are these brembos a good buy?

1. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

   #1 22nd June 2007, 16:18

   
   thats the only decent picture of them that will load up.
   
   from the seller :-
   
   'Brembo 4 pot brake kit (pads,discs,calipers,mounting brackets,braided hoses)
   Am seriously considering selling my Brembo 4 pot brake kit but am just testing the water realy, the kit is still fitted to the car at the moment.
   
   The kit has been fitted for just under 2 years and has covered approx 12k miles, like most brembo's these do squeek at times, usualy under light gradual braking but not under harder braking, this seems very common for Brembo 4 pots to do this.
   
   The kit uses 285x26mm discs (plain) and brembo pads, also inclueded are the nec mounting brackets and goodridge braided hoses , the discs are part worn as are the pads but I can supply a spare set of pads.
   
   There are some scuffs and chips to the paint work which I will try to get pics of if required but nothing too serious.'
   
   
   for £300. is this a bargin?
2. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

   #2 22nd June 2007, 17:00

   Its about right, it's not a bargain. Check condition of dust seals as they go after a few years
3. spencer_cammedvts Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2005 MEASHAM United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3445 257bhp Ibiza Cupra Turbo

   #3 22nd June 2007, 17:02

   Mine Were £80 For Disks Pads & Calipers...
4. mrolinc Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 761

   #4 22nd June 2007, 17:03

   where from? most probably a mate deal no?
5. mallboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Wolverhampton Posts: 3000 MK1 VTR TURBO

   #5 22nd June 2007, 17:56

   that price does sound good but check them first before you buy and ask him why he is selling them
6. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

   #6 22nd June 2007, 18:13

   spencer_cammedvts . . . you bastard lol, are dust seals expencive to replace?
   cheers mallboy, forgot to ask why he is selling.
   
   nar its not a friend, just someone from another forum selling them.
7. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #7 22nd June 2007, 18:23

   It would cost you about £1500 for that set up from new, so go figure...
8. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

   #8 22nd June 2007, 18:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Toad It would cost you about £1500 for that set up from new, so go figure...

   i knew they went for well over a grand, but i didnt know whether or not these where the ones off the pug 406 coupre(or is it 409?) which if that was the case, 300 is a bit high
9. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #9 22nd June 2007, 19:42

   Good point. I wonder what the difference is then...?
10. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

    #10 22nd June 2007, 20:22

    it would be handy to know what the difference is, ive searched but cant find owt, does anybody know? also how to tell the difference maybe?
11. Jdvtr1 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 London United Kingdom (England) Posts: 106

    #11 22nd June 2007, 21:15

    Hi guys
    
    Im the one selling these, they are not off of a 406 and dont mount directly to the struts as the 406 Brembo's do, they are radial mount calipers so fit to the mounting brackets supplied.
    
    The dust seals are currently undamaged. I've had them fitted under my Speedline Turini's without spacers and under 15in O.Z Superleggera's with 3mm spacers on top of the usual O.Z spacers that bring them down from the ford offset.
    
    Im selling as I require smaller calipers to fit under a new set of wheels that I have recently purchased, im not happy about having to sell them tbh but it has to be done
12. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

    #12 22nd June 2007, 21:34

    did you buy them new?
13. Jdvtr1 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 London United Kingdom (England) Posts: 106

    #13 22nd June 2007, 22:23

    Yes, the calipers were new when I fitted them and have covererd approx 12,000 miles in just under 2 years. Plenty of meat left on the discs, wear indicator visable on the pic above, pads approx 65-70% worn but with a new set supplied aswell, inclueding Goodridge braided hoses and all fittings, I advertised them for £350 + p&p ono on SSC and Rallye register, would have put them on here to but need 50 posts 1st
    
    These are still officially available btw
14. belly_VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Co Durham(north east) Posts: 626 cammed vts, (rest in pieces) corsa vxr - 340bhp

    #14 22nd June 2007, 22:24

    hi mate, i was just bout to email ya.
15. betty02 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2007 Blackpool Posts: 7123 MK5 Golf GTi FSi

    #15 6th August 2007, 11:24

    get some more pis up me like... these fit on a 1.1 under 16's?
16. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #16 6th August 2007, 11:55

    The £1500 Brembo kits come with alloy bells and floating disks so was probably half that price new. Still a good buy though thats for sure
17. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #17 6th August 2007, 11:56

    What's a floating disk?
18. Mysticp Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis

    #18 6th August 2007, 12:03

    So where are those Brembos from then if not a 406 & not one of the brembo saxo kits?
    
    Also Cammed_Spencer was a lucky f*ck to get his that price, they usually go for £200+
19. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #19 6th August 2007, 12:18

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Toad What's a floating disk?

    Its where the disk is not mounted to the hub face
20. Rosstafarian Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Solihull/Coventry Posts: 692 Saxo Open Scandal 1.0i

    #20 6th August 2007, 14:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KamRacing Its where the disk is not mounted to the hub face

    thats some tricky shit.
    
    i knew they did them on mtbikes. they prevent some of the brake fade dont they?
21. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #21 6th August 2007, 14:06

    Its to allow them to expand without distorting in shape when they get rather hot
22. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #22 6th August 2007, 14:10

    I see, thanks for that.