Brakes
A grinding sound that started this week, a pedal that's gone soft, or a warning light that's been ignored for longer than it should have been.
Brakes are not somewhere to guess. We replace discs, pads, calipers and hoses to manufacturer spec, bleed the system correctly on cars with complex ABS and stability control units, and check the handbrake and pipework while the car is up rather than treating brakes as a pad-and-disc swap and nothing else.
What The Job Involves
Full system check, not just pads
Calipers, flexible hoses, and the condition of the discs beyond just thickness all get checked. A seized caliper slide will chew through a new set of pads in weeks if it is missed.
Correct bleeding on complex systems
Modern German cars with electronic parking brakes and multi-channel ABS need the correct procedure, sometimes with diagnostic equipment, to bleed properly. We do it right the first time.
Performance and big-brake upgrades where it makes sense
For cars used harder, uprated discs, pads and Brembo-spec calipers can be fitted alongside suspension work, matched to how the car is actually driven.
Why Have GCS Do It
- Genuine or OE-equivalent parts, correctly torqued and bedded in.
- The equipment to bleed electronic parking brakes and complex ABS systems properly.
- Free courtesy car for anything that keeps the car in overnight.
Questions We Get Asked
My brake pedal feels soft. Is that dangerous?
It can indicate air in the system, a failing master cylinder, or worn discs. Do not wait on this one, get it checked as soon as possible. We can usually fit an urgent brake check the same day.
Can you fit performance brake upgrades?
Yes, uprated discs, pads and big-brake kits can be fitted and matched to the rest of the car, particularly alongside suspension or track-day preparation.
Related Services
Tell us what the car is doing and we will tell you straight.
No hard sell, no assembly swapped on a guess. Call the workshop directly or send the details online and we'll get back to you the same working day.