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big brake conversions
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K-tec do a 285mm conversion for £225+vat - I have just fitted it to my Clio (http://www.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpgwww.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpg)which had 16v brakes as standard. I havent bedded them in yet, only done 100 miles, but they do seem to have a lot more bite than the standard brakes.
What ever you do dont buy anything from Hispec Motorsport - they are a bunch of cowboys.
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Mine has a full set from Red-Dot. std size, 280/238mm, 6-groove. Great stuff together with new fluid. See http://www.cliosport.nu/2_8.asphttp://www.cliosport.nu/2_8.asp (scroll down)
Try http://www.raldes.comRally Design UK agents for http://www.willwood.comWillwood brakes, quality stuff at reasonable companies. Have a look at my brothers http://www.rallyetrackdays.co.uk106 Rallye site, its got some pictures and write up.
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Quote: Originally posted by CraigM on 12 October 2003
K-tec do a 285mm conversion for £225+vat - I have just fitted it to my Clio (http://www.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpgwww.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpg)which had 16v brakes as standard. I havent bedded them in yet, only done 100 miles, but they do seem to have a lot more bite than the standard brakes.
What ever you do dont buy anything from Hispec Motorsport - they are a bunch of cowboys.
So do they worth their money????
Im also thinking about this kit..Do they fit easy,and can they fit in 15s?(i asked David via email and told me yes but 285mm are huge)
Hi Spec kit is what some of my Lotus owning pals use, good product, but Hi spec themselves have a bit of a reputation for not being in too much of a hurry to do stuff, but if its an off the shelf kit should not be an issue. http://www.potn.co.ukwww.potn.co.uk (or com) now stock Hi Spec if you are looking to compare prices.
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Fact- are you willing to pay hundreds of pounds on huge brake discs just because they look good?
unless you have a clio with huge amounts of power ( granted Red16 will need them) you most certainly wont need them, the clio is such a light car.
Its up to you mate but if you want superb braking then stick with the standard discs and use an upgraded pad such as Pagid (these are f**king amazing)
But if you want huge discs that will look fantasic behind your 17s then go ahead and blow all your hard earned money
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Also Rally design no longer do the 285mm kit for the 16v/willy because they had too much hassle from customers complaining they wouldnt fit behind the standard alloys
Was a Clio 1.8 16v
Hi-Spec r defo good value, id like the 4 pot kit with 285mil discs as they r around 450 all in so defo worth it as they stop u VERY well.
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Quote: Originally posted by GRC79 on 15 October 2003
Quote: Originally posted by CraigM on 12 October 2003
K-tec do a 285mm conversion for £225+vat - I have just fitted it to my Clio (http://www.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpgwww.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/brake302.jpg)which had 16v brakes as standard. I havent bedded them in yet, only done 100 miles, but they do seem to have a lot more bite than the standard brakes.
What ever you do dont buy anything from Hispec Motorsport - they are a bunch of cowboys.
So do they worth their money????
Im also thinking about this kit..Do they fit easy,and can they fit in 15s?(i asked David via email and told me yes but 285mm are huge
The 285mm conversion is dead easy to fit - took me 2.5 hours to fit it all and I wasnt rushing. The kit comes with different caliper carriers (from a R5 GTT) for the 1.4/1.6 16v Clios. It does fit under 15" alloys with no need for wheel spacers - it is a pretty tight fit though.
The kit does give quite a bit of extra braking power, as soon as youtouch the pedal you can feel them working. I also havent managed to get any brake fade either which I could get on the old 40 groove Tarox discs.
As fo Hispec motorsport, their stuff looks like its well made, nicely priced, but their attitude is sh*te. The kit I ordered from them didnt fit properly - the pads were overhanging the edge of the disc by about 4mm (http://www.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/hispec001.jpgwww.mcmillan-uk.com/clio/hispec001.jpg) and it was also missing various bolts needed to fit it. After about 30+ phone calls to them trying to sort out the problem they sent out some different pads which were no different. They then started to get quite aggressive and said they would send out a different bracket but refused to say when they would do this. When I asked for a refund they refused to give me one so I ended up having to go through trading standards and Visa to get it sorted - really not worth the hassle.
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