brake caliper

[matty J]

Hello All

ive just brought some new front discs, pads and braided hoses but im thinking should i get new calipers??
ive got a flame red 172 and think i want either red or white calipers?? is it easier to paint the ones on??

cheers

matt

 

[Big Bob]

easy enough to paint the ones you have got if you just want the look and you have allready spent money on other components bit late now to be paying for full uprated brake kit.

 

[matty J]

well couldnt i still get some calipers??

 

[Fred@BTM]

£40+vat per caliper service exchange from us (plus postage)

 

[Big Bob]

yeah i thought that you where looking at 4 pots or something most places try and sell them as complete kits with discs pads calipers lines and fluid all in.

thats what i was getting at.

 

[matty J]

£40+vat per caliper service exchange from us (plus postage)

exchanged for which ones tho fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

standard!

 

[matty J]

so what about performance ones such as brembo???

 

[Fred@BTM]

you got £1200 spare?

 

[CHRISK172+]

££££££££££££££££££££££££££'s :dapprove:

 

[homer simpson]

if you want to go for some four pot calipers then GDI sell willwoods , K TEC sell there own kit not shore which make and shed motor sport sell a compi brake kit and there is also a brembo kit which as fred says costs £££££££££

 

[Dan R]

if you want to go for some four pot calipers then GDI sell willwoods , K TEC sell there own kit not shore which make and shed motor sport sell a compi brake kit and there is also a brembo kit which as fred says costs £££££££££

Willwood and hispec etc all suffer from caliper twist over a period of time. the caliper goes an odd shape! stick with companies like brembo and AP racing!

 

[Fred@BTM]

never seen it happen with hispec

 

[Dan R]

never seen it happen with hispec

I have! hi spec are better than most such as willwood and that comp stuff but ive seen it happen. Pedal goes awfully squashy and ruins pads and discs etc! the caliper twists under heat and brake pressure! not good really. they probably work better but just had bad experiences.

 

[Fred@BTM]

what caliper was that with??

 

[Dan R]

what caliper was that with??

4 pot hi specs. It would probably be alot harder to do it with them bein on a clio as i ruined them on an impreza which the brakes take alot more punishment. Still i would only really stick to the big brands!

 

[Fred@BTM]

which hispec 4pot though! any idea??

i've seen it happen loads on wilwoods

AP cnc billet monoblocks are the daddies!

 

[Dan R]

which hispec 4pot though! any idea??

i've seen it happen loads on wilwoods

AP cnc billet monoblocks are the daddies!

OH yes AP are far superior to anything else! awesome brakes. my mate has the six pots on his P1 and they are fantastic. Not sure which four pots. Bout two years ago and were gold. sorry. Monster 4 or something but not sure