As per the "what did you do" thread I had to source a pair of replacement front calipers today, as mine have seized on the lower inner piston on both sides.
After searching the 'net, I found a couple suppliers had them in stock. First being Torquen - albeit at over £600 for a pair for either cast iron or aluminium.. Then I found some fully rebuilt aluminium ones (the correct fitting for a TT) at less than half that, which got me thinking. Cast iron vs aluminium....??
Both seem to have their merits and drawbacks - the ali ones being much lighter, so less unsprung weight - whereas the iron ones allegedly handle the heat better, reducing the chance of disc warpage. If one believes everything one reads on the interweb LOL!
Seeing as I don't track the Zed - and I am happy with the OEM set-up, when it works properly, plus I have a set of Brembo discs waiting to go on, as opposed to the Ebay ones I had previously, I thought the ali calipers would suffice.
Opinions please - good or bad😁
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RichardS ·
Just swapped my old cracked bumpers for newly painted ones today.
Bit of trepidation due to long and detailed idiots guides that I've read.
However, it all went well. The rear took longer due to the boot being dismantled to get all the nuts.
One thing - after the car was bolted back together - we found a piece of moulded polystyrene that fell out of the old front bumper - we left it out.
It looked like it was shaped for a reason but couldn't work out it's usefulness so it stayed out!!
Any obs?
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