I have willwood brakes and was wondering if it's possible to get the calipers refreshed as mine are looking a bit tatty but are they annodized I would like the same finish but maybe with the willwood in White is this possible or not also need new bolt kit for both as are really rusty

 

Or is there anyone that I can take my car to to do a full refurb for me

 

I'm sure Geoff at Hi Spec could do these, the white would need painting in manually though.
tabetha

 

Any idea how much it would cost and do u have contact details

 

Hi Spec 01322 286850, no idea on price as not 100% sure he even does them, but worth a call ?
tabetha

 

No joy he don't do them :-(

 

Dead easy to diy, the seals and pistons etc are available from DT etc, just strip and take to a media blaster for paint striping, if painted ?, are you sure they are anodised, if they are simply take to a place that does anodising they will strip the old anodise old chemically before redoing.
tabetha

 

To be honest I'm now considering just going bigger as these are 265mm iirc rather spend the money going bigger what options do I have I know the calipers won't look as good but I should have the same braking power I have 17s so want as big as poss but have a budget of 300-400

 

willwoods are normally radial mount, i know the set ive got for my mini are, so you can just buy bigger discs and have some new brackets made up

 

A good size for 17" wheels would be around 330mm, any calipers with a radius that suits 265mm(most likely 260mm ?) discs will not be a good idea to use on such a larger radius disc.
There is always the mk3 mondeo discs and calipers 300mm, just redrill the discs to 4 stud, or other options are a s/h set of brembo's and FRS mk1 discs with brackets.
Most but not all are radial mount in the wilwood range.
tabetha

 

How would I know if my calipers can take bigger discs what do I need to look for and if they are this type your on about what size could I go unto cheers for help/advice

 

I'm also considering rear disc conversion is it worth doin and is it a big/expensive job and could I do it myself

 

What car is it, if FWD forget any benefit from rear discs there won't be any, as simply too light on the rear to need them, a lot of hot hatch racers actually disconnect them on the rear!!
If rwd you could get a benefit, what part number are the calipers ?, if you look on rallye design you can see the recommendation for the disc size.
tabetha

 

Cheers for help matey yea it's escort cabriolet so I'll leave the rears then I'll have a look for part number this weekend where abouts will I find this cheers matey