serpico

Hi,
Anyone know or recommend a place close by to Manchester / North West that will re thread or helicoil my gold brembo calipers?
Cheers

imprezagaz

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Have you considered posting them? As performance, and scoobyworx and many others will refurb

serpico

Yeah cheers, it may have to come to that. I was hoping on a quick turnaround but I guess it's worth the wait & having it done right first time.

alcazar

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Godspeed did mine, back in two days.

serpico

Cheers mate. That's a quick turnaround. If you don't mind me asking how much did it roughly cost? I only need 1 re threading helicoiled however it may be prudent doing it as a pair.

rb5 stu

A helicoil set costs buttons and its easy done yourself.

serpico

I'd be too worried about messing the caliper up for good! The kits are cheap as you say tho.

Darrell@Scoobyworx

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We can do them no problem. We would do them the day they arrive and return same/next day depending on if they are delivered in time for a same day collection.

Drill it wrong and it's scrap but yes helicoil kits are reasonably priced.

serpico

Cheers Darrell in that case I may well be in touch with you tomorrow.
As I need them doing asap.

Northernnick

Lads at area 52 did mine.
Midlands based but thought worth a mention if anyone asks at all

serpico

Well my garage took them down to scoobyworx & apparently they're fcukd the helicoil won't take. Not sure what to do with them now. Looks like I may have to fork out for a new set.

Darrell@Scoobyworx

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Yes we helicoiled one of the bleed screws but just nipping the bleed screw pulls the helicoil out as the metal that it's sat in is crumbly and not strong enough to hold the helicoil.

It's the first caliper I've not been able to save.

serpico

No worries Darrell thanks for your efforts anyway
I've got a set of 2013 STI black brembos for now!