I have a set of cores needing rebuilding and a rebuild kit if someone wants
them.
On Mar 8, 2018 8:34 AM, "DAVE HOGYE via Fot" <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as
> needed.
> The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish
> with numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have
> a silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about
> the quality.
> My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a total of
> 3,800 miles.
> Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black. I far
> as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete
> comparison. Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the
> importance of good brakes.
>
> DH
> > On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made
> > somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think
> > about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let
> > alone my race car.
> >
> > Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
> >
> > As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM
> > calipers.
> >
> > Henry
> >
> > On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
> > >
> > > BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
> > > That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part. I purchased
> > > another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
> > > just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair standing by. Then I
> > > can rebuild at my leisure.
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