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IvIarkgraham
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14th Jun 10 at 13:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok will do.

is it just an o ring?

where can i buy new seals?
3CorsaMeal
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when i did mine on the corrado i just went to the VW dealers and they sold a refurb kit, which is the piston seal (basically an o-ring) and the piston dust cover.

i think that bigredd company also sell them
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http://www.biggred.co.uk/
3CorsaMeal
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http://www.biggred.co.uk/vauxhallshop.html
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i walked in there the other day, was a strange place calipers and boxes of seals in rows and rows of shelves, floor to ceiling
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no calibra on there

i'll check with vx and some local motor factors
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i phoned them up once to try and find some rear calipers but they only had one.

what did the shop smell like steve?
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rubber, bit like black people
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probably smelt like rubber and brake fluid
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ring them up i bet he has got them, just not listed on the site, i needed mk3 mondeo ones that werent on the site but he had them
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i think they also offer exchange on old calipers, they may already have nice newly refurbed ones there already
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is it that easy to fix a brembo gt junior caliper?
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i think they also offer exchange on old calipers, they may already have nice newly refurbed ones there already


well i emailed them

and i rang some place in wrexham who want 92 plus vat for an exchange
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
is it that easy to fix a brembo gt junior caliper?


i remember someone else saying some of the parts for brembos can cost loads of money
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how did this go
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not attempted it yet

im in charge next week so i'll have plenty of time to play with them
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watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0zCcRgSxQ

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