So after being on my car nearly a whole 24 hours the brakes have had to come off again. The garage that fitted them have employed a total knobhead who forgot to check the tightness of the bolts he used to attach the calipers to the car.
On my way to work this morning I heard a bit of a noise whilst driving along the A38, as l went to slow for my junction there was a horiffic grating noise and the car pulled violently to the left. I managed to control the car and found a suitable place to stop. On examining the car, the caliper on the drivers side was hanging on by the lower bolt only!
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Caliper damaged by rubbing on wheel:
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Better picture:
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All in all Im not happy. Caliper is screwed, and the wheel will need a refurb too. Gutted as lve only had them a month or so.