marklawton
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fitted these discs today, so do i have them on the wrong way?
[Edited on 11-07-2007 by marklawton]
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Huwsi
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I know it's off topic, but what colour is your car/ what colour is the black parts sprayed?
I'm not sure about the groves but the look wrong/ strange to me
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Chris_Sport
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Yes, wrong way.
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dan_c4rsa
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fit them the other way so muck etc comes out of the grooves if you get me.
pretty sure theyre the wrong way
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Ben ev
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idea of the groves is to take heat and dust etc away from the centre so yes they are the wrong way. however mine are also on the wrong way but really cant be arsed to change them round. unless your discs are glowing it prob dosnt make much difference
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Dave A
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(replied in your projects thread)
but you should fit them the right way otherwise the centre of the disc gets very hot and will cause pad glazing and premature brake fade.
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marklawton
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arches are a ford colour, cant remeber the shade.
looks like they might be the wrong way then, might change them around tomoz then, lol
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marklawton
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
(replied in your projects thread)
but you should fit them the right way otherwise the centre of the disc gets very hot and will cause pad glazing and premature brake fade.
thanks dave, just read that aswell.
do she where your coming from and you no your stuff so wil get them swoped round tomoz if its dry, lol
thanks dave 
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Dave A
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no probs mate, I see it everyday. people look at me funny when I tell them their brakes are the wrong way round.
I see it with rotational tyres as well, winds me up that one as the tyres even have an arrow on them!
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Dave A
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on another note, on bigger cars with rear discs we often fit the discs the wrong way round on purpose if they are used for motorsport or track use. the rears on most cars only do about 15% of the braking and it actually helps the pads get to temperature when they get a bit of heat into them.
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