whats the crack with these brakes??? please dont say "COS THEY'RE SHIT"....have u had experience of both hi-spec and other makes, because i've got hi-spec 6 pots with 335x32mm discs and have never had anything to complaine about...had them on the car for a year and a half, and they cost £1300, done track days and a Ring trip and where i live it's back road heaven and the brakes seem mint....whats wrong with them...cheers Pete

 

i think its the customer service,the wait for the goods seems to be forever

and warrabty claims from what ive heard

 

Im not sure its the product that is the problem Pete. I think it the company profile and customer service that causes the ill feeling. Im sure someone from here can elaborate further

 

see i got them from another place and saved a lot of money...i did have a bit of a wait cos i wanted black calipers

 

I have no problems with the product at all

 

did we upset you last night Peter As I said last night matey, just the customer service that gets peoples backs up

 

I had the hi spec big disc conversion on my cossie and the bolts that hold the bell to the disk sheared of, there was only 2 bolts that were intact!!!!
This was within a month iirc

Mind you this was years ago and was a common problem back then, not sure about now.

 

Yeah, product is fine, i also had to replace the bolts though, 3 or 4 years ago, was a bad batch they told me then (but then again stainless bolts are prone to braking if you overtighten them (mind you it was hi-spec that delivered bells and discs in one piece))

If you ever need a replacement part it can take upto 2 months to get something, that's where they're shit at

 

Scott....steady on or i'll ban ya...lol...just wanting opinions fella...or i've fukt the car...either clutch...gearbox or rear diff...somethings not right...

 

Same here - No issues with the brakes

Used Mike Rainbird @ R&B Motorsport UK to Geoff @ Hi-Spec

 

for the tea time crowd....

 

I think I could be using these, STILL not decided!


Not got problem with the brakes, Its the customer service that was my main issue after hearing so many horror stories!, But if I do decide to us them, I'll be going through Mike R ( ooooh er )

 

the product seems good,not as good as AP's mind,but good all the same,the service is a little off,although i ordered a rebuild kit for a set of four pots on my fez and they were fine,delivered within a week

 

I've bought 2 sets from them in the past and i didn't have any problems with either

 

got some on mine nothign wrong here

 

i have had there big disc kit on my car, been on there for 3 years with no problems, thinking of upping the size and 4 / 6 pots !!!

collected them my self as i am only half an hour away..........

 

"people" told me 6 pots were overkill for everyday use....but i think they're mint...the feel on the peddle is great and when u want a bit more u just push....if A.p's are better they must be awsome

 

Calipers are fine similar to a lot of other CNC machined products in fact. Much better and stronger than a particular drop forged mass produced alloy item.

Watch the quality of the discs (not the appearance - but the quality)

Fred's working 6 days per week so products on back order go into a queue system as a lot of stuff isn't stocked.

Just my thoughts

 

Its all about the brand name imo, why buy pair of farah trousers when for a few more quid you can buy a pair of louis vutton,

big brakes for me have gotta be AP racing and nothing else


Luciano

 

thats why i asked people just say ap...ap...ap they're the best...seems there's nothing wrong with what i've got..if it does the job it's good enough...

 

True statement Pete


Luciano

 

Peter i dont see the point of scott having them big ap's cos he never goes over 120..

Never had any problem with my high spec 6 pots..

And dave had them big aps's and we all know what he did skid skid gravel oopss....

 

to me, there customer services were terrible,

the brakes worked but soon warped (actually, probably my fault)

 

Some pics



Front = 6pots with 335mm (Overkill on an tin top)


Rear = Ultralite with 300mm

 

After you actually managed to get them to fit your car first....

 

Rich fucker

But your right...

 

Fucker yes

but rich hardly

Where I come from, we had to save up to be poor

Luciano

 

Tell me about it, Im only down the road too

 

Pete

I think this post shows one thing ,,,that people value service just as much as the product ,,and i dont think there is any problem with the product , just the service

 

I know I would never use North Yorks RS Spares
































That was a joke


Luciano

 

Cheeky

 

Also proves im not just biased or loyal to one company Paul

But will post what I think

 

Ive recently bought a mega monster kit changed my ap,s cos i wanted the nice shiny caliper.done 300 miles and a seal went leaveing me with no brakes wasnt happy.however i will say hi spec were on the ball with replaceing both calipers found the service fine and the brakes now stop and look top draw.

 

i got 4 pot HI SPEC on me ESCOS and cant fault em, had 4 pot AP'S on me saff and cud'nt fault them either, wud recommend both 2 anyone who was buying a set...

 

i bought some 355 and 6 pots off them a couple of yr ago,the discs fouled the t/rod ends, presumably due to the wrong m/bells,the calipers fouled the discs customer service was non existant would never dream of using them again,got my money back after about 3 weeks but not postage,through no fault of mine!

 

i cancelled 330 bdkit owing to bad customer service from hi spec,i then found a company called www.compbrake .co.uk stephen,there b d kit,s are superb,prices are discounted, there website is second to none,

 

I'll prob be going to use their 4pots on the cabbie at some point this year and their only 2 mins up the road

 

An absolute w*nker of a company.They take your money and you wait weeks for the product.Then when youre brakes reach you,they dont f*ckin fit.A warning to all,this is a cr*p firm,look elsewhere for brakes,either save up for AP's,go for Compbrake or use ZOO's Brembo kits.Regards ,Micky

 

The Hi-Spec products are actually quite reasonable. I order quite a lot of bits from them for various motors I work on. Fortunately for me though, I make sure it is in stock 1st, then pop over to see them. They are only 5 miles away from me.

However::: I am not sure if it is Jeff Bedding (the owner) or some of the lads there who are the problem. A friend took his immaculate red Audi Quattro LWB in for some brakes, and when it came back, there was grinding spatter all over the bodywork on 1 side where they had been grinding something on a car near it, and the digital display was not working anymore in the dash. He found out later that they had left the ignition and interior lights on overnight (they had it for a few days due to the work being carried out) and had put a jumpack on it with the ignition still turned on Fried the dash circuits completely.

I can't remember the final outcome, I know they denied it all, and he was going to sue them.

Basically, product = good, PR/service = leaves a bit to be desired.

If you want good service, go there yourself and pick up from the counter.

Oh, and remember, if a product isn't in stock, the wait is probably because they are CNC machining more @ that time. Jeff does do a lot of the machining himself, I have seen the inside of the work premises, and I'd like some of that machinery in my garage. (not sticking up for him, just pointing out a fact)

 

I've got a set on my mk2, product is excellent but I heard horror stories about service so went through Mike R and got perfect service, even when I had to return them