Treating her to a little tlc......

sjb · 18-07-2013, 09:09 PM

After nearly 6 months of great times with my cecil I'm treating it to some TLC!
First up I'm fitting a brembo bbk with the parts sourced left right and centre!! Ebay boxster s and boxster calipers that have been stripped and refurbished. HEL brake lines. Rear caliper mounts from p0lar in the US. Front bought for £30 from a cutter in a state so blasted and plated at a local company for £20. Brake pads are standard road spec mintex for starters, the car will see a track maybe 5% of the time to be honest so I'm playing safe (unless someone can recommend pads for me?) A full set of 12mm spacers to clear the fronts (the rears don't need them but it will even out the track). Granted for the mo it's more for aesthetics than anything

The car has always pinked a little, a little while ago I passed the local BMW dealership to book it in for a leak down/comp test and the engineer told me not to worry they all pink these csl's

I drove off and popped over to Munich Legends where James confirmed that some cylinders were showing only 95psi. They should be 150+
To cut a long story short, I bought the car with a 6 month warranty from a company called 'the autogroup' I have nearly the top policy and after them trying it on briefly they have ok'd the work!!!! all the headgasket work, snapped rear spring, rear ball joint/bush are to be paid by them at a cost of around £2000. It runs out in a couple of weeks so I may consider carrying it on!!!
Despite the car being eligible for the BMW goodwill boot floor replacement I'd rather have just a well done repair kit fitted. When I bought the car I inspected it and found it had a hairline crack on the boot floor and negotiated the price to reflect this, so at the same time I'm having the bootfloor kit fitted, a new power steering hose to replace the weeping one at present, new diff seal and a few small odds and ends.
I'm going to miss it like hell for the week or so it'll be away but can't wait for the drive home with full compression again..... looking forward to the courtesy car from ML

mattCSLnut · 19-07-2013, 12:08 AM

Nice stoppers you Tart

Who did you use to refurbish your callipers ?

sjb · 19-07-2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Nice stoppers you Tart

Who did you use to refurbish your callipers ?

To be honest your thread from a couple of years back made my mind up !

I stripped and painted them myself, I did the same to my VW bus brembo's about 9 years ago and they still sparkle. £5 a can 'hycote' red caliper paint did the job

mattCSLnut · 19-07-2013, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sjb

To be honest your thread from a couple of years back made my mind up !

I stripped and painted them myself, I did the same to my VW bus brembo's about 9 years ago and they still sparkle. £5 a can 'hycote' red caliper paint did the job

Good job mate

Where did you get your HEL lines from ? Hook me up with a link please

sjb · 19-07-2013, 09:19 AM

Cheers.
I'm incapable of doing a link on my phone but if you take a look on the E46 section on the cutters there's a group buy on the go. £45 a set (rears) from porschecalipers.co.uk which is where I bought mine from for £50 for a pair, £100 the lot. They are fantastic quality !

mattCSLnut · 19-07-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by sjb

Cheers.
I'm incapable of doing a link on my phone but if you take a look on the E46 section on the cutters there's a group buy on the go. £45 a set (rears) from porschecalipers.co.uk which is where I bought mine from for £50 for a pair, £100 the lot. They are fantastic quality !

No problem... I know that seller well

based in North London and he has an eBay shop that's saved in my " Favourites"

Neil M · 19-07-2013, 09:42 AM

Seeing as it's you, these are the ones I fitted: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261212780761

spoonz · 19-07-2013, 10:38 AM

Which Boxster's are these from? Does it matter if "S" or not?

I am presuming these offer more stopping power than standard, but less than AP's

Are there any complication with fitting, or straight on?

adem.csl · 19-07-2013, 08:02 PM

http://porschecalipers.co.uk/produkt..._upgrade_.html

Matt the link to Porsche shop

mattCSLnut · 19-07-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by adem.csl

http://porschecalipers.co.uk/produkt..._upgrade_.html

Matt the link to Porsche shop

THANX mate... I've had him saved in my eBay "Favourite Sellers" folder for a while now

BTW I'm not a big fan of these brackets he sells which require machining 5 mm off the BREMBO callipers

18-07-2013, 09:09 PM	#1
sjb S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Brighton. Posts: 372 Casino cash: $6192	Treating her to a little tlc...... After nearly 6 months of great times with my cecil I'm treating it to some TLC! First up I'm fitting a brembo bbk with the parts sourced left right and centre!! Ebay boxster s and boxster calipers that have been stripped and refurbished. HEL brake lines. Rear caliper mounts from p0lar in the US. Front bought for £30 from a cutter in a state so blasted and plated at a local company for £20. Brake pads are standard road spec mintex for starters, the car will see a track maybe 5% of the time to be honest so I'm playing safe (unless someone can recommend pads for me?) A full set of 12mm spacers to clear the fronts (the rears don't need them but it will even out the track). Granted for the mo it's more for aesthetics than anything The car has always pinked a little, a little while ago I passed the local BMW dealership to book it in for a leak down/comp test and the engineer told me not to worry they all pink these csl's I drove off and popped over to Munich Legends where James confirmed that some cylinders were showing only 95psi. They should be 150+ To cut a long story short, I bought the car with a 6 month warranty from a company called 'the autogroup' I have nearly the top policy and after them trying it on briefly they have ok'd the work!!!! all the headgasket work, snapped rear spring, rear ball joint/bush are to be paid by them at a cost of around £2000. It runs out in a couple of weeks so I may consider carrying it on!!! Despite the car being eligible for the BMW goodwill boot floor replacement I'd rather have just a well done repair kit fitted. When I bought the car I inspected it and found it had a hairline crack on the boot floor and negotiated the price to reflect this, so at the same time I'm having the bootfloor kit fitted, a new power steering hose to replace the weeping one at present, new diff seal and a few small odds and ends. I'm going to miss it like hell for the week or so it'll be away but can't wait for the drive home with full compression again..... looking forward to the courtesy car from ML Last edited by sjb; 18-07-2013 at 09:11 PM.

19-07-2013, 12:08 AM	#2
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19-07-2013, 09:19 AM	#5
sjb S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Brighton. Posts: 372 Casino cash: $6192	Cheers. I'm incapable of doing a link on my phone but if you take a look on the E46 section on the cutters there's a group buy on the go. £45 a set (rears) from porschecalipers.co.uk which is where I bought mine from for £50 for a pair, £100 the lot. They are fantastic quality !

19-07-2013, 10:38 AM	#8
spoonz S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 54 Casino cash: $773	Which Boxster's are these from? Does it matter if "S" or not? I am presuming these offer more stopping power than standard, but less than AP's Are there any complication with fitting, or straight on?