Volvo 850 brake conversion

[Murphy]

I was surfing around looking for something appropriate. Came up with a brembo conversion

Volvo 850 94-96

320x28 with 17" wheel

£1,220.00 + VAT + fitting.

So it is an expensive buy, however a group buy may help ???

Any interest ?

(http://www.m-p-c.demon.co.uk/mpcreddot.html)

[Mrsmopp]

OUCH!!!!!!!

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[855t5r]

You can go AP for £1240 plus VAT!

[Pedro Fandango]

the AP racing converstion used to be £1500

[Mrsmopp]

OUCH again! you people have more money than sense lol

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[Murphy]

I have no brakes to speak of, so i would say despite the cost it could be the best thing i could do to the car !

[855t5r]

I agree, the brakes on the T5s are appalling and I think £1500 is a small price to pay for safety!

My moto is 'If youve got a 10 dollar head then buy a 10 dollar helmet'

[Mrsmopp]

My moto is 'If youve got a 10 dollar head then buy a 10 dollar helmet'

You paid just 10 dollars for your head???? That explains a lot

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[855t5r]

You paid just 10 dollars for your head???? That explains a lot

x

no it came free with my body (I think it was on a special offer!)

[hamish]

Hi,
I think you need a cost effective brake upgrade !!! My's quicker than most ( isn't it justin) and i haven't spent anything like that on the brakes ! £250 is all you need to spend on brakes that will terrify a subaru!! If you don't believe me me give me a call at volvo tuning !

Regards,
Hamish.

[lance]

I can vouch for good stoping power too since upgrade

[Mrsmopp]

Whats wrong with the standard brakes then?

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[volvotuning]

Whats wrong with the standard brakes then?

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Nothing. But it does depend on driving style, and the types of roads you drive on when pushing the car hard.

Adam.

[Murphy]

My set up is pretty s**t, but auto's need the brakes so much more and the uprated brakes is an econamical option - i will take that as the first step and see how i go on !

Edited by J, NO BAD LANGUAGE PLEASE !

[Mrsmopp]

Nothing. But it does depend on driving style, and the types of roads you drive on when pushing the car hard.

Adam.

Mine seem to work ok and I drive on all types of road, seems like a gimmick to me. I can understand Auto's uprating their brakes but I can think of better things to spend £1500 on.

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[adamt5r]

£250!!!!! so wot have you done then??? braided hoses, pads and fluid??? please tell more as stopping would really help out......;-)

[wright_t5]

Hi,

Just upgraded mine to EBC turbo discs, red stuff pads, now they stop yah quick, the hotter the pads/discs get the better yah stop... and it was a lot lot less than £1000..... only £260... unless of course you have loads a money to spend, then go for it.... me I like small budgets... Umm, that's why I only do 20 MPG well 22 if I am careful.... but it's 20 most of the time!!

[lance]

I think the standard brakes find there limit when pushing really hard ie 100- 0 regularly ie fast stop starts big roads with loads of roundabout and no traffic.

[Murphy]

Hi,

Just upgraded mine to EBC turbo discs, red stuff pads, now they stop yah quick, the hotter the pads/discs get the better yah stop... and it was a lot lot less than £1000..... only £260... unless of course you have loads a money to spend, then go for it.... me I like small budgets... Umm, that's why I only do 20 MPG well 22 if I am careful.... but it's 20 most of the time!!

That is a shame. I have the same set up and they are utter ££££e. All warped and heat marks all over them, only 4-5k on them and they are scrap. if it wasn't for my lack of £££ they would have been long gone by now !!!!

[lance]

get youselves to Vt for some brembo discs and ferrado pads they may not look as nice as yours Murphy but ive found them good and they have been tried and tested by many others.