GB123
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Worth it though, won't have any trouble stopping with them 
[Edited on 19-03-2013 by GB123]
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Jambo
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Can't beleive how cheap they are!!
The cheapest BM set (main dealer) are £329 each for mine, dead jealous.
Yellow stuff are meant to be good as a lot of people use them with the above mentioned calipers
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Stoneyginger
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love it mate  i will say though keep an eye on your EBC disks i ran them on a 1400 sport corsa and they started to crack all over, never used them again after that.
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Mattb
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Hopefully the discs will be alright. I had a set of my calibra turbo back in the day and they saw some serious abuse. Never missed a beat, only problem was the dimples and grooves got filled in my metal as i frequently got them rather hot!
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Mattb
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Fitted the brakes last weekend while it was snowing... think i need my head checking on that front!
It was all a pretty simple afair to be honest, worst of it was undoing the hard brake line to flexi union which had at some point been overtightened crushing the union 
Old Vs New caliper..
The reason one of the pistons seized - lasted 20 years, so thats pretty good going
Some rather knackered flexis also
Anyways, ripped all the old stuff off and set about attacking the backing plate with an angle grinder..
Bolted on the new calipers with the discs and pads, bolted up the braided flexis and bled the brakes with my vac gun.. (cunning plan that!  )
And all done.. gotta say, the difference in braking power is outstanding. I am a happy bunny
Also Trial fitted the Super Advans on the front, need spacers for sure, so thats going to be another £200 for the front and rear... yey..
Next up is most likely going to be an exhaust thats going for cheapness at Garage D, just need to sell some more stuff to fund it 
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Mattb
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Really need to get my ass in gear and get stuff done to this!
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thegsi
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Good mod with the brakes and those Advans are sexual! So rare too. What size? 18" x 8.5"?
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Mattb
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18x9
they were advertised as a 10j - i spat my dinner out when i saw them.. 9j is a little to thin for the rear, but will do for now untill i find some wider ones (if i ever find any!!)
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pow
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I might have some split rim 10js at home, interested?
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chris_uk
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As already mentioned ebc discs are not great one they have had a bit of heat through them they tend to crack. They did when i used them on the punto anyway.
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
I might have some split rim 10js at home, interested?
super advans 
regardless - what wheels?
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Eck
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The SA's look fucking incredible I sold my set a month ago and have regretted it daily since
Sell the car to me
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Mattb
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So i have been on the case of getting the lighting sorted for the soarer..
Managed to obtain some near enough perfect 97+ rear lights... so it will be goooood bye to the ebay items! (YEY)
And i have been busy starting a headlamp build - Overall effect will be BiXenon and removed sidelight
I will probably relocate the light to live with the turnsignal.
The projector i am using is a Hella H55 (i belive) its out of an Audi S3 headlamp anyway. Not ideal for the small soarer headlamp, but i think i have made it work
Modified projector with modified soarer adjustment mech and wiring for solenoid sorted
Trial fitted in lamp before i did the wiring
With the lense - its a little off, but will be fine once its adjusted properly
Slotted back together but still LOTs to do.. plus i need another projector for the other side..
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
As already mentioned ebc discs are not great one they have had a bit of heat through them they tend to crack. They did when i used them on the punto anyway.
They seemed Ok on my calibra turbo back in the day.. we shall see - at least when it comes to it Supra brake parts are going to be easy to get - unlike soarer stuff 
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Robin
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Just saw the Super Advsn pic. Wish I'd kept mine now!
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Mattb
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I love them so much - but i need to roll the arches and buy spacers.. its next on the list plus i want to refurb them ...
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taylorboosh
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I want them wheels
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
18x9
they were advertised as a 10j - i spat my dinner out when i saw them.. 9j is a little to thin for the rear, but will do for now untill i find some wider ones (if i ever find any!!)
If you ever sell those advans pm me
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Mattb
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Im on the fence for the time being... i think they are going to have to come apart and be modded.....
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
18x9
they were advertised as a 10j - i spat my dinner out when i saw them.. 9j is a little to thin for the rear, but will do for now untill i find some wider ones (if i ever find any!!)
If you ever sell those advans pm me
I will keep you in mind mate 
On a side note - if you ever buy a set of 10j or even 9.5j i will happily swap a pair of 9's 
[Edited on 31-05-2013 by Mattb]
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taylorboosh
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9s are ideal for me, ive been looking, usually only see 17" ones  ..
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Mattb
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It seems to be quite rarely they come up in 18" but when they do there seems to be a few sets..
Driftworks is a good place for wheels at times, and super advans come up more frequently there than ebay - and often cheaper.
I take it the evo is 5x114.3? - I will keep an eye out for you
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taylorboosh
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Yea mate, thanks
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Mattb
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Holy crapsticks.... Looks like Varrstoen have started selling their ES6 in the states (pretty much work meister reps)
I NEED these in my life
19" x 9.5 for the front and 19" x 11" for the rear....
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sharpy28
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Wow! Get them on it!
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