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Ludacris Turbo

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Registered: 28th May 04
Location: High Green, Sheffield
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3rd Sep 12 at 15:52

On my 330ci the front brakes where squeeling. Put loads of copper slip on the backs of the pads and it was still making a noise.
So i removed the slide pins and cleaned them up and regresed them with 3 in 1silicone oil.
Never squealed or squeaked since!

Ben J

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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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3rd Sep 12 at 15:53

The brakes on my VXR used to squeal like bitches until they got warm.

It was on performance discs and pads. Can't remember whic ones. Tarox maybe.

Joe

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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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3rd Sep 12 at 16:54

It won't just work the rear pads, assuming its the same as most bmws it will have handbrake shoes.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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6th Sep 12 at 19:52

heres the pads that were removed:

at least i know for sure that it has new brake pads now. going to be keeping this car for a good while i think so doesn't really matter.

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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6th Sep 12 at 19:56

shitloads left on them

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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6th Sep 12 at 20:08

indeed. god knows where the squealing is coming from.

it wasn't too bad today. only seemed to squeal after driving about 10 miles home and only when applying medium/hard pressure. soft braking makes no silly noises.

[Edited on 06-09-2012 by Ben G]

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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6th Sep 12 at 21:04

effort though.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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6th Sep 12 at 21:05

in other news, springs are going on this weekend

dad to the rescue again

BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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6th Sep 12 at 21:22

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
in other news, springs are going on this weekend

dad to the rescue again

canny wait to see it

flybikeslee

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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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7th Sep 12 at 11:34

i blame red paint for the squeak

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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7th Sep 12 at 12:15

It was doing it when they were rusty...

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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9th Sep 12 at 13:30

Springs are done. Looks immense.

Pics later.

andys sxi

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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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9th Sep 12 at 14:14

my brakes have been squeeking a bit from the back so yesterday i took my wheels off to put more copper grease on the back of the pads, but ive noticed one of the pistons are sticking a bit

maybe thats what yours is doing?

April 08 feature car

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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9th Sep 12 at 21:06

ok well car feels much firmer up front with the springs on.

only bad thing is it hits all the speed humps now

just hit my exhaust off one hard so hope that's ok.

some pics:

front:

back

[Edited on 09-09-2012 by Ben G]

Ian W

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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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9th Sep 12 at 21:08

I still forget my car is very low, hit the odd speedbump

You need 19's now

BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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9th Sep 12 at 21:08

wow thats sat perfectly now! low and wide looking.

with speedbumps you will have to do what i do and just put one side of the car over it slowly. or go inbetween.
I nearly ripped my exhaust off when i first lowered it

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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9th Sep 12 at 21:09

before:

after:

sharpy28

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Registered: 1st Nov 08
Location: Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester)
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9th Sep 12 at 21:11

Couldn't really tell a big difference until you did the before and after pics, looks loads better now

Ben G

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9th Sep 12 at 21:12

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
wow thats sat perfectly now! low and wide looking.

with speedbumps you will have to do what i do and just put one side of the car over it slowly. or go inbetween.
I nearly ripped my exhaust off when i first lowered it

cheers gav. i may put some 15mm spacers on the rears just to bring the wheels out a bit.

i tried putting one side of the car over them and caught the exhaust on the way down

figured out how to not scrape the one at the top of my road now which is good. just hoping the ones in work aren't too bad.

BeetleGav

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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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9th Sep 12 at 21:16

be reyt if its only the exhaust, they can take it abit more as they can move.

spacers would make it cool

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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9th Sep 12 at 22:36

Looks good mate

Ben G

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10th Sep 12 at 10:28

cheers.

really needs to go in for an inspection 1 now, says 175 miles to go on the dash

kennySRi

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Registered: 12th Nov 10
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10th Sep 12 at 11:32

Looks much better now

SetH

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10th Sep 12 at 12:10

Looks great, serious lowz at the front. You will have people in shitter hatchback's on 14" steels with 65 profile tyres and 200mm gap in their arches raging behind you on speed bump roads now. I nearly got out of the car and Roidz attacked someone last week for this.

Let me know what spacers you go for as I will be looking for some shortly for when I put my MV2's and winter tyres on.

I don't want something that is going to self destruct like they did on that GTR!

Fad

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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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10th Sep 12 at 12:24

Looks good although wheels need sorting out!

Seth go for Eibach hubcentric spacers. Getting some soon myself to space out the rears.

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