well i never....

peterux · #1 2nd September 2009, 21:51

Fancy some new fancy looking brake calipers...........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-Brake-Calip...d=p3286.c0.m14

GreatOldOne · #2 3rd September 2009, 07:20

Stick it on with silicone? That'll last...

Love the bit about 'some cars may need minor modification' - For a plastic fake caliper cover?

These things are about as good as the electric turbos, Waste gate noise generators and other ricer boy crap that gets stuck on 1.1 Corsas

MartinClan · #3 3rd September 2009, 10:02

It seems this cover is magic.

Before he fitted it his hubs had 5 studs. Afterwards they had 4. Gotta be a lot cheaper than the hub convertors I have seen lol...

Robin

GreatOldOne · #4 3rd September 2009, 11:16

All joking apart, has anyone considered going for some willwood style billet multi pot calipers?

They all seem very expensive, and would more than likely be overkill. That and I never seem to find a full matching set (front & back).

They do look cool though - and wouldn't go rusty....

Patrick · #5 3rd September 2009, 18:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatOldOne

All joking apart, has anyone considered going for some willwood style billet multi pot calipers?

They all seem very expensive, and would more than likely be overkill. That and I never seem to find a full matching set (front & back).

They do look cool though - and wouldn't go rusty....

yeah I have but I've not got the budget at mo

Rally Design have 2 sets for the E30 - should fit under my 15's.

GreatOldOne · #6 3rd September 2009, 21:10

There's these guys:

http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/

They look good, do BMW kits and don't seem to cost the earth.

These on the front:

http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/calipers/B4%20radial.htm

And these on the back:

http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/caliper...0Uni%20Rad.htm

I wonder if I could get a set made up that was anodised green, to match the proposed body colour....

Patrick · #7 3rd September 2009, 21:38

There is also WDS brakes sold by a person on e30zone, similar looking to the wilwood ones but a bit less

MartinClan · #8 4th September 2009, 07:47

Personally I think the best improvement for the brakes would be if we could find a "softer" set of pads. The Metro brake servo only gives a boost of about 1.6 compared to the original BMW's 3+ meaning you have to push pretty hard to get a quick stop. The - less than perfect - design of the pedal box doesn't help either. Has anyone considerd this as an option?

Robin