GreenmanS2000

After painting my calipers a few weeks ago then putting the car away, both my offside calipers have started to stick the front was way too hot to touch and the disc was blue!

I already have spare discs and pads and I've bought a new set of front calipers incl sliders) off eBay for £300 but rears are a little harder to find - Has anyone used these guys?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Re...item35e5c76586

Define198

Just ordered a set of calipers from them but they have not turned up, should be with me Monday or Tuesday but im no fitting until Saturday so cant let you know what they are like until then

GreenmanS2000

Thanks

I might as well replace the rear calipers at the same time as the front calipers, discs and pads

GreenmanS2000

Just noticed this in the listing

Rear Caliper Piston Overhaul
Please be aware that all our rear pistons only consist of the actual metal piston. The internal mechanism that drives the rear piston will have to be removed from the original piston that was on the vehicle and placed into the new piston and this is usually held in place by either a circlip or crimped in place. We are
just making you aware of this as we do not want you to throw your mechanism away with the old piston.


Presumably the mechanism is easy to remove?

DBt85

Is a refurb out of the question?


Rears should run you about £180 for the pair I think at biggred including painting. Just had my fronts done and very pleased.

GreenmanS2000

Mm

The listing is for a pair of refurbished rear calipers for £200 with £30 back when I send my old ones back so nothing in it.

I'm more annoyed that I just painted my current set - maybe some paint ran down inside and has caused the sticking

Shouldn't be more than 90 minutes at the dealer to swap them all over....

JoeperkinS

There was a thread where someone was mentioning about these only a week or so ago if you look back somewhere about brakes.

GreenmanS2000

Thanks !

Define198

Honestly i did not even see that bit! i hope its easy to change over? but if im having to strip out my old caliper for parts surely i could of just bought a rebuild kit myself and rebuilt my own caliper? seems strange!

GreenmanS2000

That's my thinking!