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Postby Kekotic » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:59 pm

Sorry to thread hijack, but where is a good place to find Brembo's used?
How much do they go for normally second hand....I was contemplating eventually buying a new set of brembo's for my car because I'm turning my GT.b into a TB STi, and I pretty much died when I saw the 8k price tag for new brembo's :shock:
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Postby drndrn » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:40 pm

Don't forget you'll need new rims to fit over the brembos.
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:05 pm

When are your eyelids due?

Brembos on rexnet atm are $2,000, might find cheaper but they go like hotcake if cheap :D
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby teK-- » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:37 pm

Hey Kieren if today made you think you need Brembos, then consider that I have 2.5i brakes and they pulled up just fine ;).

Biggest difference is getting good pads, good fluid, and finally a sympathetic braking foot.

On the other hand if you want them for the bling, then go for it!!!
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby Kekotic » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:41 pm

Yeah I like my rims too much and after what Sentinel(sorry forgotten your name already :oops: ) said about running Dixcel pads and changing the fluid, I think that will be enough for me!
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Postby Sentinel » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:56 pm

chaotic2050 wrote:Yeah I like my rims too much and after what Sentinel(sorry forgotten your name already :oops: ) said about running Dixcel pads and changing the fluid, I think that will be enough for me!


To Laps - sorry to hijack - but I'll answer Kieren's query if you don't mind.

No biggy mate - Steve's the name. :wink:

Dixcel's is what I use Kieren, but there is plenty of other pads that could do the job. As I said on the cruise along with the teK man, fluid, pads and maybe lines and you'll have a very nice pedal feel whilst haulin up the Lib no worries. The reasons to go for Brembo's varies, but for me, I intended to track my car back then (can't now though :() which is why I went for Dixcel pads and also the Brembo's. Each person is different as to why they want them. For bling, well, I guess wheels could cost that much too and they're for bling... [shrugs].

Oh, and if you do intend to look for second hand - MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BUY FROM OLIVER TORENIUS, ALSO KNOWN AS "1991olivert" ON FLEABAY. Heard waaaaayyy toooo many bad things about this guy :evil:

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Laps - painting the caliper black will make it disappear - what that the effect you were after?? I thought you wanted to get 'the look of big brakes'?
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Postby bigamph » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:58 pm

hamish_023 wrote:When are your eyelids due?

Brembos on rexnet atm are $2,000, might find cheaper but they go like hotcake if cheap :D


Wow thats pretty cheap!

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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby Laps » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:04 pm

sentinel wrote:Laps - painting the caliper black will make it disappear - what that the effect you were after?? I thought you wanted to get 'the look of big brakes'?


Not after any look in particular, just dont like the current 'bare dirty metal look' lol... For example my dp... I was thinking red, but another user with a black 2.5i and black wheels did red, and I dunno if im a big fan... :S
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Postby Sentinel » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:08 pm

Put a darker red strip around the outer lip of your wheels and paint the calipers the same color...
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby Laps » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:18 pm

Sentinel wrote:Put a darker red strip around the outer lip of your wheels and paint the calipers the same color...


I would get a red wall before I modified the wheels...
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Postby bigamph » Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:21 am

Laps wrote:
Sentinel wrote:Put a darker red strip around the outer lip of your wheels and paint the calipers the same color...


I would get a red wall before I modified the wheels...


Do you even have enough rubber on the tire to fit red-wall? :lol:

But seriously, are white/red wall legal?
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby Laps » Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:54 am

bigamph wrote:
Laps wrote:
Sentinel wrote:Put a darker red strip around the outer lip of your wheels and paint the calipers the same color...


I would get a red wall before I modified the wheels...


Do you even have enough rubber on the tire to fit red-wall? :lol:

But seriously, are white/red wall legal?


Well another post on here has someone saying that 100+ people got pulled over whilst on a cruise...

However, many of my mates have walls on their cars, and have never been booked. And that is ACT/NSW(Queanbeyan)

And yes, I could fit a thin wall ;)
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby bigamph » Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:25 am

Laps wrote:
Well another post on here has someone saying that 100+ people got pulled over whilst on a cruise...

However, many of my mates have walls on their cars, and have never been booked. And that is ACT/NSW(Queanbeyan)

And yes, I could fit a thin wall ;)


Yeah read about that... Scary, they would have had a field day at Wintersun...
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby Laps » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:24 am

Long time no chat but all cosmetics now completed

Will post photos of eyelids, grill, taillights and exhaust soon :D
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Re: Member Profile - Laps

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:32 am

Where have you been hiding?
Haven't seen a post from you in a while.

Hurry up with the pics!
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