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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Have an S2 which has only covered 55`000 miles which has had 3 sets of discs in the last 9 months which have all been sets of black diamond discs. I have bedded in the discs properly but they just seem to warp after 3 weeks. Anybody know whats goin on
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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You calipers could be sticking very slightly or the Hubs may not be flat

Try those
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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m8 hubs could be the problem,
Did you clean them up before discs were fitted??
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 06:51 AM
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m8 didnt do the brakes myself were done by power engineering but gonna get them checked out today may just go the easy way and go for a cossie brakes upgrade.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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if you use the standard series2 brakes hard they will warp cause they are shit , get some bigger ones on there.

also i know it sounds stupid but do you wash your car just after driving it??
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Doesnt sound stupid m8 your quite right in saying that. Ive been told that try not to wash your wheels when brakes are really hot and i dont do that. I think your right in saying that the S2 setup is really S**T. See if i can get them upgraded.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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Okay people after speaking to some specialists ive decided to go for the Escort Cosworth set up which ive been told will be tight under my 15 inch rims but should work. Hope it doesnt go wrong.
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