Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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why are the standard brakes on my girlfriends corsa b 1.2 sxi LOADS BETTER in both pedal feel and stopping than my gsi brakes? (which have lots of pedal travel and crap feel)
my gsi even has red dot grooved disks and pads!
and i have bled them
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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red dot is specifically for hard driving, particularly track days. They need warming up before you get good results. You might hae crap fluid, dodgy MC, old hoses. Could be anything. Check them all out.
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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Its the ABS matey, causes loads of problems on these cars, brake pedal sometimes jumpes to the flor under heavy braking, i had V6 brakes on my GSI and now own a 306 TD and the brakes are loads better
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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think fitting 2.0 16v brakes will help? or are the v6 ones better?
[Edited on 03-02-2005 by corsa808]
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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V6 are miles better, make sure ya fit braided hoses front and rear though or the pedal might feel a little scarey to touch, ie spongey
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only1-mike
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Registered: 5th Feb 04
Location: sale, manchester
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ive just got a corsa sport n findin the brakes arent too good can any1 suggest what brakes i shouls replace them with ? and that are a straight swap
cheers
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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a decent swap mike, go for Astra mk2 GTE brakes, they are the same diameter as Corsa Sport 1.6 brakes, but wider and the calipers are far superior. Do you have the 1.4? these are a straight swap.
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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my gsi brakes were crap
replaced with ATE 16v discs and calipers, and now they're...............still crap 
i'm thinking it may be party related to the rears?
worn shoes or fugged wheels cylinders perhaps
i'm gona take mine to one of those free brake test places see if they can find fault with them.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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My pedal has loads of travel and feels rubbish but its had new discs and pads, drums and shoes so it actually stops OK if you give it a prod. I prefer it tbh, means its easier to heel and toe 
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