Newbie To Sau!

[CLNSKY]

Just to clarify things in my mind.... I stuck on the shim i bought to the back of the pad, then put the 2 metal backing plates ontop of them.

So i have pad - plastic stickon shim - full metal plate - half metal plate and the side clip that clips everything together

Sort of doubting if i need double metal plates.

I go pretty easy on my brakes no heavy braking or anything... Thinking of taking them out, giving them a good rub / sand... put them back in and give them a goooood bed in session, but its very hard to find anywhere to do it lol.

Ruxis - Won't be taking my stock skyline to the track ! hahaha

75coupe - Keep me posted how those shims work, i bought the HPX only because i heard they where quiet + no dust =(

Cheers

Colin

Edited June 20, 2012 by CLNSKY

[Ruxis]

why not?

put an exhaust on it and go nuts!

its lots of fun and pretty safe in a gtst/gtt

[CLNSKY]

Still getting used to the car, first manual car i've driven! Maybe in a years time when I know everything is running fine.

Back to the brakes.

Is it essential to have my adhesive shim + the 2 metal backing plates on?

Would removing the half backing plate (the one on the bottom right in the image) help with reducing noise, since its just plastic on one piece of metal?

Note: The image was taken just before i put the adhesive shim on.

[Ruxis]

Dunno man, wouldn't worry about shimming shit.

Find a steep hill and spend the day there or something.

[CLNSKY]

Just rung GSLRallysports where I bought the pads / shims. He recommended I just stick the adhesive on the back of my brake pads and remove the 2 metal backing plates / shims (not sure what they are called but they are the OEM ones that are in the picture above).

Does this sound right? My pistons will be pressing directly onto the adhesive which is cardboard thin onto the pads.

I guess there's nothing to lose in trying? Should still be able to stop since the piston is pushing in

Would like to get some advice from you guys before i play with my brakes....

Cheers

Colin

[Ruxis]

sounds dodgy as.

id change brake pads before swapping oem stuff with that

[75coupe]

Yep do it GSL know brakes, the replacement shkms are to replace the oem ones, the std shkms were originally covered in a thin rubber coating but after all these years its been heated and cracked off

[CLNSKY]

Thanks mate, will take them apart tonight and take out the 2 OEM metal shims and sand back my pads a bit.

Hope this eliminates my squeek. =D

[CLNSKY]

Took apart everything, couldn't find any copper grease anyway and autobahn gave me some Bendix lubricant satchets and smashed it on and between the backing plates i have (still have the plastic adhesive on) BRAKES ARE QUIET!

I sanded down my brakes a bit, do i need to bed them in again?

[CLNSKY]

Won't let me edit above post =(

Tried bedding in the brakes. First one or two stops where ok, but from there on the brakes where screaming when i did 80-10. Drove around for about 5 mins after i bedded them in to cool down. On the way home seemed pretty good with light braking.

Anyone know if they will stay quiet and only scream when they are very hot?

Cheers

Colin

[CLNSKY]

Hey guys have a question for my exhaust i'm looking into.

Looking to get a catback system, cat, dump pipe (JJR stainless steel dump from Just jap) seperately.

Anyone heard of the brand VENOM before? My mate recommended the brand but he drives an XR5 lol.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3-Nissan-VENOM-High-Flow-Cat-Skyline-R32-R33-R34-GTR-S13-Z32-300ZX-C33-A31-/260953990635?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc211e5eb#ht_3586wt_940

Any recommendations for cats / dump pipes would be awesome guys!

Cheers

Colin

[CLNSKY]

Big 4WD backed into my car on Saturday.

My car came out 2nd best, he only had a little scratch =(

Edited July 9, 2012 by CLNSKY

[oweban]

Daaaaaamn. Hope you got all their info dude! Bonnet, left guard, headlight, grille, bumper.

*sucks teeth*

[CLNSKY]

Luckily i'm fully insured !

any estimation how much the cost to fix would be? just for my reference

[oweban]

hmm, not sure. Depends where you get parts from - 2nd hand or new? new will cost a pretty penny, and 2nd hand, well, the panels and headlight can be gotten fairly cheaply, but it'd depend on if there's any reo bar damage. my massive accident was quoted up at just under 8k damage - won't post photos here, this was ~ 4.5 years ago. yours is considerably better than mine was!

if i had to guess on prices based on what i've seen:

bonnet 300

headlight 250ish

guard 200?

grille 50-100

not sure about painting it though!

[Yo-Yo]

looks like the reo should be fine, good excuse to get a carbon bonnet, if you're into that kind of thing

[CLNSKY]

I don't get to choose what parts i get through insurance do i?

Thought it was just replacing whatever i had before?

Or do i get to pick and choose

EDIT- Reo is fine, but they went into my radiator support rail... If thats what its called haha

Edited July 9, 2012 by CLNSKY

[oweban]

I ended up getting a different front bar - I paid for it, and it came off my premium, so essentially they paid for it (it was cheaper than a new front bar!). To be honest it's best to have a chat to your insurance company, see if they're ok with you sourcing parts, and go from there. If they are, then start digging through the FS section or something, but if they want to do it all themselves, well, good on them.

[CLNSKY]

Assessment is this Saturday so will see how we go!

Don't want to wait ages for them to source parts =( !

[oweban]

Yeah, offer to help if they'll accept it. Then you can always source through the FS section for people wrecking S2's - rear end hits obviously Also possibly Skyline Spares, JustJap (if they still have 2nd hand stuff)...