Tom N
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i am thinking of upgrading my standard brake discs and pads as my standard ones now need replacing and thought i may aswell get sum better ones!
has anyone got any recommendations like green stuff, ebc, black diamond for the discs and pads?
i appreciate all advice given!
thanks
tom
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vibrio
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no just use standard pads and discs but increase their size
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Kris TD
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2l 16v brakes with standard discs and pads.
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Tom N
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so you just mean bigger calipers? like off of an astra gte, gsi?
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Kris TD
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yes, they are a million times better than standard size ones, plus they are cheaper than buying a set of fancy discs which are gonna make no difference.
www.v-tuning.com sell a kit with brand new calipers, discs and pads for £140
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Tom N
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cheers
i may have to get a set on order!
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Tom N
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are these 16v brakes and pads a straight swap and easy to fit? will i just need to bleed them in after fitting the new calipers or is that only with hoses?
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Kris TD
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straight fit, make sure you get the right caliper on the right side, bleed nipple needs to be at the top.
yes they will need bleeding, but that is rediculously easy to do anyway.
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stuyw
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ive got v6 discs and turbo calipers with vaux pads 
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Siberia
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V6 Absoulutly excellent brakes
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Daimo B
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V6 288mm + Rear discs 
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IntaCepta
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shit, what happens if the bleed nipples are on the bottom??
can't remember which way round i did them.
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jr
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v6 brakes, can't fault them
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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where u all get your v6 brakes??
my 2L ones are shite
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corb
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Astra GTE calipers, red dot discs and pads. Oh, and would ya look at that! Mine are for sale soon. £50 + shipping and theyre yours mate.
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jr
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mine were from lmf
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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and they were how much??
(sorry for hijacking the thread!!)
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broster
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lmf charge 195 for standard discs and pads, they are well worth it chris, should try mine out next time i see you! get braided lines aswell
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jr
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£195 for brand new calipers and disks
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stuyw
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i got mine 2nd hand off migweb for 75notes inc pads/calipers etc. bought some braided hoses n stuck them on too
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Tom N
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thanks for all the feedback! i think i will be getting the 16v brakes as it is only a 1.0 at the moment but i am looking to get a 1.6 put in september time, so im looking to slowly upgrade things in the run up. also i have heard that the v6 brakes weigh a ton in comparison is this true?
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by IntaCepta
shit, what happens if the bleed nipples are on the bottom??
can't remember which way round i did them.
Means they are upside down  I done this, easy mistake.
Undo em, take em off, swap em round, bleed em again, sorted.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by t-gangsta
thanks for all the feedback! i think i will be getting the 16v brakes as it is only a 1.0 at the moment but i am looking to get a 1.6 put in september time, so im looking to slowly upgrade things in the run up. also i have heard that the v6 brakes weigh a ton in comparison is this true?
They do weigh loads.
But then if you want great stopping power go straight for 4 pots (About £400-£700)
16v (2.0) are a good alternative. Will get hot if you want to do track days etc though
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broster
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to be honest unless your gunna be stripping your car down like jr has done, i doubt ull notice a difference i nthe caliper weight. its not as if the wheels have to spin the caliper aswell. discs are heavy yeah but they are bigger so end of the day u expect it.....
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Tom N
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cheers daimo i think i have decided to go for the 16v brakes, as you pointed out they will get hot on track days, but im not going to do that so i think they are the best for my purposes.
if i want say some brembo max discs would i be best going for the astra gsi discs as they are 16v ones?
do the new 16v discs change the offset in any way?
thanks
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