 914 brake upgrade on ebay, They look nice, but yellow???... |
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| thomasotten |
 Jun 7 2004, 06:53 PM
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| seanery |
Jun 7 2004, 06:57 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
there have been a lot of conversions about this upgrade.
Some like 'em others don't. If you're gonna upgrade go big, otherwise stay where you are. In my opinion. |
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| TimT |
Jun 7 2004, 07:01 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
QUOTE They have been pulled from a BMW (I’m not sure what model) I wouldnt touch that auction Im jess a noob with 914's, but that BMW conersion is much debated.. FWIW I have M calipers...pm me if interested |
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| nebreitling |
Jun 7 2004, 07:35 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
plan on having to dial in your bias for if you run them. NOT plug and play, at least to get any improvement.
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| lmcchesney |
Jun 7 2004, 08:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 24-November 03 From: Ocala, Fl. Member No.: 1,381 Region Association: None |
Those are 1980's BMW 320i front calipers. painted yellow.
http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...ng=&org_string= Front caliper = $46 x 2 = $92 Rebuild set - $15 x 3 + $30 Solid break lines $2.00 x 2 = $4.00 Machining of caliper if needed =$20.00 Total = $126- 146. Oh yeah, yellow caliper paint + $10 Most find replacement of proportioning valve with a "T" yeilds a good balance. Otherwise, adjusting a bias is OK. Other options are the Volvo caliper with larger surface area and 4 pistons. I have seen mixed information regarding need for machining to fit. Or go with 911 front strut/rotor/caliper. Either way, $250 for $150 and no more labor than putting in pads and kit with some paint seems high. L. McC |
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| Michael N |
Jun 7 2004, 08:47 PM
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Certifiable Group: Members Posts: 1,426 Joined: 6-June 04 From: San Jose, Ca Member No.: 2,164 Region Association: Northern California |
I added the bmw calipers to my 74 and couldn't be happier with the results. I can finally lock up my brakes and do not have to plan my stops 1/4 mile ahead. I know my old front calipers were not the best but the bmw calipers give me more confidence in stopping. I would have done it sooner if I knew the result were this good. I have not removed the proportioning valve yet, but the T fitting is on order from J West engineering and then I may add one of his adjustable proportioning valves.
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| StratPlayer |
Jun 7 2004, 08:51 PM
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StratPlayer Group: Members Posts: 3,278 Joined: 27-December 02 From: SLC, Utah Member No.: 27 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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I have the BMW upgrade also and I'm very pleased with the results, and my calipers are yellow. 76 2.0
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| SirAndy |
Jun 7 2004, 11:28 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i got my *huge* '87 carrera rear brakes for half the price of that auction !!!
oh, and that INCLUDED the vented and cross-drilled rotors too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
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