brake uprade(Pic)

24th December 2006, 18:09

Big thanks to Willams off the site for supplying and fitting the 283mm

brakes got to say couldnt of dealt with a nicer guy= top fella, really

pleased with them, braking is improved a lot over the stadards.

24th December 2006, 18:12

Very nice.
Lovely wheels too

24th December 2006, 18:16

more pics of your car

24th December 2006, 18:30

as above. the more i see those wheels the more i want a set

24th December 2006, 18:35

il put some pics up later, suppost to be socialising with the family lol

Sean, get your self a set cant actually beleive how well they stop the

saxo. You wont be dissapointed

24th December 2006, 18:36

how much did that little lot cost you then mate?

24th December 2006, 18:38

PM williams he will sort you out a good price fella.

24th December 2006, 18:48

look good mate, i jsut won a set of gti6 283mm calipers, carriers, bolts, discs and pads for £113 and cant wait to get them fitted

24th December 2006, 20:03

you wont be dissapointed i promise you, hit them hard enough and they lock up there that powerfull, not that locking up is a good thing

24th December 2006, 20:41

only got one more pic, il take some side shots, after christmas

25th December 2006, 14:30

looking good mate, i dont know if i like that splitter or not

25th December 2006, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

looking good mate, i dont know if i like that splitter or not

Yeah same lol, I cant decide...

25th December 2006, 14:57

Nice brakes feller think i might go for a set of those, well its either those or some willwood four pots?

25th December 2006, 16:47

New brakes looking good!

Ive decided after long hard thought that i DO LIKE your front splitter

Wonder how it would look blended in with smoked fogs and black mesh...

Plenty of people going for brake upgrades lately, ill be fitting these in the next week or so..

25th December 2006, 17:56

yeh the splitter does look good, dont think the photos do it justice

to be honest. have thought about darker mesh and smoking fog and

headlights, cheers for the possitive feedback boys.

25th December 2006, 17:58

if someone would be kind enough to do a photoshop of the black

mesh and smoked fogs and headlights, i would appreciate it a lot

thanx. mat

25th December 2006, 18:29

Well, I had a go: (First time of doing anything like this!)

You should well do it!

25th December 2006, 18:31

Feck, seems I buggered the picture link up... ah well.

Here ya go:

26th December 2006, 22:40

willsy, what MC you using with them? what is the spec of your car to need them aswell?

26th December 2006, 22:42

williams, his car is a 1.1 lol

26th December 2006, 22:55

lol, so whats with the 6 pots?

26th December 2006, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by williamsvts

willsy, what MC you using with them? what is the spec of your car to need them aswell?

Matt my car is currently a 1.0i

If you think im gonna keep the car at that spec you obviously dont know me very well.

Im doing the sensible thing and upgrading my car before upgrading the engine. It'll need the 6 pots by the time im done trust me

26th December 2006, 23:43

so what MC you using?
and imo no way do you need 6 pots on a car as small as a saxo.
early evo's only use single pots!!!!
what spec will you car be then?

27th December 2006, 00:24

Theyll run with existing MC, ill be using a VTS one initially.

As for spec i dont know yet, i want the rest of the car up to scratch first before i think more in depth about it.

At the end of the day if i want 6 pots, ill have 6 pots

27th December 2006, 10:28

Williamsvts his car is very bloody fast, drove it the other day and i

was shocked. I dont beleive you need 6pots williams has 406 brembo's

and theres no way you will need much better than them

27th December 2006, 10:35

i wasnt slaggin you willsy mate, its all about choice, and i know your going for vts engine, and you never leave anything standard so i was expecting something done to it

27th December 2006, 10:57

it seems fair to say willsy doesnt do jobs by half, its hard to beleive his

cars a 1.0 base model, aswesome work kid keep it up

27th December 2006, 11:53

Cheers

Its certainly kept me busy over the last 2 years.

Standard isnt really in my vocabularly is it lol.

Matt ill have some nice new mirrors too soon, could be one of a few used as the end product

28th December 2006, 14:22

standard MC will be not good with them. i have a 406 v6 MC to go on mine as the vts 1 gives a little too much pedal travel on the 4 pots. you got the brakes just for the looks? cause you dont need them.
there are saxo's on ssc (200 - 300 hp) that are only using 4 pots, so if you honestly think you need 6 pots you must be fitting a 6L V8????? either that or you just wanna look cool?

28th December 2006, 14:53

just to look cool

28th December 2006, 15:33

The price was pretty decent to be honest, there was very little difference between 4 and 6 pots so why bother with 4's when i can have 6's for a bit of loose change extra??

Common sense

28th December 2006, 15:46

so why doesnt everyone that has 4 pots not do that?

28th December 2006, 15:46

Might have something to do with the fact that the 6 pots just happened to be on offer when i was looking at them.

I believe they still are. Got them from GSMotorsport

28th December 2006, 15:50

hairy muff.

28th December 2006, 16:12

wilsy you keep things standard with a twist, like me

what mirrors you gettin?

28th December 2006, 16:24

Tarox 6 pots are no more expencive than 4 pots, though I'd always have hi spec 4 pots over them as parts are cheaper, new Tarox disks are enough $$$$$$$$$$$. Be interested to compare. To be honest, 4 pots are probably overkill on a saxo, though they do reduce unsprung weight by a lot over oldscool sliding calipers

28th December 2006, 20:27

Get 283mm Discs From Xsara Vts .peugeot306gti-6.they Work As Agood As Anything Else,
If Your Brakes Are Crap First Thing To Check Is The Rear Compensator These Sieze Up, If Its Free To Move Try Screwing It In A Little This Gives More Rear Bias To The Brakes You Will Feel A Difference When You Use Them Hard

28th December 2006, 20:46

was thinking about whacking a set of 8 pots on mine tbh but didn't think they'd fit on my discs lol

anyone remember these?

28th December 2006, 23:20

btw thats not my bird!! nor is she any relation to me!! just thought i'd clear that up lol!

4th January 2007, 18:17

fuckin hell that would prob fit around her waist lol

4th January 2007, 18:24

You cant say the Veyron doesn't have an engine to warrant those calipers.

4th January 2007, 18:27

Those arent Calipers, thems a breezeblock!

Getting back to the thread, your new brake setup looks pretty cool mate.
Shouldnt they required a bit of wearing in though before you really give it some?

4th January 2007, 19:27

Isnt it around 400 miles they said to bed them in and get them settled?

4th January 2007, 19:37

Nice set of wheels and nice breaks as well.

4th January 2007, 22:15

here are 283mm gti6 next two standard 247mm vtr/s discs

4th January 2007, 23:10

i have the 206 gti 180 setup, 283mm discs and calipers.
they are shit hot, it nearly lifts the back of the car up when i brake hard.
was outbraking a few cars at the FCS track day last year, saved my skin too when hessle did a 360 in front of my lol

williamsvts is a top dude

4th January 2007, 23:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by boz

i have the 206 gti 180 setup, 283mm discs and calipers.
they are shit hot, it nearly lifts the back of the car up when i brake hard.
was outbraking a few cars at the FCS track day last year, saved my skin too when hessle did a 360 in front of my lol

williamsvts is a top dude

wicked i'm fitting mine tomorrow hopefuly, got them for a well good price

5th January 2007, 00:36

mine were a bargain to.

tip, soak the part of the brake line that goes into the caliper with WD40 for an hour or so before you start. dont use a spanner on the brake line, use a pair of mole grips, you will end up rounding the hex of the brake line as it will be pritty tight. dont touch the brake line connection under the wing next to the suspension, if that brakes you will have to fit new brake lines.
to get the brake line back into the caliper, start it off, dont force it as its a fine thread, once started, spin the caliper to tighten the brake line to it. bit fiddly but its the best way i found. then tighten with the mole grips again

you will need a few washers to put on the caliper bolts that hold the caliper to the struts. as the vtr/vts bolts dont have a full thread. i think i had 2 washers behind both of the studs that hold the caliper on. The calipers are easy to fit the pads in and the discs go straight on. then place new fluid in the brake system and bleed the brakes.

its a shit hot setup

you will love it.

boz

5th January 2007, 01:02

klkl i'm a mechanic so i'm used to changing brakes especially as the mercedes had a load of brake recalls so at one point was changing 6-8 calipers a day, i got the gti6 caliper bolts so will use them as there full thread, i might fit a 406 master cylinder in a few weeks to take some of the brake pedal slack out

5th January 2007, 01:18

nice one mate.

lol never knew you were a mechanic

just had my happy to help head on

good luck

boz

5th January 2007, 01:19

brake pedals not to bad tbh mate. carnt stress how good they are

hope you have 15s or bigger on your car?

5th January 2007, 01:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by boz

nice one mate.

lol never knew you were a mechanic

just had my happy to help head on

good luck

boz

yeah thats cool thanks mate its allways good to have ur happy to help head on as everyone else can benifit from it, i got some pipe spanners which are great for caliper brakelines but mole grips are jsut as good, there snap on ones so set me back abit but then as i use my tools everyday its good as the build quality is great and have a lifetime waranty so if they brake they replace them, the good thing about the pipe spanners is that unlike a normal open end spanner they still hold each corner bar one of the nut but can still go on over a pipe

Quote:

Originally Posted by boz

brake pedals not to bad tbh mate. carnt stress how good they are

hope you have 15s or bigger on your car?

yeah i've got a vts with vts alloys so i'm all good to go, will psot pics when i have done

5th January 2007, 02:11

nice one mate. i have a couple of spanners like that, that i have 'adapted' lol
didnt want to run the risk of snapping a hose or rounding it of as they tend to like doing that lol

snap on rule, got a load myself from my old work and new work. had a quality snap on tool chest, gloss black with bright green air brushing at my last job.
wasnt allowed to take it with me when i left

lol

5th January 2007, 02:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

looking good mate, i dont know if i like that splitter or not

i agree

just looks like it aint part of the car if you know what i mean

might be the mesh i think

but still a slick motor

sam

5th January 2007, 02:36

heres a pic of the 206gti 180 setup 283mm discs just after fitting. never got any with the wheel on

lol

5th January 2007, 03:22

Brakes look good mate, if there anything like they are on the gti-6 then Im sure you'll be happy!

5th January 2007, 10:14

when taking the hoses off, instead of trying to turn the spanner, hammer it towards the hose and this will crack it off, garunteed never to round a nut off.

5th January 2007, 12:27

im just a brute. im used to working with massive nuts and bolts when im working and using hydraulic gear to break them out and tighten them

lol