Finished AP re-furb (at last)

[s.mac]

I don't want to bore everyone (again) with the nightmare I have had with these brakes :banghead:
I picked them up today and am very happy with them and they are ready to go on :wav:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01693.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01694.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01696.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01697.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01698.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01701.jpg

A warning to anyone who wants to buy 2nd hand brake kits. Go and visually inspect them first !!!!
Or it will end up costing more than a new kit :banghead::banghead::banghead:

I was hoping to get them on this week but it will be the middle of next week, along with a custom made exhaust :whistle:

:beer:

[phat///M3]

Looking good.

I bought a second hand BBK once and the discs were below the minimum thickness (and not as described), the seller replaced them so it turned out OK in the end.

[karbonkid]

Nice job, they look Great. I hope thats high temp paint. ;)

[Dan]

Stunning mate, dare I ask what the problem was beforehand? :(

[Jay55]

they look top notch:thumbs:

[weedavey]

they look top notch:thumbs:

They certainly do.


I have been looking into these. New and second hand, and have taken note of your comments on buying second hand.

You have got them looking fab though:thumbs:

[s.mac]

the seller replaced them so it turned out OK in the end.

I basically got the :birdman: from the seller, Im a patient guy ;)

I hope thats high temp paint. ;)

yep 2 pack high temp :)

dare I ask what the problem was beforehand? :(

ripped off buy the seller...
piston seals were gone, some pistons damaged, very little if any paint on the callipers.No rear disks as advertised, front disks totally fooked inc bells, described as it good nick with only a few road miles. No rear hoses ...... advertised as a good full kit with all parts !

:banghead:

List of spends (approx ish)

Recon callipers £400 (1st couple of companies couldnt do inc AP)
Paint callipers £150.00 ( £100 to a mate and £40 to local sign writer)
Hoses £70 + £60 on first set that didnt fit
Disks all round £850
New pads all round £400
& 7/8 months sorting / headache
It would have been easy if AP could do a full refurb but they said they were unrepairable and they dont offer a re paint service :banghead:

seller helped out with :birdman:

[northernjim]

:drool::drool::drool: They look absolutely gorgeous now tho mate:smokin:


shame the seller was such a w4nker tho:banghead:

[TMAQ]

look really good s.mac, got there in the end. :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

A+ for perseverance. They are looking like spanking NEW :thumbs:. All well that ends well :beer:

[Dan]

ripped off buy the seller...
piston seals were gone, some pistons damaged, very little if any paint on the callipers.No rear disks as advertised, front disks totally fooked inc bells, described as it good nick with only a few road miles. No rear hoses ...... advertised as a good full kit with all parts !

:banghead:

List of spends (approx ish)

Recon callipers £400 (1st couple of companies couldnt do inc AP)
Paint callipers £150.00 ( £100 to a mate and £40 to local sign writer)
Hoses £70 + £60 on first set that didnt fit
Disks all round £850
New pads all round £400
& 7/8 months sorting / headache
It would have been easy if AP could do a full refurb but they said they were unrepairable and they dont offer a re paint service :banghead:

seller helped out with :birdman:

Shocking!! :banghead: :banghead:

Bloody eBay I guess was it!?

I've bought a couple of second hand brake kits in the past, first one wasn't that good and I sold it on, second lot I bought off a mate, they worked great on his car but weren't as good when fitted to mine so wasn't best pleased!

It's all well and good going second hand on things but I've been had too many times now, turbo's, brakes, interior parts, people are c*nts! :( You just can't trust them so I wait and buy new now!

[s.mac]

thanks all :)

Bloody eBay I guess was it!?


no pistonheads, he also had them up on m3 cutters and was a well established member :smt011

when I started slating him on there he said he would come up with some ££ :hahaha: all's gone quiet and he has stopped posting on there .....

:wanker:

[phat///M3]

thanks all :)



no pistonheads, he also had them up on m3 cutters and was a well established member :smt011

when I started slating him on there he said he would come up with some ££ :hahaha: all's gone quiet and he has stopped posting on there .....

:wanker:

Gotta love honest people on the internet.

Offtopic: Did you have an Imola M before?

[Dan]

thanks all :)



no pistonheads, he also had them up on m3 cutters and was a well established member :smt011

when I started slating him on there he said he would come up with some ££ :hahaha: all's gone quiet and he has stopped posting on there .....

:wanker:

Terrible! :banghead: :banghead:

Glad they are sorted now though, look on the bright side, they look absolutely superb! ;) :smokin:

[s.mac]

Offtopic: Did you have an Imola M before?

LOL, yes Steve, I am hiding under a different cover here :smt028

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC00670.jpg

[DuncanR]

s.mac, as others have said, cracking job mate, outstanding ! .... dont suppose you would take a grand for 'em would ya ???? ;)


Thought not ! :hahaha:

[Dan]

LOL, yes Steve, I am hiding under a different cover here :smt028

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC00670.jpg

Stunning!!! :smokin: :smokin: :thumbs:

My mate has an Imola M3 and has just bought CSL wheels for it, he'll be chuffed to how good it looks! :supz:

[shimmy]

Stunning!!! :smokin: :smokin: :thumbs:

My mate has an Imola M3 and has just bought CSL wheels for it, he'll be chuffed to how good it looks! :supz:


ive got some of them to sell!:thumbs:

Good looking M3:supz:

[Bounce]

There looking really good mate,well done,worth it in the end.:drool::drool:

[shimmy]

if you're not busy can you do mine!!?;)

[M5 Powered]

They look better than new. :drool:

You should setup your own brake refurb company ;)
:beer:

[s.mac]

Thanks for all the comments :beer:

You should setup your own brake refurb company ;)


Ive got these to do next :whistle:
give the a good refurb before selling so the buyer wont have to go through want Ive just gone through :)

Fronts
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/17022010008.jpg

Rears
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/17022010009-1.jpg

I think I will do them in red ??

[mattCSLnut]

I think I will do them in red ??


Red on BREMBOs is a good colour choice :thumbs:

[phat///M3]

LOL, yes Steve, I am hiding under a different cover here :smt028



Thought I recognised the silver BBK and knew you had a CSL so was 99% sure it was you. Will be interesting to see what you think of the AP's.

ive got some of them to sell!:thumbs:

Are they up in the for sale section?

Good looking M3:supz:

Red on BREMBOs is a good colour choice :thumbs:

:whistle:

[s.mac]

Just one thing I have just thought about.

Do the APs bolt straight on ? I didnt get any brackets with them .....

no wind ups here please :whistle:

[_Nathan_]

Rears do, you need brackets for the fronts.

[s.mac]

no :bigcry:

are you sure
CP5144
and
CP5575
?

[Dan]

DON'T do them Red! Do them Yellow! ;) :smokin:

I should have thought you'd need brackets for front BBK calipers somewhere down the line mate! :(

[s.mac]

I should have thought you'd need brackets for front BBK calipers somewhere down the line mate! :(

with all the rest of the shit I had to sort out I didnt think about brackets :banghead:

[Dan]

with all the rest of the shit I had to sort out I didnt think about brackets :banghead:

Gutted for you mate! :(

[shimmy]

with all the rest of the shit I had to sort out I didnt think about brackets :banghead:

Ring Pete Collen at AP and i am sure hell sort you out if you tell him your sob story!

Diagram below item 4

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/shimmylasco/CSL/Cp5575pdf.jpg

[s.mac]

Thanks Shimmy, Ive actually just emailed Martin in the service department to see if he has them from the time I sent them for refurb :)

[mole]

Thanks Shimmy, Ive actually just emailed Martin in the service department to see if he has them from the time I sent them for refurb :)

Any luck?

[s.mac]

Any luck?

yes my 1st bit with these brakes :thumbs:

They were at Questmead, they stripped them down before they sent them to AP.

I was all set to get them fitted today and the garage I use called to say they couldnt do it for a few days :banghead:

looks like a weekend job for a friend of mine ;)

[azrael]

Sorry to hear of the nightmare, they do look better than new now though.

[phat///M3]

yes my 1st bit with these brakes :thumbs:

They were at Questmead, they stripped them down before they sent them to AP.

I was all set to get them fitted today and the garage I use called to say they couldnt do it for a few days :banghead:

looks like a weekend job for a friend of mine ;)

Glad you found them in the end Steve.

Get them on over the weeked like you say, its an easy DIY.

[Deezer-D]

I read your other thread about painting these (the one with the plasticine in the logo) but it wasn't updated. Did you paint the whole Caliper then have the signwriter do the logos by hand? I have a set of red calipers that I would like done black. Can you post some info on prep and paint used if you don't mind please? I know these have been a ballache for you (read your other posts on them) so understand if you don't want to!
They look mint by the way.
Cheers
D