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Dean_W

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:31

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
my wheels get dirty in about 40 miles

and i hardly use my brakes

brakes are for girls


:lol::lol::lol:


Dave A

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:28

quote:
Originally posted by jr
am a big fan of the 16v ate set up


same here:thumbs:


Robin

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:27

my wheels get dirty in about 40 miles

and i hardly use my brakes

brakes are for girls


Dean_W

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:25

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
but, GM pads are crap for cleanness.... they spew out about 18 tonnes of brake dust per cm


I don't think there that bad TBH. Still bedding in though.....

I think?


jr

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:24

am a big fan of the 16v ate set up


Robin

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:22

but, GM pads are crap for cleanness.... they spew out about 18 tonnes of brake dust per cm


Robin

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:21

get v6 ones, i use them on mine, and ive never, ever had them fade

they are 288mm
2litre ones are 256mm iirc

and you cannot, ever have brakes which are too good for the car

m sutton on here has a v6 set up on his 1.2 8v.....


Dean_W

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 21:17

Rikki - Thats discs, pads, calipers, hanger, spigot rings.

Just take the old ones off and bolt new ones on, bleed and away you go.


RKS

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 19:10

thats discs and calipers?


Dean_W

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 19:05

Just changed my fronts on my mantzel'd 1.6 sport to vectra V6 front brakes.

£215 from LMF and they work a treat.


RKS

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 19:04

anyone?


RKS

 posted on 15th Jan 06 at 14:35

i have been looking to upgrade the brakes on the front of my car,

Have read the tutorial on upgrading them,

but just want to check a few details, what are the sizes of the 2.0 discs and the v6 discs?

Also which brakes would be recommened? for a 1.4 on dbilas tb's should I just go for v6 or would they be too good for a 1.4?

will I need the calipers from the same car as the discs came from? I current have the std brakes on my SRi (vented discs)

I would also like a bit on info on a rear disc conversion, what size discs are needed on the rear? and is there many members on here that have done the conversion