VRmonster 1 Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 ok, so i tried to bleed the brakes up after fitting the remote servo, and noticed that the front calipers were nackered, the bleed nuts had been sheered off inside tho hole, and rusted to hell so not removable. (daft garage i got my MOT done at must have broke em when replacing some brake pipes.)DAY 1anyway, i got a quote of £350 from a local VW specialist to replace the front calipers, discs, pads and bleed the brakes up, i also asked for a new handbrake cable cos it was dead. lolafter some fun trying to drive it onto a flatbed trailer and sliding off the back a few times. (the winch was broken, and with no brakes or handbrake and muddy tyres i was struggling to stay on) i managed to get it to the garage.after they called me and told me id not left the locking nut for the wheels and id went home from work and dropped it off, they called to tell me one of my rear calipers was seized. bugger. theres another £30DAY 2they have fitted the front calipers all round and sorted the handbrake cable out,(as far as i know) i get a call telling me the rear caliper that has seized is the old type, and the newer mk3 type was fitted to the other side. i was told they need to order the newer one in so i said yes just to keep them the same. expecting to pick the car up tonight, i called to see how they were doing, they now tell me the master cylinder must have been fully compressed during fitting (which it may have) as they couldnt bleed the fronts up, so they suspected the seals in the master cyl. now the VR master cylinder is £120 from VW and not many other places stock em, yet the 16v is the same size but is only £40 and due to me having the remote servo, could have the 16v one fitted, but they were waiting for delivery of the part. hopefully they managed to finish that tonight so i can pick her up tomorrow dinnertime and have a nice relaxing drive home in my fresh brake'd VRT.why is my life with cars so shite. Link to post Share on other sites
robvr6 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 who's doing the work for you ? £40 i'm sure i only paid £20 when doing the 280's on the gti, sounds like your gonna be having fun soon, where abouts in stockton are you ? not that i know anywhere really anyway exept the high street! Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 bummer dude. thought you would have gone for some bigger brakes than that tho myself with all the power available to you soon. will take some hauling up with the standard set-up i would think! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 y not go for at least5 288mm disks up front?? Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I was expecting this to be a brembo thread.... on the bright side theres not much else that can go wrong with the brakes! Link to post Share on other sites
fabio_vr6 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I was expecting this to be a brembo thread.... on the bright side theres not much else that can go wrong with the brakes! abs pump Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 well, just to update, there was something that went wrong today, so i still dont have the car. the master cylinder seal has deffo gone so the had to order the part, on researching, the 16v one has different outlets so only the VR6 would be of use. and thats £145, and apparently only VW supply them. that has been ordered and wont be there till tomorrow morning. so again, hopefully i will have my car on the road for the weekend. lol.and i went for the standard 280mm brake setup as im going for 15" wheels so thought ill leave it as is and get some uprated disks if i manage to warp these, i got greenstuff pads so hopefully i wont kill these discs this time. plus, although i will have a lot more power i cant imagine me going any higher speeds than i used to, and i cant imagine me driving up anyones arse anymore than i used to so i think the 280s should suffice.[ Edited Fri Feb 11 2005, 12:06AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 oh, and ive been told the bill will be a little over £500. aggghhhh Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted February 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 omg, when i got to the garage they told me the bill was £760. what the *^&%. have i been had or does that sound fair.2 new front calipers1 new rear caliper1 new VR6 master cylinderstandard discs and pads all round2 handbrake cables1 rotor arm (i friggin snapped mine, lol)and bleed the brakes up.i know there is a lot of parts and a lot of work, but still £700 breaks my heart. i could have got some brembos for that. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 arse dude thats harsh! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 how the hell did u do that much dmg thats pretty much everythin youch Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 that is alot of money, don't know how that compares but its alot to get stung with Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 how the hell did u do that much dmg thats pretty much everythin youchit wasnt really damage, but the 2 front calipers had the bleed nipples sheared off the last time they were bled, so wont be going back to that garage, lol. and the rear caliper had seized with the car sitting around for so long. and then theres a new handbrake etc which i done just because it was having work done. then all the discs n pads were very rusted so thought may as well replace em.overspent really, could have just driven with no brakes. i barely use em anyway. lol.i now have to take it back to the garage as the pedal has become a little spongy so either it still has air in it or something is wrong. should get it done for free though. Link to post Share on other sites
fabio_vr6 0 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 why not do the work yourself!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 id just installed a turbo kit, and had my fair share of problems, i installed all of the pipework for the remote servo, and was ready to bleed the brakes up, then realised the bleed nipples were fooked, so id had enough of the problems. just thought "let someone else take on the burden" lol. im also not too keen on doing the brakework myself, engines can blow up with only the risk of fire really, but brakes... id end up shiney side down in a ditch, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 yeah, you really should have done some of the work yourself....changing claipers/discs/pads is a piece of piss.also, prob not what you wannt hear, but 288mm go under 15" wheels perfectly, and the parts cost the same amount.still, on the up side at least it should stop very very well. Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 napp, stops shite mate, lol. the servo ive installed isnt big enough to provide enough boost in the stysem. so if i get the cabrio im after im going to find an alternative servo for it, otherwise get a larger remote servo. stops ok, just have to put more force into it. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 well....the servo doesnt actually effect stopping power....it just means you have to press the pedal harder (servo is like pas for brakes). Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 yeah, but the main problem being that there is only just enough pressure to the rear brakes to pass the MOT as its only on the servo on the front, it failed first time round then i adjusted the rear bias valve to boost the pressure and it just scraped through, so could do with a twin system servo so controll both front and rear, would rather get a different servo on it though, so i dont need a remote one.how would a servo be affected if it happened to be dented a lot? Link to post Share on other sites
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