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Siberia

 posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 10:49

carriers presume are the brackets u'd take this off the car in the scrappie with the calipers in one whole piece.

u would need difference ones if u intended on putting brembos on yer corsa.

i changed the front brakes on my 1.2 8v merrit piece of crap to v6 ones.

old ones off.....new ones on....... bleed them and that was it:)

[Edited on 23-07-2004 by Siberia]


Stu_22

 posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 09:56

I read somewhere you need carriers what are these?


Siberia

 posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 07:34

quote:
Originally posted by dig dave2811
sorry 1 last point

r these also know as 2 litre brakes.


yeh they are but dont be fooled. there is 2litre 8v and 2 litre 16V versions.

the ones yer looking for is the 16V ones

just go down the the scrappie and look an aul rotten astra GTE and take them off that.


dig dave2811

 posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 01:59

sorry 1 last point

r these also know as 2 litre brakes.


Siberia

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 13:25

around 30-40 quid depending on were ya get them and they are a easy enough to fit. just have to be carefull not to damage the breakpipe at the disasembly stage


dig dave2811

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 13:11

thanks dudes last question how much does braided hoses cost and r they hard to fit


Kris TD

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:25

quote:
Originally posted by DODG-E
or get astra diesel brakes!! thats wot i used, same as the gte...


no they aren't they are the same as a corsa gsi, they use the narrower discs and the delco calipers


Siberia

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:20

quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
make sure you put them on the correct side, bleed nipple at the top.



ohh yeh that 2 :lol:


DODG-E

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:20

or get astra diesel brakes!! thats wot i used, same as the gte...


Siberia

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:19

because ure usign bigger brakes that were not really designed for ure master cylinder the brake pedal will fell a bit spongy with the normal rubber hoses.

braided hoses are hoses that have been braided in wire. these take alot of the spongynes out of the equation.:)

[Edited on 22-07-2004 by Siberia]


Kris TD

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:18

make sure you put them on the correct side, bleed nipple at the top.


dig dave2811

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 12:01

nice one mate.

what exactly are breaided hoses, what they do better than standard ones.


Siberia

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 06:52

yes complete straight swop...... easy peasey

i would suggest u get some braided hoses for them and i recomend TOMAS of this site to get them.

drop him a U2U:thumbs:


fragpot

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 02:56

As far as I know yes they are. When I get my ATE calipers i'm going to do a 'How To' in a couple of days time.


dig dave2811

 posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 01:04

getting some new brakes dont have money for v6 ones but can someone just confirm a few things:-

my standatd brakes on a 1994 1.2 8 valve are 236mm

astra gte brakes and calipers are 256mm

these mk2 astra gte discs and calipers are a straight swap