Upgrade to what?

[Stuart]

I have spoken to Bren and Gary @ AP (at length) about these and he is still playing with certain factors. Once the quirks have been ironed out, they look like amazing value. And in the site colours too........perfick 8)

I understand that they will be available pretty soon. Apex are hoping to do a group buy on the 330mm 8pots for around

[GT4Dave]

Iam sure most of you already have them,, but when upgrading brakes most people just bungs pads discs and calipers on,,, goodrich braided hoses and fresh dot 5 brake fluid is a must too.....

[GT4Dave]

Just on another point too,,, i have seem sooooooooooooo many people not even bother to upgrade brakes,, they do all this stuff to engine work to make it go quicker but dont even give a second thought to how they are going to stop the thing......

[boxy]

being very Unknowledgable about brakes, if you buy some uprated brakes like the afore mentioned brands, do you have to use their brake pads or can you fit a different brand like say EBC Red stuff?

[duncan]

Iam sure most of you already have them,, but when upgrading brakes most people just bungs pads discs and calipers on,,, goodrich braided hoses and fresh dot 5 brake fluid is a must too.....

braided hoses and good fluid is a must and will help most situations without having to change the pads.

Just recently fitted to mine:
- goodridge braided hoses
- motul racing fluid RBF600
- Ferodo DS2500 pads F&R

Massive difference

[Banzai Bob]

Another good bit to have is a brake cylinder support bracket, It strengthens the bulk head behind the brake pedal, so when you put your foot on the pedal, there isn't any flex, the effort you put into pressing the brakes isn't used to push the bulkhead, just the pedal. It tightens the whole thing up making the response feel sharper.

Stuart, that sounds a great price for the brake set, got 18" wheels so should be ok

GT4Dave, agree about the braided lines and fluid m8 8)

Boxy, i'm no expert m8, but I think you can use various manufacturers for your brake pads, certainly you could on my old Tarox and AP stuff.

[GT4Dave]

being very Unknowledgable about brakes, if you buy some uprated brakes like the afore mentioned brands, do you have to use their brake pads or can you fit a different brand like say EBC Red stuff?

You dont have to stick to same brands with pads and disks they are all interchangable,, you can go with what you like really,,, if you want the EBC Green stuff or Red stuff,,, go for it,, will still work fine with no problems...

[boxy]

being very Unknowledgable about brakes, if you buy some uprated brakes like the afore mentioned brands, do you have to use their brake pads or can you fit a different brand like say EBC Red stuff?

You dont have to stick to same brands with pads and disks they are all interchangable,, you can go with what you like really,,, if you want the EBC Green stuff or Red stuff,,, go for it,, will still work fine with no problems...

Thanks for that, I`m just thinking these manafacturers are clever and usually make things specific for use with their own products, hence you have to buy the parts from them.

[323ian]

Boxy you can use whatever pads you like mate, depends on how you are planning to use the car.

[boxy]

coolio, I never like paying over the odds for parts.