essexracer
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right phoned a few scrappies 2day and 2mo i should be goin 2 one to get sum 2litre calipers off a red top calibra.
these are the ATE ones aint they?
also i went to my local carnoisseur and its gonna cost me 100 pounds for brembo maxi discs (which i currently have in normal size tho) with green stuff pads. (r these pads any good? or will they eat the disc?)
before i do oreder the dics and pads, what size discs is it i need? its 255 by 24 or sumic aint it?
wanna make sure i get it right before orderin!
so for 120 pounds do u think its a good price? i know v tuning (i think its them) do brand new ATE calipers and standard dics and pads for 150 pounds.
should i recondition the 2nd hand calipers (assumin i get them!) obviously il clean them, but should i use new seals etc? or should they be fine?
also should i get goodridge braided hoses for 20 notes? i mean assumin i bleed the break fluid properly i shouldnt get a spongy pedal feel should i? 
cheers,
james
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bradfincham
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my old car is in a scrappie on the a12 if you want to take the 2ltr brakes of that!
i had new vauxhall discs and green stuff pads on there bout 1000 miles ago mate!
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essexracer
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cheers brad  
whats the name of the scrappie? or the area.
also its the scrapies/insurance's car now so il av to pay for it wont i?
got a phone number for them?
cheers bud,
james
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bradfincham
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hello mate,
its gun hill scrap yard in dedham, look in the yellow pages as there in essex!
yeh you will have to pay but they wanted £60 for the lot when i rang them last week!
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essexracer
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cool brad ...
il search for them now... 60 pounds for the whole lot, as in discs,pads and calipers?
james
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Fad
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standard discs and pads are fine they work really well and if not i heard good stuff about mintex discs and ferado pads
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essexracer
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cheers fad...think il give brads place a buzz 2mo.
TTT
james
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essexracer
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ttt
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Kris TD
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persoanlly i would get the kit from v-tuning.
i spent 35 quid refurbing my calipers, and i get trade discount on vauxhall parts. the rubber seasl are like 12 quid each.
dont bother with those brembo discs, i have some normal ones that cost me 25 quid made by ap lockheed, put it this way i could quite happily skid at 60 mpg if i wanted too.
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Dave
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http://www.vaux-md.net/developments/bigbrakes.htm
V6 kit looks a real bargain considering they used to go for about £400.
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essexracer
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
persoanlly i would get the kit from v-tuning.
i spent 35 quid refurbing my calipers, and i get trade discount on vauxhall parts. the rubber seasl are like 12 quid each.
dont bother with those brembo discs, i have some normal ones that cost me 25 quid made by ap lockheed, put it this way i could quite happily skid at 60 mpg if i wanted too.
y wats wrong with brembo maxi discs? iv already got them in standard size, and id say they are the same as standard ones really (just less fade)
james
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