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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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hi all my wife has a w reg scooby est wagon 2.0 sport and the front brake calipers have warped and need to be replaced will the wrx calipers fit her car ?
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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if they do i have a set on ebay for £30
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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calipers warped?

surely you mean the discs are warped???
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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yeah thats what i thought but the mechanic told my wife that the disks and pads and the callipers all need to be replaced and quoted £700 sod paying that may as well get some second hand calliper i just need to know if the wrx ones fit
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Never heard of a warped caliper, the mechanic is having her on as shes female...!!!
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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he said it needs a new set of brake pipes as well .....it only when in to have new disks and pads fitted
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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And let me guess, he has the bits you need...???lol......

take it somewhere else for a second opinion......
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nar i dont think he wants to do the job as i suppled the disks and pads all he had to do was fit them
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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h is talking a load of bull ! take it somewhere els mate warped calipers heard it all now lol
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