New Defender L663 Brake Disc and Pad Kit Front

Brake Disc and Pad Kit Front for the New Defender L663: front discs and pads with wear sensors and fitting hardware.

Brakes on a heavy vehicle that tows and goes off road work harder than on a car of the same weight. Every kit states the disc sizes and the caliper fitment, because both changed during production and a brake kit that nearly fits is a wasted afternoon. The new Defender is a monocoque on air or coil springs with electronic everything, and nearly every module on it wants programming after it is fitted.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: New Defender L663, chassis code L663
• Engine: D200 D250 and D300 Ingenium six cylinder diesel, P300 and P400 petrol, P400e
• Production dates: 2020 on
• Quality: OE Supplier or Uprated or Genuine Boxed
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: worn discs and pads
• Labour time: about 1.5 hours
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: brake fluid
• Torque: caliper carrier to spec
• Weight: about 22 kg
• Warranty: one year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Two discs
• Pad set
• Wear sensor

Fitting

Labour guide: about 1.5 hours. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure.

Which version to buy

OE Supplier is made by the firm that supplies the factory, in its own box rather than a dealer box. Same part, same line, typically 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than the dealer. Uprated is the revised or heavier duty specification, built for vehicles that are loaded, towed with and taken off road rather than parked outside a school. Genuine Boxed is in the manufacturer's own packaging with the manufacturer's number on it. Worth it for warranty work, lease returns or a car with full dealer history, and not otherwise.