[W126 Coupe] BRAKES

[Andrew Sporner]

Ok Well I guess there is such a place ;-)  Forgot about that venue.

I guess I am a bit of a purist this way.  I have never had fading problems and
I have the baroque wheels which look very elegant and blocks the view of the
brake rotors.

I plan on posting a few pictures this weekend of higher resolution but
there attached give an idea.

Funny is that as I was getting ready to buy this car in 2004 I had left the
Pontiac Fiero scene.  They were a bunch of Germans doing the same thing
that you guys over there are doing.  88' Fiero Gt ~ 5000 Euros, Move-it brakes
(porsche like) ~5000 Euros, new motor ~8000 Euros, etc etc.  If one looks
at the http://www.mobile.de website one can actually buy a Ferarri 328gts for
the same price and would end up with a better car.    Now that is a different
case  from what you guys are doing there, but it was then that I decided that
I wanted a car that was designed for this from the very beginning.

Greetings



Andy


Andy


On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Jonathan Hodgman <jhodgman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I haven't found a use for bigger brakes and I track my car...;-)

>

> Jonathan

>

>

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Andrew Sporner <asporner at googlemail.com>

> wrote:

>>

>> I know this is going to sound like a dumb question so please forgive this

>> in

>> advance.

>>

>> I have a completely stock '82 500 sec.  I drive this car at speeds of

>> 200-240 Kph

>> on the autobahn for up to an hour in stop start traffic (idiots

>> decided that they want

>> to pass only when they see you coming!) and I have had terrific brake

>> service from

>> my car.

>>

>> What is the advantage -- especially in the USA where the speed limit

>> is enforced?

>>

>> Sincerely

>>

>>

>>

>> Andy Sporner

>>

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>

>> wrote:

>> > sold, i'll take them!

>> >

>> > ----- Original Message -----

>> > From: samsisic at comcast.net

>> > To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:31 PM

>> > Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] BRAKES

>> > Hi All!

>> > I just completed replacing my front and rear brakes with larger ones.

>> > If anyone is interested in excellent working order stock items... i.e.

>> > front

>> > & rear calipers, pads & rotors including new front sensors let me know.

>> > The pads & rotors are at about 90% front and rear.

>> > I will clean everything, package and ship them to you for $200 plus the

>> > cost

>> > of shipping in the US.

>> > The stock items are valued at $600 remanufactured and $1,200 new.

>> > My appologies for posting this here, but I thought it may be useful to

>> > someone.

>> > Feel free to contact me off-line @ samsisic at comcast.net or 708-362-0337.

>> > Cheers,

>> > Sam

>> > Chicago

>> > 88' 560 SEC US

>> >

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