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 Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:38 am |
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hi all right im after a brake upgrade for my gti iv been reading up and have ditched the 406 brembo route as there to costly but im thinking about the 302mm 307 hdi 136bhp discs and calipers but i cant get a part no. for the calipers any help would be greatly appreciated or if anyone else has bigger brake ideas let me know thanks
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:43 am |
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You can do the 406 route for as little as £300 if you shop around. Buy 180 discs to fit....
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:46 am |
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could i use the 307 discs with the brembo calipers do you know
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:47 am |
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not sure on that..... your better off going for new discs and pads anyway.. I am not a lover of secondhand discs and pads
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:18 am |
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I have the 307 set up on
Mine and is more than adequate for around 200 bhp
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:20 am |
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iv seen a new set of 302mm drilled and grooved discs with pads on fleebay for £103
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:50 am |
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what's the point of put bigger brakes on the car but only use sh** pad?
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:04 am |
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i suppose i need to decide what caliper to use before i think about my pads may just use the 307 ones with some greenstuff pads
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 23, 2010
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just uprate to the 180 bosch set up
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:08 am |
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Last edited by shellis on Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:39 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:10 am |
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The GTi 180 brakes are more than adequate for any 206 other than those with well over 200bhp.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:46 am |
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Last edited by shellis on Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:39 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:47 am |
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Joined: Mar 04, 2011
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Location: cornwall
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| shellis wrote: |
i've got a 2.0 hdi (90) and also been thinking about a brake upgrade
what do you need from the 406 and alernatively what other set-ups are bigger than mine? |
You need 406 v6 brembo calipers and pads and 206 gti 180 discs
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:48 am |
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| shellis wrote: |
| what do i need to fit them is it just a case of bang the calipers on and bleed them up or are they on different carriers? |
The brembos dont have a separate carrier.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:50 am |
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Last edited by shellis on Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:39 am; edited 1 time in total
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