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well i never....

3 Sep 2009, 7:20am
Stick it on with silicone? That'll last... :dizzy:

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

:lol:
3 Sep 2009, 10:02am
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
3 Sep 2009, 11:16am
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....
3 Sep 2009, 6:39pm
GreatOldOne wrote:
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.
3 Sep 2009, 9:38pm
There is also WDS brakes sold by a person on e30zone, similar looking to the wilwood ones but a bit less
4 Sep 2009, 7:47am
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