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Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:45 pm
by Kev
Hey all
Thought i'd say hello, stumbled across this site last night while at work. Very proud owner of a Gunmetal Grey S2.
Bought it in June and what a machine, awesome doesn't describe it enough, so much fun!
Not had much luck so far though, front clam got keyed in the 2nd week i had it and last night, while I had it the rear undertray off to look at my brakes, noticed the rear clam is cracked in about 4 different places, can only see them when your underneath. Hurrah!!!!
Re: Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:51 pm
by alicrozier
Kev wrote: while I had it the rear undertray off to look at my brakes...
Welcome Kev!
Why do you need the undertray off??? Handbrake cable?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:57 pm
by kenny
glad you're enjoying the car
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:57 pm
by ed
Re: Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:15 pm
by Kev
alicrozier wrote:Welcome Kev!
Why do you need the undertray off??? Handbrake cable?
Cheers
Been having a weird sound coming from the rear brakes, sounded like the pads were shot, so jacked it up last night to have a look. Thats when I noticed the cracks. Looks like someones gone into it. Ordered new discs and pads all round from eliseparts today, so hopefully i'll get them fitted later in the week.
Re: Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:24 pm
by alicrozier
Kev wrote:
Been having a weird sound coming from the rear brakes, sounded like the pads were shot, so jacked it up last night to have a look. Thats when I noticed the cracks. Looks like someones gone into it. Ordered new discs and pads all round from eliseparts today, so hopefully i'll get them fitted later in the week.
Inspection mirror will let you see the inner pads or I use my mobile phone camera. Snap away a few pics and one of them will show how much pad is left.
Let me know if you need a hand with the pads and disks, I've done it a few times. Pretty straight forward but you'll probably need to drill out the disk retaining screws.
What disks/pads did you go for?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:55 pm
by dezzy
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:24 pm
by alicrozier
Btw rear clam cracks 'can' be caused by stuff rolling around in the boot...
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:29 pm
by Andy G
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:57 pm
by sliu82
Enjoy the car!
Simon
Re: Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:04 pm
by Kev
alicrozier wrote:What disks/pads did you go for?
Just went for the turbo grooved discs and the mintex pads, hopefully they'll be better than the standard discs and EBC greenstuff pads fitted at the mo. Sometimes I wonder If I could brake quicker, flintstoning it.
Cheers for the offer Ali, hopefully i'll be ok.
Not to worried about the rear clam at the mo, did hack me off last night when I found it though. Might get it repaired sometime next year.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:36 pm
by boyner
Hey Kev Welcome!!
I'm also from ABZ so i will kee an eye out for you!
cheers
boyner
Re: Another ABZ Newbie
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:13 am
by MacK
Kev wrote:Hey all
Very proud owner of a Gunmetal Grey S2.
Good colour choice
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:05 pm
by craigieb
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:15 pm
by GregR
Welcome along
