As above ..anyone restore them at a competitive price .

 

it might be worth giving bigred a shout matt .at the end of the day most calipers are the same

 

Cheers mate does anyone have a contact for him as ive heard he does this sort of stuff.

 

I know big red sell on eBay, do they not have a website too?

 

I've just messaged his company on FB .see where that leads me.

 

Big red doesn't do AP's

 

Have you spoken to AP? Is that why you put “competitive price” in the original post?

 

Yea mate ..ive spoken to AP but they seem really exspensive so I've just messaged a place called A&A core supplies Ltd for a price

 

just in the same boat Mat have a set of Tarox 6 pots and the overhall kit is Ł199+vat+shipping form Italy, i have the calipers out for blasting and hard anodising.

 

I wonder if I can get a overhaul kit if so I'd blast and have painted properly .

 

will take a pic when there back from coating.

 

Have you had them apart yet? Surely just check the bore and pistons aren’t scored or look worn and then fit a new set of seals, and some pistons if they look quite crusty.

 

Try godspeed brakes in bridgeend have done my brembo and mint!

 

I only want to paint them and change nipples they work fine .

 

From what you had headed your post I and probably others thought you wanted to have them re-furbished? If they are working fine and just need new bleed nipples and a paint that is a fairly easy job to do yourself? There are various caliper heat resistant paints available in many colours.

 

BCS in Nottingham mate. Brake caliper service, they do a great service on the focus Brembo stuff. Might be worth a try

 

http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk

 

Ah yea just 're read it back it does sound like that

I'll have a look at decent paints and some new nipples.

 

Ive used Godspeed as well, highly recomended.

 

i did some ringing around when i wanted mine done,most wouldn't touch then incase they stripped the threads when trying to split them.
as it happens they didnt need seals and came apart fine,so i repainted them and used new bolts,nipples,stainless tube which connects boths sides of the piston and pad retaining clips.
i think even just them parts where expensive for what they are.

 

Cheers Jeff mate

 

I rebuilt my ap5200 calipers, got all new parts from parts box, I replaced all the seals pistons and bleed nipples,
They where really easy to rebuild, I didn't undo the main fixing bolts as I read once they are apart they never seal up again
After I stripped them all down I soaked them in a tub of thinners for a few days and they came out like new and ready for paint

The cost of the parts wasn't too bad and they where really easy to rebuild