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22nd November 2007, 20:55
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gti180 brakes
Right i am buying pauls off him. What i want to know is which are the best discs and pads for front and rear. I would like drilled and grooved. Links please
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22nd November 2007, 21:31
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firstly go for some mintex 1144 pads, these are immense.
as for disks i would just buy some OE disks, a setup as big as the 180 will be very strong on the saxo.
if you do want some decent disks try Brembo Max, i used these and loved them, great stopping power, i bought mine from GSF car parts.
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22nd November 2007, 21:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rhysvts
firstly go for some mintex 1144 pads, these are immense.
as for disks i would just buy some OE disks, a setup as big as the 180 will be very strong on the saxo.
if you do want some decent disks try Brembo Max, i used these and loved them, great stopping power, i bought mine from GSF car parts.
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What calipers did you use on the brembo max disc,im lookin into putin some on my vtr, thanks
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22nd November 2007, 21:41
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Originally Posted by johnson-vtr
What calipers did you use on the brembo max disc,im lookin into putin some on my vtr, thanks
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with the standard vts 247 setup.
i wasnt willing to go 266 at the time so invested in some decent disks and pads, they were well worth the money.
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22nd November 2007, 21:44
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As rhys says, mintex and brembo are the way to go. On my 283's they are awesome, dont get hardly any fade and the discs are solid. Braided lines also made a hell of a difference, as did the DOT 5.1 fluid
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22nd November 2007, 21:49
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Braided lines also made a hell of a difference, as did the DOT 5.1 fluid
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SPOT ON !!!!
im using goodridge hoses and dot 5.1 fluid 
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22nd November 2007, 21:51
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so could i use my standard calipers wit brembo max disc n mintex pads ?
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22nd November 2007, 21:53
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Originally Posted by johnson-vtr
so could i use my standard calipers wit brembo max disc n mintex pads ?
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that what i used.
standard vts callipers, with Brembo Max Disks and Mintex 1144 pads.
it was very good, but despite the decent friction elements you just dont have the piston power of bigger setups, hence why i eventually upgraded to 266mm
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22nd November 2007, 21:56
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Hes getting braided hoses too 
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22nd November 2007, 21:57
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thanks mate very helpful, im on the gsf parts site now and im unsure wat system,
friction or hydraulic sytem ?
i assume its hydraulic
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22nd November 2007, 22:01
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friction
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22nd November 2007, 22:02
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a good job i asked then lol
thank you
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22nd November 2007, 22:03
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try motorsportworld for the mintex pads.
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23rd November 2007, 21:04
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I could do with links to the parts i need
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26th November 2007, 17:17
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Which size mc will be best on my vtr
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3rd March 2008, 01:11
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So to upgrade just discs and pads you're talking about £230, and to upgrade to a 266mm setup your talking about £300? Is this right? (got pricing from demontweeks) If so whats the point of just getting discs and pads??
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3rd March 2008, 01:15
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plain discs and mintex pads, great combo
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3rd March 2008, 01:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeRhys
that what i used.
standard vts callipers, with Brembo Max Disks and Mintex 1144 pads.
it was very good, but despite the decent friction elements you just dont have the piston power of bigger setups, hence why i eventually upgraded to 266mm
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what about standard vtr calipers etc, can u get the same discs for these? as im looking for some new discs and pads for mine but wanting some good breaking power as standards jst seem to fade all the time
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3rd March 2008, 11:49
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searched this and nothing comes up an apologies for hyjacking,
do 206 gti 180 brakes fit straight to saxos or is grinding needed?
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3rd March 2008, 12:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seanp06
Which size mc will be best on my vtr
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if its for a vtr, then its a 406 23mm mc you want, remember it has to be a non abs 406, ask wilsy for the part number im sure he will have it somewhere
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searched this and nothing comes up an apologies for hyjacking,
do 206 gti 180 brakes fit straight to saxos or is grinding needed?
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ive heard that the gti 180 brakes just fit on mate, same size as gti 6 but heard they dont need grinding unlike the gti6 ones, not 100% about that but heard from a few people that its straight fit
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