Rear brake pads

[Collette Dobson]

Mine won't last much longer - does anyone know of a current source of rear pads? Everywhere I look is still out of stock as they have been for months. Thanks

[Martin Williams]

Hi Collette,
I am sure Suzuki have stock, but since the new part number is priced at £400 I don't expect anyone will buy them!

I have used Impex, https://en.impex-jp.com/parts/new/searc ... 5810-50E10 lists the parts they claim to be able to get. I went for the Pitwork one which appear to be a Nissan parts brand.
They seem to be ok and at about £46 including shipping much better value then Suzuki!
The carriage fee seems to include any import duties, or at least nothing additional was added for that.

[Collette Dobson]

Thanks Martin. We had tracked down somewhere that would re line them and planned to visit them Monday, but meanwhile, for ~£50 it seemed sensible to take your advice and order a set from Impex. So that's done. Still going to follow up the relining, but it is bound to be more than £50. Thanks again and Merry Christmas.

[Martin Williams]

Hi Collette,
Certainly worth investigating the relining since I suspect at some point the supply in Japan may also dry up. When I discovered the supply situation I was kicking myself I had thrown away old ones in the past.

[Collette Dobson]

New pads arrived today via Impex, so that was only a couple of weeks delivery and over Christmas. I got the cheapest ones which were Pitwork and cost £42 with the shipping and they look fine. They have 7mm of pad on them which I might try and confirm is correct. So we have a new set, the set that's on the car and a man in Cardiff who will reline old ones for £28 each if the Japan supply dries up. So I think we are sorted.
Probably worth members buying a set and putting them on the shelf while they are still available. An entrepreneur would buy 10 sets as a nest egg!!
I have photographed them but can never manage to post pictures.
Happy New Year.