Woody 3
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Hi. My twin axle Burstner motorhome on a Renault Master is in lockdown in Portugal so whilst here I decided to have all the brakes overhauled. I was advised to change 2 of the rear calipers, all pads and the 4 rear brake cables. The mechanic suggested I order the parts as they are not readily available in Portugal and very expensive. Using the Vin number of the vehicle I used AUTODOC for the parts which were shipped very reasonably to Portugal. Although the pads and calipers were correct the brake cables were not a match. Eventually Autodoc kindly refunded the cost of the cables and told me not to bother returning them to Germany. A very good company to deal with. We then discovered the cables were actually an ALKO part although the calipers are a Renault part. The 4 cables from AUTODOC were priced at approx. 9 euros each so you can imagine my shock and disgust when ALKO are quoting 114 Euros for each cable. Has anyone else experienced this problem and although the cables are not in a dangerous state I feel it would be good to replace them but not at 456 Euros plus carriage.
It is raining here on the Algarve at present but good weather is due to return at the weekend. Lockdown is being eased and there have been fewer than 20 deaths on the Algarve. Stay safe . Woody.
It is raining here on the Algarve at present but good weather is due to return at the weekend. Lockdown is being eased and there have been fewer than 20 deaths on the Algarve. Stay safe . Woody.