FS-Brake rebuild kit
03-31-2011 | 08:46 PM
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Burning Brakes
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FS-Brake rebuild kit
Due to a mix-up with RMG I ended up with an extra unopened (a) set of AXXIS low-dust pads, (b) OE caliper rebuild kit from Sunset.
I had to do the calipers (and, I'm sorta embarrassed to admit, the rotor hats) to match the cobalt blue impeller blades. HTF do I get off this slide?
Here are the invoices:
Price for caliper kit ($465 retail) = $300 incl shipping
Price for pads = $100 incl shipping
Price for both = $375 incl shipping
Yeah, I realize I could return them but thought an RLer would want the benefit of a good price and I don't want to go through the return process unless no one is interested.
BTW, the blues are the same color, just look different in different light,
I had to do the calipers (and, I'm sorta embarrassed to admit, the rotor hats) to match the cobalt blue impeller blades. HTF do I get off this slide?
Here are the invoices:
Price for caliper kit ($465 retail) = $300 incl shipping
Price for pads = $100 incl shipping
Price for both = $375 incl shipping
Yeah, I realize I could return them but thought an RLer would want the benefit of a good price and I don't want to go through the return process unless no one is interested.
BTW, the blues are the same color, just look different in different light,
03-31-2011 | 09:38 PM
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Seared
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I just received my complete set of Brembo seals/rings/pistons today (the same batch you are selling).
Hopefully my caliper rebuild process will get moving again next week...
Andreas
Hopefully my caliper rebuild process will get moving again next week...
Andreas
03-31-2011 | 10:18 PM
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Burning Brakes
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You are THE gold-standard, so I am anxious to see how it turns out. Mine are OK from about a foot out. I used the 3.5" decals, largely because the 3.0" ones I had were a bit narrow. IIRC the correct width is 3.25" but I couldn't find 'em (PNA shut down xenonmods sale of decals). I used the 3.0" on my first effort and liked the look OK, but thought that it would be better to go wider than narrower. In retrospect, the 3.0" might have been a better look.
Is the price I'm asking seem fair? Just because I paid it doesn't mean it's correct.
Is the price I'm asking seem fair? Just because I paid it doesn't mean it's correct.
03-31-2011 | 10:31 PM
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Seared
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Not so quick - I'm far from getting anywhere with this project. A this point, I have three calipers on my bench, all stripped, and completely bead-blasted. The fourth anxiously awaits...
I ordered all of the dust and bore seals from Zeckhausen, had a change of heart, and sent them back. The real deal arrived today.
Your price is very fair - I believe I paid around $320, shipped for the entire set of 16 Brembo rebuild kits.
The major roadblock for me is color. I've contemplated yellow, 'Big Red' red, candy red, and now, blue. My car is Polar Silver and I have the standard 18" silver turbo twist wheels.
And to think the stock black calipers were in fantastic shape...
Andreas
I ordered all of the dust and bore seals from Zeckhausen, had a change of heart, and sent them back. The real deal arrived today.
Your price is very fair - I believe I paid around $320, shipped for the entire set of 16 Brembo rebuild kits.
The major roadblock for me is color. I've contemplated yellow, 'Big Red' red, candy red, and now, blue. My car is Polar Silver and I have the standard 18" silver turbo twist wheels.
And to think the stock black calipers were in fantastic shape...
Andreas
