$323]Ordered on 17/12 and received today 24/12 via UPS,Ah,the wonders of the interweb!!

 

Hi Patrick,
Happy Christmas to you and yours,

The Front Disc Part No:43512-47030 is the same for European/NA Models,
However the Front Pad Set Part No:04465-OWO80 [European Model]didn't match with Champion Toyotas Parts database,

Regards.

 

Hi prius2go,
You don't say where you are,
I posted the part numbers for the discs which is the same for European/NA cars in an earlier post in this thread,if you're in the US the part number for the pads are different,maybe Patrick could help out there.

 

The discs will probably wear quicker than the pads and then when you replace the discs it's prudent to replace the pads also,so personally i'd bite the bullet and change the discs now,i think it's a false economy to just replace the pads if the discs are nearly down to their minimum thickness.
I replied to you in your other thread with a contact and part numbers.

 

I think with the Prius it's the other way round,when i changed the mine before Christmas there was plenty of "meat" left on the pads,infact i still have them and really it's was hard to tell the difference between them and new but i put new pads in with the new discs,for the sake of £40 or thereabouts.
Did you get the other info,contact,part numbers?