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Old 20 February 2005, 06:53 PM
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for a my99 sti type r
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which one's to go for etc
thanks
Old 20 February 2005, 07:13 PM
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Old 20 February 2005, 07:35 PM
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£80 for 2 discs and a set of pads

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Old 20 February 2005, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by farmerwrx
for a my99 sti type r
how much
which one's to go for etc
thanks
tried a few different sets on my last wrx, found the DBA Gold discs with 1155 pads to be the best combination.... £280 supplied and fitted....
Old 20 February 2005, 08:47 PM
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£280!!

Fitting takes all of 20 minutes a side - £200 for 40 minutes

Whats wrong with £80 and fit yourself???

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Originally Posted by pslewis
£280!!

Fitting takes all of 20 minutes a side - £200 for 40 minutes

Whats wrong with £80 and fit yourself???

Pete
wasnt charged for fitting, think the price breakdown was £180 for the discs and £100 for the pads.....
Old 20 February 2005, 09:06 PM
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Holy crap!!

£280

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Old 20 February 2005, 10:05 PM
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£80 for 2 discs and a set of pads

Pete
Thats not a price for genuine Subaru parts is it ??
Old 20 February 2005, 10:36 PM
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I'm using black diamond grooved discs and black diamond predator pads on my '99 turbo. Hell of an improvement over the standard bits


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Make sure your front pads match the rears if you put uprated pads on.

You don't want to end up with the lethal ABS problems that I got when the fronts aren't up to temp (causing the rears to lock under heavy braking and the ABS to go bananas) which can happen everytime you don't touch the brakes for 10-15mins.

See ABS thread in wheel/tyre/brakes for more info
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If you're trying to uprate and keep the costs down a bit, get discs for about £25 each from Brakes International (pretty good quality aswell), EBC Redstuff Ceramics about £100ish (try Camskill), braided hoses for about £40-50 for a set of 4, and some dot 5.1 fluid up to £10 for a litre of good quality stuff.

This is what I am putting on my Type R next month just in time for my first trackday

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Old 21 February 2005, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
Make sure your front pads match the rears if you put uprated pads on.

You don't want to end up with the lethal ABS problems that I got when the fronts aren't up to temp (causing the rears to lock under heavy braking and the ABS to go bananas) which can happen everytime you don't touch the brakes for 10-15mins.

See ABS thread in wheel/tyre/brakes for more info

no abs on my type r
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Lucky git!

But just note that with non-matching different pads on the rear you could lock up the back brakes first when you do an emrgency stop. As they could be the ones that bite better when cold.
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