New Stuff woo woo

[Cupster]

Well I got my new stuff the other week, dunno if anyone remembers my post, and got it all fitted over the weekend.

Shopping list:

Drilled Discs all round
EBC Greenstuff front pads
EBC rear pads
Goodridge hoses
-30mm springs Apex
2x Goodyear F1's GSD03 (Rear)
Bluevision white sidelights

(Calipers soon to be painted not sure on Iceberg silver or mett light blue??)

I thought the cup brakes were good already, even though they are about 70% worn!! But these are amazing!!

Anyway here are some piccies:

Old Front brakes/Springs/hoses:

New Front brakes/Springs/hoses:

Old Rear:

New Rear:

New Rubber:

After: Not the lowest, but perfect for my needs. Handles lovely aswell.

Chuffed!

 

[Paul C]

nice! greenstuff have always been s**t imo. how are they on the cup? improved at all?

Paul

 

[Guy]

theyve changed the compound of them now i believe paul, meant to be a lot better.

 

[d4ve86]

this guy owns 2 great clios!

 

[Tom_E]

nice silver cup mate,alot of work done there!

 

[Adam]

nice one mate...
looks stunning

 

[Cupster]

theyve changed the compound of them now i believe paul, meant to be a lot better.

Must be the case. The guy finished the fitting and took it round the block. Said the felt good. I took them for a go and nearly went through the windscreen. Took me completely by surprise! Well happy.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

They should settle a bit more but for some reason the apex don't go as low as the 182's do but looks smart all the same.

Luvvy jubbly.

 

[clio-lane]

Green Stuff pads are excellent. Just fitted them on my 172 and the braking is top notch.

 

[dannyboy172]

i'm in need of discs and pads all round in the summer, how much matey?

Looking sweet btw!

 

[Josh27]

Looking good, nice set of upgrades.
What are the Bluevision side lights like? Any good? Road legal?

 

[Gareth]

what width are the tyres mate? 195/205?

 

[Thomss]

Looks very nice, well done.

 

[Leeshez]

Wow awsome

 

[pecan]

That is the perfect amount to be lowered. Just perfect.

 

[clio head]

lovin the disc's fella....!!! Nice job of lowering it is well!!

 

[Rhino172]

good job mate! I was wondering when you were gonna get this done! looks smart!

 

[pecan]

What does uprating the brake hoses acheive? Always wondered..

 

[Dubai182]

Improves pedal feel,makes it a lot firmer. Something to do with they don't decrease in size under breaking or something along those lines. I'm sure someone will correct me but overall they improve feel and from what i've heard,well worth it.
John

 

[Ad]

Nice work, better if feels 100% better

 

[Tyson-182]

Awesome mate. Similar list to what i have just bought.

Apex -40mm springs.
Brembo 280mm Hi Carbon disks
Goodridge hoses all round
Ferodo DS2500 pads for front
Castrol Dot 4 brake fluid

Just waiting to get delivery of my springs. My brakes have arrived.

Did you fit it all yourself? Have you topped up with Dot 4 brake fluid?

Tyson.

 

[Ali]

Very very nice.

 

[Cupster]

All in all the cost was a smidge over £500 for the 4xdiscs, hoses, pads, springs, and rear bearings. The 2 F1's were £120 from a friend of mine who did all the fitting at his garage and topped the fluid up with dot 4. Spent about £750 in all I think.

 

[Bluebeard]

top notch fella! looks spot on!

 

[Ian_182]

Job well done mate.sometimes the best benefits to a car are not always visible

ian

 

[stew_punk]

just a question....why upgrade to drilled disc's if they are prone to cracking under heavy breaking??

the std disc is more than up to the job, even for trackdays. grooved is the only way id go if replacing discs for anything other than standard, but they munch thru pads like nobodys buissiness!

looks sweet none the less!

 

[Cupster]

just a question....why upgrade to drilled disc's if they are prone to cracking under heavy breaking??

the std disc is more than up to the job, even for trackdays. grooved is the only way id go if replacing discs for anything other than standard, but they munch thru pads like nobodys buissiness!

looks sweet none the less!

I dont like the look of the grooves I know BBT changed from the drilled to grooved but I cant foresee any trackdays and I don't really drive the car too hard on the roads so it is more for cosmetics but the braking is so sharp now. I get a bigger smile when I put my foot down on the brakes than I do when accelerating now. lol.