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Epic brake upgrade fail
- 1536Z4
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Epic brake upgrade fail
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- BeemerGuy
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Epic brake upgrade fail
oh thanks....just about a year late me replying sorry. ...I managed in the end, somehow out of breakdown I fixed it
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- BeemerGuy
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Cheers its good to be back
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330 front brakes, Hel SS hoses
326M Michelin PS4S
Xenon AEs
Smart Top
Black Leather Heated
Comfort Pack, Pro Media
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330 front brakes, Hel SS hoses
326M Michelin PS4S
Xenon AEs
Smart Top
Black Leather Heated
Comfort Pack, Pro Media
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A little late reading this but what a good and honest write up. Thanks.
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- BMC_Kid
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Epic brake upgrade fail
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. 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.
- BeemerGuy
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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
S20i Auto Mineral Grey
Racechip GTS + App
330 front brakes, Hel SS hoses
326M Michelin PS4S
Xenon AEs
Smart Top
Black Leather Heated
Comfort Pack, Pro Media
Racechip GTS + App
330 front brakes, Hel SS hoses
326M Michelin PS4S
Xenon AEs
Smart Top
Black Leather Heated
Comfort Pack, Pro Media
- BMC_Kid
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Epic brake upgrade fail
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.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