Want to get some new brakes but looking round the prices seem to vary wildly! For instance CTP are £140 for a set of discs and pads where Camskill are £52! That's a hell of a difference in anyones book but is it a case of you get what you pay for? Has anyone used the Camskill ones and can report back on quality?
on ebay i paid £118 for front and rear disks and pads and they were next day delivery.. very good quality at the time i thought id buy them tempory with not massively high hopes but i would happily buy them again.
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they are now £103 item number 280077161746
PAGID Discs - approx £75 for the front (Eurocarparts) or £54 on Ebay
EBC Yellowstuff Pads - approx £58 on Ebay
Cheers,
Paul
Got EBC on now, don't like them, less feel than standard setup.
If you got yellow or red stuff then they do need to get some temp in them until they start to have a feel.
They vary quite a bit. Not heard much in the way of good reports on the green stuff pads, but the yellows are brilliant. I've found the yellows to be fairly decent even when cold.
If you just want standard type stuff you won't beat brakes international they supply most motor factors, garages etc and you can order online. Average discs are about £25 etc
any opinions on mintex, was thinking of giving them a go
Quote from: "loadswine"They vary quite a bit. Not heard much in the way of good reports on the green stuff pads, but the yellows are brilliant. I've found the yellows to be fairly decent even when cold.
Agreed Nige,
I think yellowstuff, pagid discs and HEL hoses are fantastic on my Turbo 2 s:D :D s:D
Paul
Yep, same combo as you Paul. s:) :) s:)
I got ebc black / ultimax on crn disks and for me have enough stopping power.
I just put ebc ultimax on too, with mtec gold grooved discs, theyre still bedding in but felt awesome today.
Not heard of ultimax before.
entry level ebc pads, half the price of the yellows, just for normal driving not track days etc. So far so good.
Ah, I like my trackdays so will need something different.
Speak to tom. He gets some carbon pads which are supposed to be unreal. Im going to put some on when my 8pot pads wear down
Just text him. He's got a list of stuff to do on my car!
Lol aye hes a busy boy. Hes got mine next month lol
Oh track day pads Carbotech not cheap tho they were ~£340 for the set but make EBC etc look like a joke. I've had them on for about 6 track days now and probably could get 1 or 2 more out of them where i'd finish a set of yellow stuff in 1 day own my old MX5 so over all quite cost effective.
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Going to pagid RS42 hopefully next on the AP 4 pot size but using K sport 6 pot calipers.
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Quote from: "rbuckingham"If you got yellow or red stuff then they do need to get some temp in them until they start to have a feel.
Yellow bite from cold according to EBC, you are right about Reds though....
http://www.vividracing.co.uk/ebc_brakes_yellowstuff_4000_high_friction_rear_brake_pads_toyota_mr2_1_8l_03_09_1013822360.php
Quote from: "Pavett1990"on ebay i paid £118 for front and rear disks and pads and they were next day delivery.. very good quality at the time i thought id buy them tempory with not massively high hopes but i would happily buy them again.
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they are now £103 item number 280077161746
Might get a set of these now s:) :) s:) seen some mintex ones on there too and was going go for them but seen as though you recommend these il give them a go s:D :D s:D
Just ordered a set. Can't fall off for that price!
Ordered myself a set today too, going try give it ago myself too always wanted be able do my own, seen a "how to" on here that I'm going to follow :-) :-) :-)
Fitted my own discs and pads on a few cars. Not hard to do usually.
I got mine off Camskill.
4x discs and 4x pads.
They're grand. Do the job.
But I wouldn't rate them for "spirited" driving.
Quote from: "Zonda_"Fitted my own discs and pads on a few cars. Not hard to do usually.
Where would I get the wind back tool from? Seen one in halfords but think It was £40 :-/
Not sure, haven't seen it so don't know if something else would do the job. I imagine cheaptoyotaparts will stock them.
here you go, can use long nose pliers to wind it in if it's not seized but you're better off with the right tool for the job, pliers don't like being twisted s;) ;) s;) m http://amzn.to/Za855z (http://amzn.to/Za855z) m
eBay mate. I think I spent 11 quid for a Laser piston tool.
Delivered 2 days later
Your a bunch of stars s:-D :-D s:-D
Ordered the tool off amazon £8.94 that's including express delivery and discs and pads should be on there way! Wish me luck for the weekend haha, there might just be a new thread at some point s;-) ;-) s;-)
Don't forget a tube of copperEase, wd40, hammer, wire brush. Caliper cleaner spray never hurt.
The first one is essential
s:) :) s:)
Gotta agree with shnazzle there after the night mare of getting things out, you will cover everything in copper grease hehe could even swap wd for plus gas s:) :) s:)
Now your putting me off! Haha :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "amz91"Now your putting me off! Haha :-) :-) :-)
Don't worry, it's perfectly doable!
Just remember one obvious nugget:
Lefty-loosey, righty-tighty....REGARDLESS of whether you're looking at it from the back or the front.
Get it?
So when you go to turn the bolt, fight the temptation to pull the spanner/ratchet to the left. Look at it as if you were under the wheel arch looking out.
Indeed maybe i over exagerated as far as loosening yes tight spaces alot patience needed to get your spanners or the nut then little turn then back on nut alittle time consuming but i didnt have to use too much force on anything the worst bit was the handbrake pin mine required a fair few hits off plus gas and hammer to get it out.
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It finally came!
Hopefully do my brakes today, I'm subscribe to a how to on here "rear discs and pads" I assume if I do this front one will not be far different?
Hmm the front one will get the disk and pads off but wont get them back on if applied to the back if thats what you mean?
Quote from: "tomaky"Hmm the front one will get the disk and pads off but wont get them back on if applied to the back if thats what you mean?
Not sure what you mean :-/
Basically could you follow the guide for the front aswell?
Oh ye but you likely wont need tue wind back tool on the piston, just loosen the nipple (container to catch drops of fluid) and push piston back.
Thank you :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "amz91"Quote from: "amz91"Hopefully do my brakes today, I'm subscribe to a how to on here "rear discs and pads" I assume if I do this front one will not be far different?
Basically could you follow the guide for the front aswell?
You could always just use the front guide instead s:D :D s:D l viewtopic.php?f=47&t=11550 (http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=11550) l
I realise i made that hard work haha
Quote from: "onion86"Quote from: "amz91"Quote from: "amz91"Hopefully do my brakes today, I'm subscribe to a how to on here "rear discs and pads" I assume if I do this front one will not be far different?
Basically could you follow the guide for the front aswell?
You could always just use the front guide instead s:D :D s:D l viewtopic.php?f=47&t=11550 (http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=11550) l
Been looking for this for ages! Thank you.
Thought discs were the same :-/
Which are rear?(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/10/qume9ezy.jpg)
Bigger radius on the rear i believe.
Quote from: "tomaky"Bigger radius on the rear i believe.
Yup, and the fronts have smaller radius but are a few mm thicker. From past experience I expect the ones with 4 stud holes are the fronts and 8 holes are the rears.
Quote from: "onion86"Quote from: "tomaky"Bigger radius on the rear i believe.
Yup, and the fronts have smaller radius but are a few mm thicker. From past experience I expect the ones with 4 stud holes are the fronts and 8 holes are the rears.
+1 The rears I did on Saturday had 8 holes in.
After all that I could get the pads out n that fine but the two caliper bolts I couldnt get off for the life of me! s:-( :-( s:-(
Plus gas! It is hard work doing little turns when there loose.
Quote from: "amz91"After all that I could get the pads out n that fine but the two caliper bolts I couldnt get off for the life of me! s:-( :-( s:-(
I had this too, PlusGas is a good start. I then managed to fit in my 14" breaker bar with a socket for more leverage on the upper ones. For the lower ones I used the Edd China/Wheeler Dealers spanner trick...
Pop on the correct spanner (ring end) so that it's pointing just under the car, then use the next size up spanner to 'lengthen' the effective lever by hooking the ring of the second spanner over the 'U' part of the first spanner. This give you effectively double the length to work with and also allows you to manoeuvre it around some awkward bits of chassis/body.
It's a little hard to explain in words but if you want I'll take a photo of how it works when I get home.
Also, ratchet spanners make it a lot easier once you get the thing loosened a bit!
Quote from: "amz91"After all that I could get the pads out n that fine but the two caliper bolts I couldnt get off for the life of me! s:-( :-( s:-(
Hate to beat a dying goat here but...sure you're turning the right way? Only saying that because I've been that idiot...put all my might into it, soaked it in WD40. Was about to to get some PlusGas and a gas burner when I realised...turn other way s:) :) s:) hehehee. Fail.
Quote from: "AndyM"For the lower ones I used the Edd China/Wheeler Dealers spanner trick...
Pop on the correct spanner (ring end) so that it's pointing just under the car, then use the next size up spanner to 'lengthen' the effective lever by hooking the ring of the second spanner over the 'U' part of the first spanner. This give you effectively double the length to work with and also allows you to manoeuvre it around some awkward bits of chassis/body.
It's a little hard to explain in words but if you want I'll take a photo of how it works when I get home.
Here you go (so the right end would go over the bolt) s;) ;) s;) that's pretty much the method I've always used for any bolt!
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Quote from: "onion86"Here you go (so the right end would go over the bolt) s;) ;) s;) that's pretty much the method I've always used for any bolt!
That's the badger s:D :D s:D
Haha Shnaz we have all done that hehe
Yeah was turning right used wd40 loads still couldn't turn it with socket on, so ended up putting it back together took it up to be done :-) :-) :-) need start using weights build my strength up haha s;-) ;-) s;-)