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Damn!

lordgibbness

lordgibbness

Mar 29, 2007
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I've got my car in at the bodyshop this week for panel re-sprays and alloy refurbing and I thought I may as well get the calipers refurbed at the same time.

However, upon taken one of the Brembo calipers off they found the bleed screw has damaged a thread. So now I need two new Brembo calipers costing - wait for it - £308 per caliper + VAT, which is £709!

I'm gobsmacked (and a bit pi$$sed off to say the least). Last thing I need at the moment, especially since all the bodywork I was getting done was already expensive enough! Argh. :(
 
im sure bill could do better than that... worth a call.

suprised you cant have them re threaded and use a bigger bleed screw?
 
The bodyshop is a VAG approved place and they said they wouldn't do that with calipers... sadly.

I did phone bill actually - but he said they were £320 per caliper + VAT.

Brembo's are bloody expensive if they go wrong - esp. as you have to replace brakes in pairs!
 
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The brembos were in reasonable condition otherwise - they have done 43000 miles and just need the brembo refurb guide applied to them...

Good point about selling - 2 x calipers (one with a damaged bleed thread), 2 x new brembo brake pads will appeal to someone for a fraction of £709!
 
I think he was saying he can get the calipers for £500 the pair if you sold your calipers to him for a good price, but like willie said if i am not interested which as you know i am, but knowing willie he would still be able to help you out. ;)
 
Ah I see - well I need them ASAP so went with the dealer price - gulp. Also looks like my old calipers are off the market as phillc nabbed them for a good price. Cheers mate.
 
Why did you have to pay for new callipers anyway?
Were they bust before the refurb?
Why were these removed during refurb if not?
 
Willie said:
Why did you have to pay for new callipers anyway?
Were they bust before the refurb?
Why were these removed during refurb if not?
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They were working perfectly before the refurb.

The bodyshop were removing them as part of the job and the n/s caliper apparently was found to have a damaged thread on removal. They originally inquired about doing a fix but SEAT said they wouldn't do that. (This bodyshop always check things through the relevant VAG dealer).

I bet it was the crappy SEAT dealer when they changed my discs, pads and brake fluid sometime last year.

I seem to suffer from bad jobs with threading issues - as when I first bought my car and went to put F1 tyres all-round one of wheel bolts was cross-threaded and required a hub strip-down to get it out...
 
You are probably right that they could have refurbed without issue by just masking it off. I guess they just felt they could do a better job with them off.

On the other hand though, this problem would have only been delayed to my next brake fluid change I suppose...
 
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