Hi just been to my local auto spares shop and ask for a refurb kit for my calipers only tou be told they don't make them any more, so as iv done this in the past I wondered if anyone knows of a kit available?
Cheers

Right I presume there on line? I'll have a look thanx

I've used Bigg Red in the past, good service.

Just a shame they don't supply any Brembo refurb bits anymore.

I'm interested in something like that too, wonder how much they'd charge to refurb the rears? I need some with brand spanking new bleed nipples, sick of trying to find 2nd hand ones with working nipples

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

From my experience with Bigg Red, their refurbishment prices are pretty expensive.

I found out the hard way with my Brembos, they gave me one price but neglected to tell me that there would be charges if any additional work was needed to repair them.

I canno't be sure if there was any actual "additional work" required, because I wasn't able to go and see them for myself as I'm a fair distance away.

So, in the end we came to an agreement on the price, still more than I expected but hey ho, as they agreed I was not informed properly about the extra charges they could impose.

It may have changed now, but I would say that there are probably cheaper places about who would do just as good a job.

Doesn't Carl (mechanical_repairs) do refurbed calipers on an exchange basis? I'm sure there was a thread about it, quite reasonable prices from what I can remember too.

Ok, got the email back from them today and this is what they sent:


"Hello,
ok prices as follows for polymer coating. Prices include VAT
front calipers are £149 per pair
rear calipers are £179 per pair
Caliper slider brackets coated are £30 per pair
P&P £16 (4 calipers) £9.90 (2 calipers)
10% discount is given when all 4 calipers are sent in at the same time.
If you wish to go ahead simply send your calipers to us with a copy of this email and your contact details.
If you require any more information please feel free to contact me"

Thoughts?

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Sod that, you could get a nice set of Brembo's or probably second hand hispecs for that price. Just get some off Carl (Mechanical Repairs) and spend the remaining 250 quid on crack or something.

At the end of the day, you would be spending a quarter of the value on your car on something pretty and red that won't make you stop any better.

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They look good benn!

Hmm, I will investigate other options! Would it be car repairers that could do the blasting and painting/coating!? Or is it more specialized?

gman, you're right, the car isn't worth much more tbh!

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Thanks. I took mine to my local powdercoater. He charged me £12 for each one to be shotblasted and coated. With everything going up I reckon a good price for todays market will be around the £15 mark for each one. Although Im sure there's someone on here who can do it for you in their spare time. He also does polishing. Ill have a snout and get the link up. Not sure what he charges though or even stil does it.

Not the one i was thinking of but:

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Heres who I was talking about:

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Steven i have freshly powercoated red front gti6 calipers if your interested never been put on the car. Completely refurbed with service kit. So all you need to do is get the rears done

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