Hello all.

Some hep and advice on front brakes please.

It would seem I have a warped front disc on my car ( 2013 XKR 5.0L ) Jaguar tell me there are no discs in the UK and are waiting for information from the suppliers as to when they may become available.

So, meanwhile, I've been looking on ebay and around, for Genuine Jaguar discs, BUT, I am confused ... to say the least !!

Listed on ebay are these :

EBC OE Front Brake Discs 380mm for Jaguar XKR 5.0 Supercharged 510 13-14 D1788 The ebay listing No. is 292443596730

The link is : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292443596...EAAOSwubFafiGx

So, my question is, Do EBC supply Jaguar ? Or should this say " O.E. Quality ".

I want to secure a genuine O.E. pair of front discs.

Can anyone help me with this please ?

Thank you.

 

There may well be none at the Jaguar Worldwide parts distribution centre in Frankfurt or within the UK Dealer network but UK aftermarket specialists are showing stock of OEM discs.

Graham

 

Thank you Graham. Do you mean the likes of David Manners or SNG Barratts ? Anybody else ?

 

YES plus British Parts and Berkshire Jags.

Graham

 

Warped discs is a myth, unless you track your car. Brake discs usually don't warp; uneven pad residue bonded onto the rotors can cause the steering wheel to wobble and the brake pedal to pulsate when the brakes are applied. There are many other things that you should have a competent brake technician check before you replace the rotors.

See these old threads:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...really-140508/

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...rotors-118689/

 

That's what I used to think also.
Before I married my fourth wife, she had a Dodge Caravan that drove like crap, plus the brakes were bad. The van wobbled horribly at low speeds. I did her a favor and did the front brakes for her. Got new pads, refreshed the brake fluid, brought the rotors to my buddy who has a shop for him to turn..... he said to me "Can't turn these, they are warped". Course I didn't believe him so he took me back to his brake lathe... Yep, one side was off a good eight of an inch, 180 degrees opposite touched the cutting tool. He spun it by hand, it had a noticeable wobble to the disk while the hub was perfectly straight.
Yes, rotors can warp. Dunno why on this case, being a Caravan. (not yet) Wife said it drove fine months earlier. Maybe she drove through a cold puddle when the rotors were red hot or something.
Anyway, I replaced both front rotors with new and her van drove (comparatively) perfect afterwards.

 

The operative word is usually. Your experience was an exception.