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Fitting new bilstiens

Post by haggis catcher » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:13 am

Finally i have managed to upgrade to bilstiens for my S1. I have the the brackets, and plan to fitt them within the next few weeks. Is there any hits , or tips i should know prior to attempting fitting?
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by philthy » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:43 am

All very simples, I'd WD40 all the bolts before starting.
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Post by BiggestNizzy » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:53 am

the brackets on the back go upside down.
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Post by campbell » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:06 am

BiggestNizzy wrote:the brackets on the back go upside down.
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And take pictures of how clean and shiny they are. Never again ;-)
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by Stewart » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:48 pm

Stew

Give me a shout if you need me to stop by to compare the fitment with mine.
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by alicrozier » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:31 pm

philthy wrote:All very simples...

:lol:
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by philthy » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:39 pm

alicrozier wrote:
philthy wrote:All very simples...

:lol:
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by Victor Meldrew » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:51 pm

If you want to bring it down to mine I will fit them for you. Any day next week. I have a bit to sort out on mine as well.
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by haggis catcher » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:53 am

Victor Meldrew wrote:If you want to bring it down to mine I will fit them for you. Any day next week. I have a bit to sort out on mine as well.
I could take you up on that :) However i also have discs,and pads to change. PM me your contact details, and i will get in touch.
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by kpb » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:37 pm

I have the instructions written by Steve Butts for the set I bought from him,drop me a PM with your email info and I can send it to you.
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Post by Victor Meldrew » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:17 am

Fitting expected Tuesday evening if the weather holds.. :thumbsup
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by kpb » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:15 pm

Haggis catcher you have PM
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by haggis catcher » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:16 pm

kpb wrote:Haggis catcher you have PM
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Many thanks

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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

Post by Victor Meldrew » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:39 pm

oh ma heid.
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Re: Fitting new bilstiens

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