Drjones

thinking of getting some new brakes what you think i should go for?

Also i have a set of 18inch comps so what size can i fit behind them?

THE RADMAN

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i got some hi spec 355 and 6 pots, for mine,tried fitting them and they fouled the t/r/ends,also the caliper wouldnt fit as it touched the disc,the only way it would have fitted was to machine some off the bracket to allow it to move further outwards! it also touched the top of the disc,they went straight back,i lost out on £20 postage but eventually got my cash back after a couple of weeks,ended up buying ap 330 and 4 pots- perfect fit and precision made

thedaddie

ap, u pay for quality

Kelv

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Hi spec...... More of a low spec.

dont go near them imho.


if you can afford it then AP without a shadow of a doubt!

rapidcossie

have got 355 ap 6 pots under 17" mo's

wimwerf

ap.....

maxest

iTrader: (1)

AP no question

bigpower

Here's my vote!.................

Rs Craig

ap's or keep the standards

Kelv

iTrader: (4)

Also, you can fit 378mm discs inside the 18" comp MO's if you use the correct AP calipers.

Chris Honeywell

APs all the way

Glenn5

Agreed AP all the way, been down the hi-spec route before but then it depends on how deep your pockets are

Rs Gus

iTrader: (2)

ap

Mr C

iTrader: (2)

Ap and 380mm

Jo

Aren't your discs fitted the wrong way around? The grooves should turn in the opposite direction I believe. At least if I look at my AP's, discs are marked with 'left' and 'right'.

bigpower

Jo,
They were marked L & R?

If they are i'll change them, but sure there right, seen others this way????????

I dont thrash the car, so would it make loads of differance?

Jo

I wasn't sure either when I got my brakes, so I asked Mike R where I bought them. He said to look at the box from the brakes, and indeed there was a little sticker on the box, which marked L and R.

I have no idea if it makes any differance, but I 'm going to follow the L and R mark. I guess AP put that there for a reason.

It should be as in the pic, (picture of front left side of the car)

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

AP, not a fan of hi-spec, heard to many shitty things

TurboGuido

Take Ap

its Quality

ESCYSCOTT

iTrader: (1)

AP and 380's

Disk rotation has nothing to do with the grooves on the outside of the disk, these are only there to clean the pads, you must look at the inner "veins" of the disk, these must run backwards to force out the hot air and not cut into the air as many people think

SassyRS

AP

bigpower

veins deffo run backwards!!!

Saves me a job of changing them around !!!! Thought they were right to start with tho, but Jo made me think for a minute?

AP AP AP

Jo

Just checked out mine too. It looks like the veins run backwards too, but the grooves on mine are the other way around

Dunccoss

well i have had 355 6 pot from hi spec on my car for a long time and they have never let me down and i have given them some hard times in the past, the problem with hi spec is not the products its the staff they tell fibs about when you will get your brake kits and evern send out the wrong kits to you but once fitted i have found mine to be well up to the job.
I have just change to ap as i now have fitted some 380 floating discs and 6 pots so i wait to see what they are like, also putting some 330 4 pots on the rear

old brakes



new ones

rs cos

My Vote

Dunccoss

twins well nearly

ESCYSCOTT

iTrader: (1)

Dunc, when ya get the 4 pots on the back too, you'll not believe the braking power of the car, its awesome, mine nearly puts me out the windscreen

wighthot

My old AP setup.....380mm 6pot watercooled

mk3cosworth

just orderd ap 355 6 pot for mine, just had a bad experience with cheaper ones

xurrita

I have HiSpec but i am very angry because i bought a hispec kit of 6pots and 330mm disc and with only 1000km and one disc bent and i sent a mail to hispec with the problem 2 months ago and i have not receive answer! The next discs for my car will be AP and the news calipers is ap also!

sorry for hispec this is not a good image for Hispec and his marketing!

xurrita

I have HiSpec but i am very angry because i bought a hispec kit of 6pots and 330mm disc and with only 1000km and one disc bent and i sent a mail to hispec with the problem 2 months ago and i have not receive answer! The next discs for my car will be AP and the news calipers is ap also!

sorry for hispec this is not a good image for Hispec and his marketing!

Drjones

looks like it may be ap`s

mk3cosworth

ye defo mate

MONSTER

Glenn5

very nice monster what size are those, and very nice centre caps aswell

MONSTER

cheers Glen, they're 355's with 6 pots. Made the centre caps at work, didn't like em at first but they're growing on me

Glenn5

sweet well i like them alot makes a change from the norm

mk5cos

STANDARD COS I IS SKINT.....