I discovered the calipers on my car were in abit of a state at it's most recent MOT, my options at the time were ether buy seal kit and fix them myself or have them professionally rebuilt.

I decided to have a go at doing it myself and bought a seal kit from Bigg Red Ltd in Worcester but after seeking advise from a few of you on here it was pretty obvious that I wasn't going to be able to do it myself.

So, last Wednesday I took them upto Bigg Red returned the seals and asked them if they would refurb them for me, I was originally told they'd be ready to pick up Tuesday (10th) morning but the paint didn't arrive in time and they weren't ready till Wednesday.

The calipers were stripped, shot blasted, painted in "post box red" using a special polymer paint and then rebuilt using new pistons, seals, bleed screws etc..

Anyway, here's a couple of pics of what they looked like the day before I dropped them off:





And when I picked them up this morning:





I'm pretty pleased with the quality of the finish, they look and will hopefully feel brand new when I put them back on.

Total cost was £169 for the pair, will be looking to have the rears done as soon as the abs system has been removed.

*EDIT* Quick question, brake fluid, I'm assuming I need to buy DOT 5.1, is that correct?

Big-Dan.

 

They look mint!! I want mine doing!!

I read on there website that it was £119 for a refurb, how come yours cost so much?

Worth every penny though if you ask me, good work

 

looking good dan!

 

Thanks mate, glad you like them too.

£119 is for standard paint, I went for the Polymer coating (heat cured) as it's brake fluid, road salt and heat resistant.

You can literally wipe them clean if they get covered in shit and they should technically still look new.

http://www.biggred.co.uk/classic.html

Big-Dan.

 

Cheers mate

Big-Dan.

 

You would be better off with a fast road spec DOT4, which will have a higher boiling point being a fast road type fluid, DOT 5 despite what people think was originally engineered for COLD climates, in particular esp and abs systems, where it's lower viscosity was needed.
I would use something like Tarox Road sport, dot 5.1 also absorbs moisture much more readily.
tabetha

 

Hmm, DOT 4 it is then

Can anybody tell me the sequence in which I will need to bleed the brakes? My cars also had a rear disc conversation if that makes a difference at all.

Big-Dan.

 

looking good man

 

thay look nice mate.worth every penny. need my rear calipers doin as thay have seen better days.do you have a number for the company in worcs? thanks

 

order to bleed brakes start with one furthest away from master cyl then next futhest etc...

 

Yes mate, company info below:

Bigg Red Ltd
The Workshop
Weir Lane
Worcester
WR2 4AY

Tel: 01905 428793
Fax: 01905 427035
Email: calipers@biggred.co.uk
Website: http://www.biggred.co.uk/

Big-Dan.

 

Fitted and working?? Was there a big improvement mate??


Cheers,
Grant

 

I know it's an oldish post but what what were they like when fitted and what they like now matey

 

As above. my mate wants to buy my 2wd 4pots off me to fit to his S2 rst but i told him they need quite abit of work to fit as opposed to the 4x4 ones, whats involved as im not sure

 

Looks good mate.