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TOMAS |
posted on 19th Apr 03 at 10:06 |
Yeah M8 ive got a 1.2 16v and upgraded to 2L brakes last year - makes a HUGE difference! Got s/hand calipers from scrappy for £40 off of a Cally then bought Red-Dot 6slot discs (£80) and Red-Dot FastRoad pads (£35)... Sorted ;) | |
Lucky B |
posted on 19th Apr 03 at 08:45 |
If you've only a 1.2 just upgrade to Greenstuff pads. | |
stuyw |
posted on 19th Apr 03 at 08:20 |
the 16v brakes just go on with 14"s as my m8 did this conversion using factory steelies :) | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Apr 03 at 08:11 |
my next door neighbour has a 2l 16v cav and it has 14's | |
Icy |
posted on 19th Apr 03 at 01:50 |
quote: thats what i got on monday :D brand new with gsi calipers for a bargain :cool: bro aint fitted em yet :( | |
Rob H |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 20:47 |
Just go for ATe calipers and vented discs off an Astra GTE. Apparently there loads better than any standard brakes on a corsa, plus GTE's came with 14"s as standard.... ;) | |
Fad |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 20:42 |
yep EBC is total tosh dun even bother they warp to fcuk | |
vibrio |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:46 |
quote: that guy at MMV is a twat. stay away from EBC. pile of shite | |
Dav |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:34 |
quote:Looks like that's the way I'll need to go then. Dan, I'll think about those calipers and pads and get back to you if I decide on them. Cheers. | |
jr |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:22 |
OE pads with drilled replacement discs | |
DanielJ |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:22 |
standard discs calipers an oe pads, like i said if u want brand new calipers an o/e pads u can buy mine 4 a fraction of the price ud pay 4 them new, they en much gd 2 me now i changed my mind | |
CORSA NUT |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:21 |
Of course there is a point in fitting bigger brakes! I've heard people descride it as addin 10bhp to your car,i mean think about it the less you have to brake the more speed you can keep? yeah? | |
Dav |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:20 |
What's the best brakes I can get to fit under 14's then. | |
DanielJ |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:15 |
na m8 if ur gonna b gettin bigger discs u'll neva get 14s on | |
jr |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:14 |
can't c u being able to go any bigger with 14" on | |
DanielJ |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:14 |
or as jr has said above, if u wanna keep ur standard discs get o/e pads | |
Dav |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:13 |
quote:Aye I know that much,but can I get better brakes without going too big and still fittin my 14's on? | |
jr |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:12 |
u can often change the discs and pads for improved braking, discs would be a better bet as lots of owners on mig say that the OE pads are the best u can use | |
DanielJ |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:11 |
rite i bought a set of bigger disks an ad 2 get cav or astra 16v calipers 2 fit them so if ur gonna get bigger discs u'll need new calipers an pads | |
Dav |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:10 |
I'm not necessarily wanting bigger brakes, just better brakes. | |
DanielJ |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:06 |
i put bigger brakes on my 1,4 m8 worth it if u want better brakin, if u want standard calipers i got a brand new set of red 1s (can easily b repainted) and red dot pads u can av for £30 plus wa eva the deliv is | |
jr |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:04 |
Donna and adam kindness are the first ppl i can think of with big brake conversion, think both of them are PVD kits | |
jr |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:03 |
Think minimum size it 15" wheels, theres a feature bit in max of a brand new big brake conversion for about £350 | |
Dav |
posted on 18th Apr 03 at 19:00 |
I want new brakes but I've only got a 1.2 16v so dunno if its worth spendin loads on big over-powered brakes, or just get new pissy standard ones? |