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I will probably have a go myself on the brake pads/discs next time, but wasn't too hot on what to do on the brake lines, and Mark spent 15odd minutes bleeding all the air out of it with his son, which I probably counld't have done properly! ;) Plus don't have any copper slip and other cleaning...
Yeah as S22JGS says, wear the thin layer of pad onto the disc. Then after about 50 miles (thats all) you can hammer them! Mark recommended I did long gentle braking to warm the discs right through to begin with. I will say that although it wss £400, we did do a few other little jobs, like stop...
Cost £407 which sounds a lot, but did include labour and the time of someone who does a lot of work with race clio's and meganes. Parts alone were about £240. Well please with the results tho!
Went to Mark Fish on Saturday to have the brakes upgraded.
Had Fitted:
New discs (Brembo hi-carbon)
Mintex Fast road pads
Goodridge Braided hoses
Dot 5 fluid
Just spent most of yesterday doing town driving to bed them in. I must say i am so impressed with the improvement! I haven't...
Saturday 02/12
Saw you in your silver Dynamique parking in the Tesco car park. Noticed you had CS Stickers. Plate was LW51**N.
I was in my Blue 182 just parking too. may not have seen me as it was dark! :(
Look at getting braided hoses too. I've nooked my car into Mark Fish to get Brembo discs, fast road pads, braided hoses and dot 5 fluid. Hope to see great improvements and more responsive pedal feel :D
Lots of useful info here. Check out the meets section for your area and get to know who on the site lives near you. Don't forget only £5 membership (sales pitch over!)
Quality is fantasic, and the fitment is very precise, they aren't off the shelf either.
Site here: http://www.haywardandscott.co.uk/
one pic of mine:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=13593&d=1162127429