Replacement rear brake calipers

[Steve McF]

Or Euro Car Parts have these even cheaper Eicher ones:

[Steve McF]

Or these Bosch ones.

I'm not too bothered about the brand really, just want to make sure I am ordering the right ones for 292mm vented rear discs.

[Steve McF]

Just arrived this morning. Need to order the pads now.

[phoenix]

They're the same pads for both designs of caliper.

I'd avoid the cheaper pads- they're cheap for a reason and decent branded ones aren't that much more

[Steve McF]

 

They're the same pads for both designs of caliper.

I'd avoid the cheaper pads- they're cheap for a reason and decent branded ones aren't that much more

Cheers, in that case may be worth me looking at the Brembo, Mintex or Pajid or something similar?

[Steve McF]

Brembos on order from GSF together with some NGK spark plugs I'll need for the service soon!

[Steve McF]

Just got word, rear calipers and pads now all done, so looking forward to picking the car up later, and that should be another issue the car has had since I got it finally sorted

I'll have to get used to it rolling back on slopes now 

[Steve McF]

Well I used the Aero on a round trip on local roads to bed the brakes in a bit, and give the car a bit of a run, since it has been tucked away in our garage for most of the last couple of months.

It was great to feel the car roll back on a slope (!!!!), something the car has never really done since I bought it, because of the binding rear brakes.

Now that the calipers have been done, the car just feels different. I can't quite put my finger on it, but the car just feels generally lighter. I'll keep an eye on the mpg, because it seemed to be showing mid 30s rather than around 28mpg it used to show before.

[sgould]

Binding brakes can confuse the stability system and cause some power reduction.