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Ricks180 · 09-01-09, 05:38 PM

Hi guys, After fitting my new brake calipers, discs and pads i told you i was having problems braking. The brakes feel as though air is in the system somewhere. After bleeding them twice with no effect i took the car to my local garage for them to look at. They said the same and suggested the calipers may be faulty so off i went the the spares shop to be told if they were not fitted in the way as discribed and bled before the handbrake cable is connected they will not work and the warranty will be void. So from wanting to change my discs and pads i have paid nearly £300 for calipers and mounting brackets and maybe more. I now have to have the car up on jacks for a week while i send these calipers back to be checked. As you can prob tell i aint to happy at the mo mainly because i can only sit and look at my car sat on the drive instead of burning round the streets. The guy who fitted the calipers said its the first time he has heard of this and has never had a problem fitting them before has anybody else had this problem or is it just me if i had hair i'd have pulled it out by now.

09-01-09, 05:38 PM	#1
Ricks180 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 119	Ongoing Brake Probs Hi guys, After fitting my new brake calipers, discs and pads i told you i was having problems braking. The brakes feel as though air is in the system somewhere. After bleeding them twice with no effect i took the car to my local garage for them to look at. They said the same and suggested the calipers may be faulty so off i went the the spares shop to be told if they were not fitted in the way as discribed and bled before the handbrake cable is connected they will not work and the warranty will be void. So from wanting to change my discs and pads i have paid nearly £300 for calipers and mounting brackets and maybe more. I now have to have the car up on jacks for a week while i send these calipers back to be checked. As you can prob tell i aint to happy at the mo mainly because i can only sit and look at my car sat on the drive instead of burning round the streets. The guy who fitted the calipers said its the first time he has heard of this and has never had a problem fitting them before has anybody else had this problem or is it just me if i had hair i'd have pulled it out by now.