Guest wantthatone Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 well, the car went back over the bridge yesterday to nevins & dr jeckyl. this trip saw the new lexus V8 brakes fitted UCF20s with chris wilson fast road pads, these weigh half of what the j-spec calipers did! very straight forward to fit. christ! they stop like something else.. we also done the full service, i was shocked to see how hard it was to change the plugs! this alone took an hour or so, new silicone hoses also, as we have fitted gauges etc & a sandwhich plate. they also under took the stereo install, with new door mounts, new speakers new head unit, we decided not to fit the brand new alpine amp, SO IF ANYONE WANTS THIS & THE WIRING KIT PLEASE LET ME KNOW! all of my new carbon wrapped panels were installed, hecled sorted me with new blue heater controls. new el glo dials, i got back home at 22:00 yesterday, they worked there socks off, it seems what ever you throw at them, they will do, next project is the big single! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 hi dave, those panels looked the business mate, i will be sending one back for covering, soon as this is back in the car mate i can then send all bits back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 nice one mate those brakes must be really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 no problem mate, PM'd you, they will be sent off in the morning mate. yes the lexus upgrade is a worth while mod, i would recommend to anyone, virtualy the same as uk spec brakes, with out the price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 An hour for the plugs? Fecking hell, how many cups of tea were in between each one Sounds good mate, another job well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 no problem mate, PM'd you, they will be sent off in the morning mate. yes the lexus upgrade is a worth while mod, i would recommend to anyone, virtualy the same as uk spec brakes, with out the price!! Are those not 1 piece and lighter than UK spec? If so they might be a bit better in all honesty. Did they need a fitting bracket or was it a straight fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Are those not 1 piece and lighter than UK spec? If so they might be a bit better in all honesty. Did they need a fitting bracket or was it a straight fit? yes mate 1 piece, i could'nt believe how light they were scott, no brackets needed, craig (dr) had them on in minutes. all you see through the 5 spokes are discs & calipers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 yes mate 1 piece, i could'nt believe how light they were scott, no brackets needed, craig (dr) had them on in minutes. all you see through the 5 spokes are discs & calipers Yeah, those are a fair bit lighter than the UKs from memory. Just as good as the UKs at stopping as far as I know too, so win win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 discs & calipers like new £60, thats all i gave for them, the CW fast road pads cost more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Didnt the calipers need any grinding to fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 discs & calipers like new £60, thats all i gave for them, the CW fast road pads cost more Bargain, next set you see send them up this way. I'll even cross your palm with shiney silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Didnt the calipers need any grinding to fit? See this is the reason I asked, I thought they required modifying. Possibly came off a supra at some point though I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 i think he whipped a file over one edge, just for clearance. to be honest guys they were on the car so quick. we had to bend the backing plate to accomodate them, if that helps. i actualy bought from a lexus dealer, so would'nt think they came from a supra... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bargain, next set you see send them up this way. I'll even cross your palm with shiney silver i can secure any member a set of these, he seems to be falling over them he said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 For £60? Fronts & rears? Can you get me a price for all 4 posted please? If the discs are the same as UKs I won't need those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 i was advised not to fit the lexus rears scott! this reason i dont know, you would need to drop dr jekyl or nevins a PM, it has something to do with the balance of the braking system, it locks up or something, sorry im not to sure, but craig tracks his car & says a bias switch or something, best to speak to them, but the people who have done this still use j-spec rears...£60 got me the front discs & calipers in as new condition mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 For £60? Fronts & rears? Can you get me a price for all 4 posted please? If the discs are the same as UKs I won't need those. lexus are 316mm mate if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 lexus are 316mm mate if that helps Ahh, those are smaller. I'll stick with what I have then. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 no problem scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 the lexus rears straight up wont fit. i had uk rears on the back of mine with the lexus fronts but had big rear lock problems especially when down shifting in big stops. i put the j-specs back on the rear and the car dose not lock the rears as much into corners and is more stable , thats why i prefer the jap rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 An hour for the plugs? Fecking hell, how many cups of tea were in between each one Sounds good mate, another job well done no cups of tea , but about 8-10 tyres in different cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 the lexus rears straight up wont fit. i had uk rears on the back of mine with the lexus fronts but had big rear lock problems especially when down shifting in big stops. i put the j-specs back on the rear and the car dose not lock the rears as much into corners and is more stable , thats why i prefer the jap rears Yup makes sense. I guess the V8s aren't quite as good as the UKs then. Great upgrade option from Jspecs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thats a great price If you want to shift a few sets I can post up on the Soarer site, theyre mad for them. Ill also stick it on Clubaristo.net if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyer864 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll be joining the queue for these if they become available ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 again back over the bridge today, seen the last of the poly bushes being fitted, couldnt believe how quick to do the rear upper arms. we then finished off the interior mods, the A pillar gauge pod went in quite quickly compared to the actual gauges them selves. after much soldering & removing more trim!!! it eventualy went back together with craig giving it a blast round, however! we took the feed from the kick down sensor, so when foot down the gauges reset them selves, after another 10 mins with the soldering iron., i headed home over the bridge, 18:30! just a couple of things left before the big work starts now. anyone considering daves dash panels, do it! they make such a difference..... thank you so much craig & gareth, another saturday given up with no financial reward!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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