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Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 16:51
Well silly mistake i got the wife to order my new 3g brakes.

However she has ordered the 302 mm ones and we have 16" alloy will that cause a prob?

thunderace
Monday 14th August 2006, 16:54
only if you have columbas

other 16's have clearance

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 17:05
hmm ill take a quick picture not sure what ones they are

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 17:13
excuse the quality mobile phone camera lost my digi somewhere

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2713/alloymr0.jpg

thunderace
Monday 14th August 2006, 17:35
well they're not columbas :)

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 17:44
cool so im A-Ok to pay? :)

t5tart
Monday 14th August 2006, 17:54
you will obv need caliper carriers to make the disks work

After_Shock
Monday 14th August 2006, 18:06
As t5tart says you will need new brackets to carry the larger discs as they wont just fit straight on.

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 18:25
ah bugger where would one get them? any decent places online?

t5tart
Monday 14th August 2006, 18:28
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-V70R-302MM-BIG-BRAKE-CALLIPER-CARRIERS-850-C70_W0QQitemZ130015882621QQihZ003QQcategoryZ23013Q QtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 18:30
thanks bud

t5tart
Monday 14th August 2006, 18:34
no worries
just ordered a complete big brake kit off him

nice chap met him at salvo

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 19:39
i also ordered

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&item=330015137857&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

For the front will they just fit straight on with the new caliper carriers?

t5tart
Monday 14th August 2006, 19:58
is ours an 850?? or v70??

personallt i would have got the police spec ones from the same guy the carriers came from

Paul
Monday 14th August 2006, 20:13
its a C70 :P

t5tart
Monday 14th August 2006, 20:14
still would have gone for police spec pads

dicky b t5
Monday 14th August 2006, 21:09
I can recommend the Police Spec pads, I've had um on mine for about 6 weeks now, their fantastic.Well pleased with um.:mischievo