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Very budget track build
pudding:
I reckon the ebay seller did that in case you returned it as faulty :grin: I guess he's had people in the past taking the cover off and tinkering with it!
Yeah just wear them out and choose something else next time if they don't work out for you. Race pads are expensive though, so you might end up going through a few sets to find one you like.....although sounds like you'll be going with those Megane was it? calipers possibly :happy2:
Clarkj93:
--- Quote from: Pudding on July 02, 2022, 12:29:44 pm ---I reckon the ebay seller did that in case you returned it as faulty :grin: I guess he's had people in the past taking the cover off and tinkering with it!
Yeah just wear them out and choose something else next time if they don't work out for you. Race pads are expensive though, so you might end up going through a few sets to find one you like.....although sounds like you'll be going with those Megane was it? calipers possibly :happy2:
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Ah that makes perfect sense now actually...
I just sanded down the discs this afternoon (again!) And stuck the spare race pads on as after checking them they were possibly even more glazed than before. I think il sand the living s*** out of these until there is no chance the glazed material is still there and keep them as a spare set just incase but not overly impressed with the unreliability of a pad that is meant to take way hotter temps!
Yeah megane calipers look like a good option to me, saying that if a set of good condition golf r calipers come out for a very good price I may save the £. We will see!
pudding:
They MK7 setup is pretty good actually. I need to get off my arse and do an ebay/classifieds session as I've got a set sat in a cupboard :grin:
Clarkj93:
--- Quote from: Pudding on July 04, 2022, 03:45:24 pm ---They MK7 setup is pretty good actually. I need to get off my arse and do an ebay/classifieds session as I've got a set sat in a cupboard :grin:
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That's interesting! I'd possibly be a buyer... If I don't end up with a kit I've been spying on over the last few days that is!
How come you took them off by the way? Went back to std gti setup didn't you?
Clarkj93:
Not the most successful day at Combe yesterday. The brakes really let me down. I'd swapped for ebc rpx pads recently which felt super super aggressive, huge difference over other pads, flushed the fluid again for rbf 660, installed ducting but still managed to get to concerning temps for the caliper on the first session and then boiled the fluid again. After this I switched to low boost which is maybe 200bhp tops maybe a little less, basically pretty slow. I then had no confidence in the brakes so couldn't go 100% like I would normally and had to keep the sessions short so never really built up a really good set of laps when I was out. But yeah heavy car + low on power + no brakes = pretty slow and off the pace most of the day, which is annoying as the car is surprisingly quick in the turns for its weight because its got a lovely setup but it didn't really show all day.
Pembrey is next month, hoping for a more enjoyable day, nothing broke though and it was 26 degrees so a hot one to cope with so can't whinge too much :grin:
Slight curve ball though is a pretty cool BBK may be landing into my lap fairly soon so watch out :happy2:
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