Dear Sifu VR2Turbo,
Got itchy this week and bought a 4 pot Grippen BBK for the front. 6 months old items from fellow Club member. 330mm/30mm diameter/thickness, gold calipers - not my favourite colour but wtf, I have always wanted a set of BBK for the car.
Not sure about the 6 months part but will let you guys know when I get it installed tomorrow. Getting steel braided brake hoses all round too.
May need spacers. It may be too big for the 7.5 X 18 rims. Rims offset is 43.
Cheers bro,
sooks
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Installing Bbk On Mini
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, Jul 02 2010 05:17 PM, 22 replies to this topic
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Posted 02 July 2010 - 06:25 PM
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QUOTE (sooks @ Jul 2 2010, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dear Sifu VR2Turbo,
Got itchy this week and bought a 4 pot Grippen BBK for the front. 6 months old items from fellow Club member. 330mm/30mm diameter/thickness, gold calipers - not my favourite colour but wtf, I have always wanted a set of BBK for the car.
Not sure about the 6 months part but will let you guys know when I get it installed tomorrow. Getting steel braided brake hoses all round too.
May need spacers. It may be too big for the 7.5 X 18 rims. Rims offset is 43.
Cheers bro,
sooks
Got itchy this week and bought a 4 pot Grippen BBK for the front. 6 months old items from fellow Club member. 330mm/30mm diameter/thickness, gold calipers - not my favourite colour but wtf, I have always wanted a set of BBK for the car.
Not sure about the 6 months part but will let you guys know when I get it installed tomorrow. Getting steel braided brake hoses all round too.
May need spacers. It may be too big for the 7.5 X 18 rims. Rims offset is 43.
Cheers bro,
sooks
Suppose to fit what size rims?? Later post some pics....
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Posted 03 July 2010 - 09:34 AM
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QUOTE (vr2turbo @ Jul 2 2010, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Suppose to fit what size rims?? Later post some pics....
17" and above will do.
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Posted 03 July 2010 - 05:56 PM
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QUOTE (sooks @ Jul 3 2010, 09:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
17" and above will do.
But yours are already on 18"......
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 11:10 AM
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QUOTE (vr2turbo @ Jul 3 2010, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
But yours are already on 18"......
I thought it was a simple plug in and use exercise. Not.
The steel braided brake hoses that came with the brakes could not fit. 4 custom made steel braided hoses had to be ordered.
As the brakes had grown quite substantially and due to the uncompromising design (of the internal spokes) of the rims, 1cm custom made aluminium spacers had to added. It was either spacers or change the rims.
Out went the front wheel nuts and in went the 1cm longer wheel nuts for the front tyres. All in, the Mini was garaged for 4 days.
Outcome, expensive but finally, finished.
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Posted 22 July 2010 - 03:55 PM
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QUOTE (sooks @ Jul 22 2010, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I thought it was a simple plug in and use exercise. Not.
The steel braided brake hoses that came with the brakes could not fit. 4 custom made steel braided hoses had to be ordered.
As the brakes had grown quite substantially and due to the uncompromising design (of the internal spokes) of the rims, 1cm custom made aluminium spacers had to added. It was either spacers or change the rims.
Out went the front wheel nuts and in went the 1cm longer wheel nuts for the front tyres. All in, the Mini was garaged for 4 days.
Outcome, expensive but finally, finished.
The steel braided brake hoses that came with the brakes could not fit. 4 custom made steel braided hoses had to be ordered.
As the brakes had grown quite substantially and due to the uncompromising design (of the internal spokes) of the rims, 1cm custom made aluminium spacers had to added. It was either spacers or change the rims.
Out went the front wheel nuts and in went the 1cm longer wheel nuts for the front tyres. All in, the Mini was garaged for 4 days.
Outcome, expensive but finally, finished.
Wah, 1cm spacers. Quite a lot woh......
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Posted 23 July 2010 - 03:24 PM
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QUOTE (vr2turbo @ Jul 22 2010, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wah, 1cm spacers. Quite a lot woh......
Should show you the result. Sms me when there is a TT session. This Sat cannot, have plans.
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QUOTE (sooks @ Jul 23 2010, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Should show you the result. Sms me when there is a TT session. This Sat cannot, have plans.
Yup, will let you know if there is a tt on......
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Posted 07 September 2010 - 12:38 PM
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Took some pictures over the weekend..
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Posted 07 September 2010 - 01:58 PM
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QUOTE (sooks @ Sep 7 2010, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Took some pictures over the weekend..
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Nice one......
