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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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as title anyone know where i can get my 330mm discs skimed somewhere preferably in london middlesex area brought them and fitted them only to find they are warped , also will getting them skimed fix the problem ?

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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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are you sure its not a hub/bell mounting problem?
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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are you sure its not a hub/bell mounting problem?
dont think its the bell mate when im driving along its ok then when i press the brakes i can feel the shaking on the pedal
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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Skimming will NOT solve it as they suffer from DTV, when warped.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Whats DTV?
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Whats DTV?

disc thickness variation
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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ah ok, thanks
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 08:05 AM
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STOP TECH did some research into this years ago, and found very few warped discs, in the true sense, they nearly all had suffered from DTV.
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