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Brakes
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:13 am
by Dislex666
Howzit okes.
What have you okes done around brake upgrades?
I've had to get new brakes all round on my cabby cuz they are all stuffed. New discs + new pads.
But i didn't even try the local shops / nissan.
I got myself this here kit ->
http://shop.rezlo.com/SA/index.php?act= ... ductId=547
Rezlo's got them on special for 6k at the moment.
I also got this
http://shop.rezlo.com/SA/index.php?act= ... ductId=552
and
http://shop.rezlo.com/SA/index.php?act= ... ductId=553
Reckon I should be sorted for brakes then
Anyone done caliper rebuilds?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:12 pm
by Gary57
I have done a front caliper rebuild (Z32 front). The kit is IDENTICAL to the bmw 518i, cost me R34.00 for the fronts. The pad cost R695 for Ferodo.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:28 pm
by Hennie Marais
I'll be doing one soon, just waiting for the kits to arive and I'm not really looking forward to it.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:32 pm
by Gary57
The kits you can get from a local spares shop. It is really such a easy job to do.
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:58 am
by veecee
Gary57 wrote:I have done a front caliper rebuild (Z32 front). The kit is IDENTICAL to the bmw 518i, cost me R34.00 for the fronts. The pad cost R695 for Ferodo.
why the blerry hell dirrent you blerry speak up sooner???
are you 100% sure its the same as the bimmer kit??? cos then i'm doing it this weekend!!!
do tell me more!
like whats in the kit - and is the total kit price only 34 bucks???
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:19 am
by Gary57
Ja I took in the caliper and asked for a kit, they matched it up to the 518i BMW. It comes with the o-rings, dust covers, dust cover spring clips, everything you need.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:51 pm
by Charl
HA HA I just found nissan brake pads on mine
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:51 pm
by veecee
Charl wrote:HA HA I just found nissan brake pads on mine
huh?
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:09 pm
by Charl
veecee wrote:Charl wrote:HA HA I just found nissan brake pads on mine
huh?
Just found it odd that some one would have put origional pads on..
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:58 am
by veecee
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:39 pm
by Jinx
on my brake's juice box thingy it says to use only dot 3 brake fluid..... but then the garage man said dot 4 will be fine...
is this true?
p.s. sorry didn't know where else to post this question and don't wanna be so cocky as to start a topic for one small thing
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:51 pm
by Daniel
Roflmao
juice box thingy...nice v nice
use dot 4
*awaits technical explination from some1 for it only to end up saying...use dot 4
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:31 pm
by johansx
Daniel wrote:Roflmao
juice box thingy...nice v nice
use dot 4
*awaits technical explination from some1 for it only to end up saying...use dot 4
If the manual say dot 3 use dot 3. Some of the rubber seals on dot 3 are dodgy on dot 4. Sure the SX all use dot 4? Dot 4 is handles higher temps etc.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:17 am
by Gary57
Yes dot 4 is fine. Is has some aditives to take the higher temp to prevent brake fade. You can also use dot 5 which is silcone based, all much of a muchness.
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:41 am
by Hennie Marais
rather go for DOT 5.1 than DOT 5 or if you really want something nice then Motul RBF600.