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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2010, 10:16:38 pm »
ah wheels as well :ashamed:
Ill just call a

£1500 isnt to bad though.  still twice what ill be running though, although there are 4 more pots in the VWR kit

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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2010, 09:46:42 am »
Big thanks to Mat,Simon,Legs  :laugh: and the little boy  :laugh:

Have his coffee making skills improved?  :grin:

They look ace mate, I bet your well chuffed!  :happy2:

he offered to make me one but i said its ok i will make it myself  :grin:


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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2010, 12:19:24 pm »
any weights Matt to compare to OE ?
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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2010, 01:05:20 pm »
any weights Matt to compare to OE ?

not on me but i will ask  :happy2: and get the info needed

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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2010, 10:02:53 pm »
Ooooooh! Very tasty brakes - They look the business.

If I hadn't already got my AP Racing BBK I'd find these impossible to resist. Your car just gets better and better, Mat  :happy2:


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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2010, 10:12:03 pm »
thanks Matt  :happy2:
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Re: VWR Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2010, 10:24:51 pm »
thanks Matt  :happy2:

i have the stock ones in a box and god the are heavy  :surprised:

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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2010, 12:37:14 am »

i have the stock ones in a box and god the are heavy  :surprised:


....About 15 Kg each!


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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2010, 01:36:23 pm »
Disc and bell 7.04kgs and 4.92kgs for the caliper total 11.96kgs

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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2010, 02:00:04 pm »
Very jealous my Northern friend, you'll have to take me out when I next see you  :wink:
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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2010, 08:01:57 pm »

Disc and bell 7.04kgs and 4.92kgs for the caliper total 11.96kgs


....My AP Racing fronts total 10.6 Kg each  :P  :booty:

But they're only 4-pot  :happy2:


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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2010, 08:09:07 pm »
about time!!! 330bhp and them brakes was not good, can still see you spittin on them at mallory when they were on fire :signLOL: tool!
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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2010, 08:14:29 pm »
about time!!! 330bhp and them brakes was not good, can still see you spittin on them at mallory when they were on fire :signLOL: tool!
:signLOL: that was funny  :signLOL: never again  :evilgrin:

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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2010, 09:42:28 pm »
Very jealous my Northern friend, you'll have to take me out when I next see you  :wink:

Christ sake Tom at least play a little hard to get.  :wink:

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Re: VW Racing Big Brake kit product review
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2010, 09:44:49 pm »
Very jealous my Northern friend, you'll have to take me out when I next see you  :wink:

Christ sake Tom at least play a little hard to get.  :wink:
:signLOL:

anytime Tomm as u have my number  :happy2:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box