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Brake disc skimming

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  • 14-07-2006 12:19pm
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    smash
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    Anyone know anyone who does it? got some nice new wheels but the rust on the brake discs bring them down...


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    MercMad
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    If you get them skimmed they will only skim the contact surface, not he outer edge !

    The contact surface will clean off once driven !

    Anyway Cylinder Head Engineering in Baldoyle will do it 01-8394516.


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    mloc123
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    They will rust up again in a couple of days anyway, leave a car parked for a week and when you come back the disks will be covered in surface rust.


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    Slinky>
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    It's hardly worth your while discs are so cheap now, and when you factor in labour/ hastlle of removing them doing without the car while there getting skimmed , why not replace them with higher spec groved disc's?


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    bucks
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    Its not worth the hasstle or the danger when it comes to skimming brake discs.
    Buy a new set instead.


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    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Thanks for the feedback, I have been thinking of getting some ceramic brakes, but don't fancy spending 4k on a set of brembos. I'll keep looking!


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    Slinky>
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    I replaced disc's on a few cars before all import's and it wasnt very expensive, Brembo's come with huge calipers ect. . probably over kill unless your doing a lot of track days/ drive like a manica (in which case advanced driving course would be a better place to spend!)


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    MercMad
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    Get a set of nice tarox grroved discs ! They look cool through the wheel !

    I would avoid the drilled discs like the plaque unless the car comes that way from the factory. I had bad experiences with them on 3 cars I owned, they always cracked from the holes outwards, I reckon the manufacturers have a cheaper process !


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