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Posted on: 03 March 2008 11:56 AM
ShaunCo
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my car being and all...hasnt even got vented brake discs! they are just ty ones so i upgraded them to grooved discs..and when i changed my wheels i noticed they holes didnt line up. so i decided rathe rthan buy new ones i going to upgrade even more. im looking at getting some fiat coupe calipers so that a can fit brembos..as they come out with brembos. is it worth it? and where can i get some from for cheeeeappp!!! Cheers!

Posted on: 03 March 2008 12:17 PM
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Posted on: 03 March 2008 05:35 PM
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Might not be as simple as buying new calipers... Alot of modern cars have hubs and knuckles designed for a set disc size So you may have to buy a conversion kit or salvage the hub/knuckel assembly off a faster fiat Ebay salavage centres scrappers and specialist fiat tuners if there is any

Posted on: 03 March 2008 09:32 PM
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ebay

Posted on: 04 March 2008 12:47 AM
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FociTomss4dzbwt]Might not be as simple as buying new calipers... Alot of modern cars have hubs and knuckles designed for a set disc size So you may have to buy a conversion kit or salvage the hub/knuckel assembly off a faster fiat Ebay salavage centres scrappers and specialist fiat tuners if there is any [/quote:ss4dzbwt] FASTER FIAT FASTER FIAT WTF ARE YOU SMOKING >.<

Posted on: 04 March 2008 02:13 PM
ShaunCo
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managed to get some off a 20v marea £160

Posted on: 04 March 2008 02:57 PM
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you bought them???

Posted on: 05 March 2008 09:07 AM
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fociPaul1tlf0o8t]you bought them???[/quote:1tlf0o8t] not till the end of the month. will b putting my deposit down this week and iv spoke to some people about fitting them and apparently ill need to make some custom brackets to fit them

Posted on: 05 March 2008 12:51 PM
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Thats what i got told "custom" Basically welding/soldering the brackets so they are longer to fit the bigger discs Dangerous?

Posted on: 05 March 2008 04:54 PM
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well apparently the size of the bolt that holds the caliper is different on mine and the one on im gtting so ill have to enlarge the hole..which seems dangerious lol...oh well ill risk it