AP Brake Caliper Refurb - Page 2

shane@mbtech · 17-09-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by s.mac

Godspeed did mine the same and all you fuckers said they looked a twat yellow ...

They look like a good job

If the cap fits

beedub · 18-09-2014, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

They do look nice in that colour shame they sprayed the brake pipes

all that money and they couldn't be bothered to remove the balance tubes......

DNM · 19-09-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by beedub

all that money and they couldn't be bothered to remove the balance tubes......

Indeed, I had meant to tell them to do that, they've removed them from other AP's looking at example refurbs on their website. In any event, I quite like them painted same colour as caliper, provided they don't flake of course, but I agree, they should have removed them as standard.

As for cost, fronts were £250 and rears £220. That included ceramic coating the paint, all tin work (exc. balance tubes!) vapour blasted and plated and AP decals that actually fit the recessed writing. That was only marginally more than other quotes I received, which didn't include the tin work and ceramic coating or as good a solution for the AP text. I personally don't think thats expensive, especially given the quality of the finish..

The additional costs were 4 x AP seal kits at £118 and £85 for an engineering firm to remove 2 x seized and snapped bleed nipples and re-thread the holes. If other outfits can do all of the above for less money to the same standard, I'd be keen to know where for next time? Just thought it would be useful to post this given the lack of recommendations on here.

**AlexGTT** · 25-09-2014, 02:09 PM

Looks good, thanks for recommendation. I'm sure others will find it useful.

breeze · 23-09-2019, 10:06 AM

I’d quite like to get my black APs refurbished, they have faded quite a bit although still work perfectly with even pad wear. Front and rear.

Who is best to use these days and what would it cost? I’d like a finish that can take some heat (if the car ever goes back out on track...), to look as close as possible to the original colours. Black caliper, yellow writing. I’d like them to look as new but not sure how people remove the light surface corrosion on the bolts etc (most seem to get painted).

They have never been done before so guessing some seals may need doing. That said, the car has always been garaged and the calipers haven’t done massive mileage.

Thoughts? Some of the figures quoted in this thread sound a bit on the strong side (although the calipers look good).

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23-09-2019, 10:06 AM	#15
breeze S3 - On the open road Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 102 Casino cash: $5788	I’d quite like to get my black APs refurbished, they have faded quite a bit although still work perfectly with even pad wear. Front and rear. Who is best to use these days and what would it cost? I’d like a finish that can take some heat (if the car ever goes back out on track...), to look as close as possible to the original colours. Black caliper, yellow writing. I’d like them to look as new but not sure how people remove the light surface corrosion on the bolts etc (most seem to get painted). They have never been done before so guessing some seals may need doing. That said, the car has always been garaged and the calipers haven’t done massive mileage. Thoughts? Some of the figures quoted in this thread sound a bit on the strong side (although the calipers look good).