Calipers - which ones?

[Joss]

Hi, I've got a sticky caliper on the back of my 01 2.2 z3, is this the right replacement? does it come with a piston in it? thanks

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/656bm0580

 

[the Nefyn cat]

That looks like the right one, not so sure about that price, though. Z3 rears are expensive, but that's a bit much.If you're capable, or you know someone that is, this is a lot cheaper. With the money left over you'd be able to get new discs and pads, too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REAR-L-R...nvertible|Engine:2171ccm+170HP+125KW+(Petrol)

 

[Joss]

Thanks, the price is steep, but they're doing a 65% discount at the moment and there's £48 back for my old caliper as well. £35 for the kit is tempting, but I would still have a brown caliper, not a nice silver one, unless they clean and paint easily

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Given a wire brush in a drill or something similar they clean up quite easily. Plenty of people on here have done it, and a few coats of paint on a caliper will keep it shiny for longer than a bare new one. @Sean d changed his rear calipers for Z4 ones, apart from the bleeding seems fairly easy, and a lot cheaper if I remember rightly.

 

[colb]

I noticed the high price compare them with https://brakeparts.co.uk/
cheaper per unit than GSF
Also have a look at Carparts4less https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/
more expensive for the rears than Brakes International

 

[Joss]

Thanks folks, I got the refurb kit from ebay and gsf came in cheapest for pads and discs - I know what I'm doing this weekend :/

 

[Althulas]

I’m it was @Sean d who game this contact refurbbrakecalipers@gmail.com chap I spoken to was David and game me a rough quote of £40 each which included full refurb including powder coating with you colour of choice and if I remembered it was Sean’s Calipers’s the finish was high quality.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Wish you luck with that, have you done this sort of stuff before? Can be a bit fiddly getting the boot to stay in place while you fit the piston into the hole. And I have known people use the likes of WD40 as a lubricant whilst fitting the seals, NO NO NO. Should be a little squeezy tube of grease in the repair kit, if not use clean new brake fluid. I apologise if you already know what you're doing, but I have known people make mistakes in the past. May even have made one or two myself.

 

[Joss]

Thanks, that's all good advice, useful for someone reading this thread later, but I'm okay with throwing spanners around, I do all my own maint on my motorbike