[andy g]

Hi guys was looking around flea bay are saw these. Look like a bargain, was tempted but wont fit under by wheels but a bloody good price they seem ALCON 6 POT BRAKE RACE CALIPERS - HIGH PERFORMANCE on eBay (end time 17-Feb-10 17:06:25 GMT)

 

[tarmac terror]

I saw these too...
Gave Alcon UK a call as I could not get any info about these calipers on their website. Alcon said that a bunch of these calipers were 'disposed of due to a quality issue' (their exact words). They didnt go into detail on what the issue was but DID say that it was NOT a safety critical issue!!

Now I'm not suggesting that the Ebay seller has whipped these out of the bin and is flogging them but Alcon did say that these calipers were rather specialised and not something you would normally see on the 2nd hand market.

Person also said that finding spares for them would be problematic too...

Shame, as the prices are not to be sniffed at..

TT

 

[Min-e]

I'll try and find out if there are any known issues with this type of caliper as we fitted them to the XKR-S and a few other XK models. I remember looking at these a while ago at work and they do look like an impressive caliper. Although the disc that was used in the XKR-S application was 400mm and not 380mm as the advert recommends as being "ideal".

James

 

[dave100]

what sort of money would pads be? £50ish?

what size is the stock disc on the R33?

 

[nismodude]

stock size of a r33 gtr is 324mm and cheak or there is a rubber seal on the pistons
becourse these are race spec.
if there isn't any you need to clean it every 500-1000 miles
or it will jamm

 

[G40tee]

£50 for pads??

would have thought would be treble that surely? Discs will cost you about £500 odd for a pair.

My AP discs are £550-600 for a pair, pads are £150 to £200 bare minimum
Not that id ever replace them with AP ones, Performance Friction all the way

 

[banzai g]

I was pricing pads for my Grex front calipers a while back !!!!
Got quoted £320 !!!!!!!!!!

 

[nismodude]

what kind of pads where those?

 

[G40tee]

gold plated ones! haha

 

[nismodude]

wel if they brakes good:chuckle:

 

[banzai g]

I was pricing pads for my Grex front calipers a while back !!!!
Got quoted £320 !!!!!!!!!!

Ill reprice that !!!!! Just looked at the old P.M That was sent to me !!!!!!
They were endless pads £365 delivered to my door !!!!!
As you could prob guess i didnt fit them. lol :chuckle: