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Epic brake upgrade fail

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Epic brake upgrade fail

Post by 1536Z4 » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:53 pm

BeemerGuy wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:12 pm experienced much appreciated
Where about are you based as someone local to you may be able to drop round and help you out ? :)
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Epic brake upgrade fail

Post by BeemerGuy » Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:12 pm

oh thanks....just about a year late me replying sorry. ...I managed in the end, somehow out of breakdown I fixed it :D
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Post by enuff_zed » Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:19 pm

BeemerGuy wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:12 pm oh thanks....just about a year late me replying sorry. ...I managed in the end, somehow out of breakdown I fixed it :D
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Epic brake upgrade fail

Post by BeemerGuy » Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:12 pm

Cheers its good to be back :driving:
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Post by biZ4rreMids » Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:34 pm

A little late reading this but what a good and honest write up. Thanks.
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Post by BMC_Kid » Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:46 pm

BeemerGuy wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:12 pm
....Anyway never having attempted to change pads let alone the entire brake set up, and fitting bigger disks, I was sort of prepared for a few hitches....
I’m all for DIY maintenance but you should not mess around with brakes. It is a bit more complicated than just changing brake pads, and even that can be a complicated job for a noobie. I’ve been working on my own cars for many years and feel comfortable working on my car’s brakes and have even done a caliber and rotor swap on it as well.
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I find it best to get a buddy with more experience to guide me on the first time, especially if it is something that needs to work in order to be safe out on the road.

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Epic brake upgrade fail

Post by BeemerGuy » Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:21 pm

Very nice... After I had completed at my lock down leisure... Well sort of with a lot of hiccups... I had to get my car MoT'd so explained at my local trustworthy garage and asked them to check over. Thankfully all was fine. I have subsequently realised that I shouldnt really have fitted the existing rear brakepad wear sensor as it is now indicating a wear issue and I know there is not.... The problem was it was a bit job or seemed so to run the new cable and I was already feeling slightly overawed by the task. Now having dismantled the front to add an MMI I might have another go on that :headbang:
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Post by BMC_Kid » Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:50 pm

BeemerGuy wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:21 pm Very nice... After I had completed at my lock down leisure... Well sort of with a lot of hiccups... I had to get my car MoT'd so explained at my local trustworthy garage and asked them to check over. Thankfully all was fine. I have subsequently realised that I shouldnt really have fitted the existing rear brakepad wear sensor as it is now indicating a wear issue and I know there is not.... The problem was it was a bit job or seemed so to run the new cable and I was already feeling slightly overawed by the task. Now having dismantled the front to add an MMI I might have another go on that :headbang:
I never use the brake pad wear indicators. They are the equivalent of the idiot lights in your dash. I do all the maintenance on my vehicles and am always tracking the wearing of brake pads as well as all other wear and tear parts.

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