Sitting watching wheeler dealers at the moment, episodes with the lancer delta.

Just seen mike to the brakes/discs/bushes/traction rods..........and well feel i got a good insight to the brakes, seems pritty straight forward, but suppose he does have a good car lift to get it off the ground etc.

But overall i enjoyed watching that and its made me kind of want to tackle my own brakes, change the discs and pads.

Could a change of discs and pads be good enough for stopping power rather than going fo rthe bigger calipers?

I'm doing my own, replacing the seals on the calliper pistons cleaning them up I've also bought stillen discs (same size as stock TT)and pads and the SS brake lines. This will make the brakes better than stock but it isn't going to compete with bigger callipers and discs.

I watched that one this morning, the car had been stood for two years and the caliper piston slid back in like it was brand new !!! Brakes are a relatively easy thing to work on but you do get siezed bolts and rounded off bolts especially on twenty year old cars so you need to be aware things are not always as easy as they seem on tv.

yeah i completely understand that i shouldnt assume they are as easy as on tv.

But they really dont seem as complicated as i thought.