Nice_aRSe

Anybody got these on there series 2?

If so what do you think of them overall? Quality of them, stopping power etc

Thanks

wildheart

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Better than Wilwood

But not as good as A.P

Nice_aRSe

THanks anyone else??

Tony Turbo

I have heard nothing but bad things about Lo- Spec

Nice_aRSe

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rs_daz

I have them fitted m8..

Very good set up ...

I dont know whats bad about them ???

Stoo

I have them too.No problem's with mine and ive had two sets off them now.

There only fault IMO is there customer service.I wont buy from them again due to that..

Get AP's

Micky

Lo -Spec more like,run by a wa8ker!!!!Crap products,very often down right dangerous!!!Use the search button on the Passionford site here and you will see more people hate this company than like them.With something as important as brakes I'd suggest using a reputable company like Zoo Motorsport,Brom the main man is a member on this site.Regards Micky

bud-weis

nothing wrong with the products as far as i am concerned, just the company seem a bit 'simple' and the customer service is shite.

swerv

the words dont believe everything you read come to mind

i have never owned a set of high spec brakes and probably half the people that slag em off havnt either ive driven a few cars with them fitted and they were very good , they wouldnt be my first choice as i like AP's but i wouldnt dismiss them

Tony Turbo

You're right, I haven't owned a set of Lo- Spec brakes, and I never will. I would rather buy something half decent.

A good mate of mine had them on his Cosworth and after a few weeks of fitting all the bolts inside started to fall out and he didn't notice until there was one bolt holding the brakes on by a couple of threads. These were fitted by Hi- Spec... Now changed to AP 330's.

I have Hi- Spec rear disc conversion brackets on the back of my car, and they are stamped wrong (left to right) and my caliper bleed nipples sit at a funny angle so they have to be removed to be bled properly. There is no point taking the kit off and turning them round now we know what the problem is because my rear brake kit is being changed for something else.

If you want something reliable I suggest AP Racing and speak to Martin Hadland @ Reyland. I can't fault my AP's

Christian and Beccy

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Ditto that. We fitted Tony' s AP conversion and its TOP for the money.

cooler king

what are the prices of hi spec, willwood and ap?????

DazC

iTrader: (1)

Well on a sliding scale, if APs are £1000, Willwoods will be about £600 and Hi-Spec will be about £0.50.

A mate of mine bought some Hi-Spec front brakes and was ready for driving down there and throwing them through their windows.

I have AP 6600 calipers on my S1 and they have been seriously spanked. No problems at all and the car stops like fook. I am changing them for something different though but not because they don't work, but I need a different shape caliper for one set of wheels I have. They will be replaced by another set of AP calipers.

I have not found the limit of the current set up as fitted to the car because I hold back from braking as long as I feel safe, then stand on them to find I have stopped far too quickly and have to roll up to the roundabout or other such junction.

Tony Turbo

FPMSL

Daz - Who sorted your AP's? Martoon?


Thanks Mr C - You will soon have the pleasure of fitting another Reyland kit to the car

rs_daz

Like i said above i have them on my car they were fitted by the old owner of the car .seem ok but on a recent rear brake pipe fit the need to rebleed the whole system was in order..but one of the front calipers hi-spec ones the bleed niple was so tight if we did undo it it would of shattered the caliper..they stop the car fine tho .....


but its like anything i was told never to buy a rs turbo as they are shit and blow up ..and very unreliable..

WHO DO U BELEAVE

Nice_aRSe

I think a lot of people in here are slating em because they know someone who had a bad experience with them.

At end of the day no matterwhat manufacturer there are always going to be shoddy examples of the product doesn't mean there all shite.

DazC

iTrader: (1)

I made the kit myself Tone. Well, I say made, the only thing I made was the brackets. TAS had a set of bells and rotors in stock so I used them, I got the bolts locally and made a couple of brackets out of 50mm square billet ally.

I will be changing them soon though as stated in my other post.

AJC

iTrader: (6)

hi spec are tossers, plain and simple, i have 300mm conversion on the s1 using
s2 calipers, okay, it is a lot better than standard but hi spec in general
are tossers. no fitting guide, bolts they were supplied were wrong lenght,
i had to get more washers and different bolts. so instead of matt black bolts they
supply it now got zinc plated on.