S70 r 1998

[leet5r]

Alright mate but I would offer them to Nick Yosser first as he was generous enough to give me spare discs & pads when I bought the car, they were probably expensive new so I'd clear it with him first before selling on. Hope that is understandable I don't want to be seen as a greedy £££££££

no worries at all dude

[Ettienne]

Fecking Eurocrats poking their noses in!

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Ey up brakes have just arrived....

Attachment 30056

Attachment 30057

V50 calipers, carriers + DVS adaptor weighing in at at approx 6.5 kg per side

The calipers are huge I thought they were XC90 items at first but were tagged with the correct part number & stamped FoMoCo

They are good but won't be as good as your 4 pots, I drive mine back to back and the 4 pots have a better pedal as well, it's just inherent design flaw with single pistons, they clamp less and have smaller pads.

But still a good improvement over the rubbish 302s

Tig the bracket once it's been bolted up.

[Doingitsideways]

Looking good.

Why tig the bracket, Steve?

[jamesy12345]

They are good but won't be as good as your 4 pots, I drive mine back to back and the 4 pots have a better pedal as well, it's just inherent design flaw with single pistons, they clamp less and have smaller pads.

But still a good improvement over the rubbish 302s

Tig the bracket once it's been bolted up.

For sure they won't be as good as an 1800 quid kit, but I would like to know are they good enough for what I get up to...and if they are cheaper to run/maintain. The 302s on my T5 (in Steve Sideways' signature above) seemed OK me. Not fantastic but did alright around Harewood & on the road.

Looking good.

Why tig the bracket, Steve?

Discussed 'ere mate

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...ht=#post775237

Probably to keep them on, instead of using Loctite

[Doingitsideways]

I'm very interested in this kit.

As we know James, I am the destoyer of brakes. Managed to fade the brakes to nothing on the S70 and the T6.

Do us a favour J, PM me some links to the various bits?
Too lazy to search them out and they'll be saved for me then.

[Ettienne]

My tig welded 320 will only fit 850s now but that's not a bad thing.

I think it's cost me about £400 all in for the 4 pots front and rear on the olive, the rear brakes are a really good upgrade.

I have xc90 rear brake calliper brackets for the 850 as well.

[Doingitsideways]

Hmm...

[jamesy12345]

More brake bits





320 mm discs about 9 kg each



Pads 1 kg each side. Tune in next week for another exciting episode of 'How much do my brakes weigh?'

[jamesy12345]

I'm very interested in this kit.

As we know James, I am the destoyer of brakes. Managed to fade the brakes to nothing on the S70 and the T6.

Do us a favour J, PM me some links to the various bits?
Too lazy to search them out and they'll be saved for me then.

Matching pair of used calipers & carriers on Fleabay..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-V50-...wAAOSw4UtWSmgC

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-V50-...0AAOSw4UtWSmSP

Parts for Volvos single 320 mm disc

http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=4559

Set of pads

http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=4578

Spring things

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2317323871...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Might be worth trying Volvo/Ford dealers also

[Harvey]

More brake bits





320 mm discs about 9 kg each



Pads 1 kg each side. Tune in next week for another exciting episode of 'How much do my brakes weigh?'

Would be lighter not in the box..

[Ettienne]

I've just bought some 325mm discs to make some more front brakes, I get bored easily lol

[Doingitsideways]

Would be lighter not in the box..

Agreed, those bags around the discs have to be worth a few grammes also.

[jamesy12345]

Would be lighter not in the box..

Agreed, those bags around the discs have to be worth a few grammes also.

Thanks lads

I've just bought some 325mm discs to make some more front brakes, I get bored easily lol

Any chance of a gratuitous bathroom scales shot..?

[jamesy12345]

Found a guy to increase central hole in discs to 68 mm and drill one of the mounting holes out on each of the carriers - Bob at Specialist Service, Houghton-le-Spring

[leet5r]

av used them before bud , done a mint job on skimming a head but damaged the rocker cover on the cosworth

[jamesy12345]

av used them before bud , done a mint job on skimming a head but damaged the rocker cover on the cosworth

Not good...I haven't tried fitting the parts on yet but was recommended him by someone who ran a Vectra touring car with AP brakes set up...he used them for skimming the discs

[leet5r]

tbh a don't think it was him a think the bit in the machine wasn't at its best , rocker cover was/is still useable as its on the car lol , how you finding the new brakes then or you not fitted them yet

[jamesy12345]

tbh a don't think it was him a think the bit in the machine wasn't at its best , rocker cover was/is still useable as its on the car lol , how you finding the new brakes then or you not fitted them yet

not done it yet, Lee, ££££ weather & christmas getting in the way. Back to work tomorrow too so won't get nowt done for a bit

[jamesy12345]

I forgot to mention a small job I did...replacing the a bulb behind the speedo, meaning I needed to take the top part of the dash off...



Something behind the glove box there that needs further investigation, some kind of aftermarket amplifier?? Very small though



Screws hide behind vents and speaker grills...



Not forgetting to completely remove the three bolts that hold the passenger air bag unit...disconnect battery before touching this...!



While in there I noticed one of the smaller warning light bulbs was missing....so was treated to the Service Light on putting it back together



Luckily I got a Service Reset Tool from eBay a few weeks earlier



Mileage now 150,573 btw

[Yosser]

Looks scary. No idea about the amp thing btw.

Too late now but I always fancied taking the dash top off and getting it flocked.