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Re: rich83 - Edition 30 Rear NQSBBK
« Reply #2445 on: August 09, 2016, 11:04:34 am »
Well done pizzle.

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30 Rear NQSBBK
« Reply #2446 on: August 09, 2016, 11:10:43 am »

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30 Rear NQSBBK
« Reply #2447 on: August 09, 2016, 11:31:45 am »
Glad you got them on and sorted nicely. Do make a nice little difference without the extra KG's. Which is the last thing I need  :laugh:

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30 Rear NQSBBK
« Reply #2448 on: August 09, 2016, 12:10:34 pm »
Yeah... bit of a faff, but only because I was guessing. Once I knew what needed to be done to swap them over, it was a piece of piss really.

Not sure if I can tell a difference really, maybe feels a little less floaty when braking mid corner.

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30 Rear NQSBBK
« Reply #2449 on: August 09, 2016, 01:32:51 pm »
Glad the new brakes are an improvement. It's an upgrade that's cheaper and easier to do than the R32/S3 rear brakes. Your front brakes should make your front tyres suffer a fair bit. Making the rear tyres work a bit more can only be a good thing. :laugh:

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rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2450 on: September 01, 2016, 06:35:15 pm »
I realise today that I have had my car 6 years.

First picture I took of her.....



Just got her back from the bodyshop after having some damage repaired to the rear quarter above the fuel cap. Result. £120. The body shop near me in st albans wanted £450

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2451 on: February 18, 2017, 09:24:21 pm »
5 months and no updates

New brakes coming soon. New AP 362 rotors and some pads of some description once I've worked out wtf I need. Original set have seen 2.5 years and a fair beating on the road so I'm happy with that.

On about 105,000 miles now.

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2452 on: February 19, 2017, 12:02:37 am »
What pads you been using with the 362's? Or have you been using the 340's?

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2453 on: February 19, 2017, 12:11:24 am »
AP 362mm. RS42 at the moment.

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2454 on: February 19, 2017, 09:20:42 am »

Blues must die!

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2455 on: February 19, 2017, 10:17:30 am »
Well.... apparently my brakes are not quite dead yet. This might explain the noise.



Pads... look like they are TTRS/DB9 pads that youve ground the inside edge out of. Does that look right to you @vRSAlex ?












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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2456 on: February 19, 2017, 10:48:09 am »
Can't believe it is 6 years already Rich..what's been caught in the wheel

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2457 on: February 19, 2017, 11:02:00 am »
I think it was a stone that got stuck in between the caliper and wheel

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2458 on: February 19, 2017, 02:20:02 pm »
Ohh, not a nice sight to see... :surprised: Hope it wasn't too deep.

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Re: rich83 - Edition 30..... 6 Years
« Reply #2459 on: February 19, 2017, 11:10:08 pm »
Ohh, not a nice sight to see... :surprised: Hope it wasn't too deep.


Nah. Just the top coat off I think. The wheels need a refurb anyway.