ap racing snapped bleed nipple

[mattjay50]

i've snapped a bleed nipple in my mrs ap racing front caliper, sent the caliper off to
http://www.brake-caliper-painting.com/
and they cant sort it, apart from the dealers does anyone know where i can get a f/n/s or even a pair of front calipers, getting desperate now as her car is off the road, i would even consider putting some brembos on there, cheers

 

[Pete.]

Have you tried contacting AP direct?

 

[Razzario]

Age old steel versus ally effect. Do you have a local engineer with a spark eroder?

I had a stud taken out of an ancient bike cylinder head this way

 

[mattjay50]

Yeah ap apparently can't sell the seat sport calipers as they're contract bound with seat, I'll bang some brembos on there for her

 

[great_kahn]

Could also get the 312mm single piston steel calipers as a cheaper alternative.

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

Have you tried speaking to biggred? They seem to get a bit of work like this and I've never heard a bad story!

 

[mattjay50]

Have you tried speaking to biggred? They seem to get a bit of work like this and I've never heard a bad story!

I'll give them a shout but I'll probably ditch the ap calipers in favour of brembos as I've found a full set up locally meaning I can get the car back on the road for her sooner

 

[Pete.]

I'll give them a shout but I'll probably ditch the ap calipers in favour of brembos as I've found a full set up locally meaning I can get the car back on the road for her sooner

What you going to do with the AP once you've changed them for brembos?

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

Have you tried speaking to biggred? They seem to get a bit of work like this and I've never heard a bad story!

Sounds good mate all the best with them

 

[mattjay50]

What you going to do with the AP once you've changed them for brembos?

Either put them on eBay or keep onto them in the hope I find a replacement

 

[darkhorse]

Another vote for spark eroding. Used it for a pneumatic fitting snapped in some ally before

 

[mattjay50]

All sorted now, the company above managed to get it out, drill retap and helicoil it