Looking forward to Monday.

Firestar_3x · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:15

cymatty said:
Thats what im hoping, the brakes on the VTR imo are poop.

Fitting new disks and pads may help but you really need to cure the underlining problem -->

If the VTR layout is anything like my non VTR saxo was, instead of mouting the master cylinder on the drivers side for RHD cars they kept it as per the LHD car, this means a rod from the pedal to cylinder, very poor feel in the pedal and little confidence in the brakes at all.

agw_01 · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:18

Firestar_3x said:
If the VTR layout is anything like my non VTR saxo was, instead of mouting the master cylinder on the drivers side for RHD cars they kept it as per the LHD car, this means a rod from the pedal to cylinder, very poor feel in the pedal and little confidence in the brakes at all.

That's why you should always buy british :cool:

/Pats his drivers side mounted master cylinder

Firestar_3x · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:21

agw_01 said:
That's why you should always buy british

/Pats his drivers side mounted master cylinder

Suppose least you have found a redeeming feature on a rover

bad : good ratio = 100:1

agw_01 · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:21

Capt Doufos · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:48

agw_01 said:
That's why you should always buy british

/Pats his drivers side mounted master cylinder

Or Japanese

Firestar_3x · 12 Jan 2006 at 15:50

Or french, depending on the car... Mine is mounted on the correct side

cymatty · 12 Jan 2006 at 16:59

Firestar_3x said:
Fitting new disks and pads may help but you really need to cure the underlining problem -->

If the VTR layout is anything like my non VTR saxo was, instead of mouting the master cylinder on the drivers side for RHD cars they kept it as per the LHD car, this means a rod from the pedal to cylinder, very poor feel in the pedal and little confidence in the brakes at all.

Can this be cured, and if so what kind of cost are we looking at?

Firestar_3x · 12 Jan 2006 at 17:01

cymatty said:
Can this be cured, and if so what kind of cost are we looking at?

Lots..... and i doubt it would be possible due to other things being in the way on the drivers side bulkhead.

cymatty · 12 Jan 2006 at 17:03

Firestar_3x said:
Lots..... and i doubt it would be possible due to other things being in the way on the drivers side bulkhead.

Damm.

Well hope this cures the problem of it not wanting ot stop, hopefully the feel may improve if not i will have to live with it.

cymatty · 12 Jan 2006 at 17:03

Marshmule said:
its a saxo surley all those parts cost more than the car is worth

I am of course joking

Nearly.

Joking.

Firestar_3x · 12 Jan 2006 at 17:04

Braided lines may help firm up the pedal when your braking.

cymatty · 12 Jan 2006 at 17:21

Firestar_3x said:
Braided lines may help firm up the pedal when your braking.

Do they actually make a difference, i dont want to go to the garage to get them fitted looking like a chav.

agw_01 · 12 Jan 2006 at 22:30

I doubt chavs have even heard of braided brake hoses

You'll find braided hoses on a lot of performance cars.

cymatty · 13 Jan 2006 at 01:19

agw_01 said:
I doubt chavs have even heard of braided brake hoses

You'll find braided hoses on a lot of performance cars.

I see what you mean, i just dont want to turn up at the garage and the guy says wtf are these for n00b, you dont need them and they are crap etc etc.

agw_01 · 13 Jan 2006 at 01:24

If any garage said that to me, I would take my business else where.

Braided hoses are there for a purpose, no matter what car you have. The garage doesn't know whether they'd be for road use or track use.

Now, LED washer jets are another matter altogether...

cymatty · 13 Jan 2006 at 01:26

agw_01 said:
If any garage said that to me, I would take my business else where.

Braided hoses are there for a purpose, no matter what car you have. The garage doesn't know whether they'd be for road use or track use.

Now, LED washer jets are another matter altogether...

LED washer jets are bling. :rolleyes:

Yeah i see what you mean, although if i guy in a garage says xy is useless i believe them as i am a car novice, and dont want to appear silly buying unecessary parts for my motor.

andi · 13 Jan 2006 at 01:34

I don't think I'd bother. They do make a difference, as rubber hoses bulge under the pressure when you press the brakes, but braided don't, so all the pressure goes to the calipers, gives a better feel mainly. Quite expensive though, iirc, for not much gain..

Lashout_UK · 13 Jan 2006 at 02:46

I have braided hoses. They make a noticable difference to pedal feel

There they are!

Dandle · 13 Jan 2006 at 08:22

cymatty make sure you fit the shims to the back of the M1144s or you will probably be removing them again in the future to fit shims. If you phone TMD friction today they will send them out to you and you should get them by tomorow or monday at the latest. The pads screach without them and it will probably soon get on your nerves, with them they are nearly silent.(This is all assuming like me you didnt get the shims your were supposed to with the pads).

cymatty · 13 Jan 2006 at 15:14

Dandle said:
cymatty make sure you fit the shims to the back of the M1144s or you will probably be removing them again in the future to fit shims. If you phone TMD friction today they will send them out to you and you should get them by tomorow or monday at the latest. The pads screach without them and it will probably soon get on your nerves, with them they are nearly silent.(This is all assuming like me you didnt get the shims your were supposed to with the pads).

Lashout_UK mmm shiney.

Yeah i got the shims, will tell the garage to fit them when they do the pads.