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A P Racing Brakes

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:24 pm
by johnRS4
Hi Guys,

Please find below the email from AP Racing regarding the RS4 Kit:

"Front Strap Drive with: These prices are best estimates

Black calipers - £1729
Red calipers - £1749

Rear Kit with: These prices are list prices

Black callipers - £2165
Red calipers - £2185

If you buy both kits together we will give a 5% discount
hence

Black caliper front and rear - £3699
Red caliper front and rear - £3739

All these prices EXCLUDE VAT which will need to be added at
the rate of 17.5%

We should also be able to offer a discount for groups buys
of 5 kits or more however the discount level is still being discussed

Kit availability should be mid September delivery

No modifications are required to the rear upright to fit this kit, where as
I understand other kits in the market necessitate the upright removing from
the car and caliper mounting holes adding to enable the extra caliper to
fit!
On our kit the Audi park brake cable requires re-routing because the
mechanical park brake caliper mounts to the front of the disc and this is
the only involved operation to fit the kit. Front ands rear kit takes about
4 hours to kit in total.

Pete has suggested the following fitters:

BR Services in Leamington specialise in VW/Audi and have helped APR with
installations in the past and they are close enough for me to help out with
the initial fitting if needed. Tel 01926 451545 ask for Dave Faulkner.
Front and rear fit up will take about 4 to 5 hours."


Feel free to post any comments and I'll feedback to AP Racing.

Cheers

John :wink:

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:45 am
by Nordschleife
So this kit uses the same calliper to operate the rear brakes and the hand brake?
One of the reasons stock Audis are so strongly biased towards front axle braking is because of the pad material compromises caused by using the same calliper for the hand brake and rear brakes.
Seems a shame to spend a lot of money for a compromised system, if this is the case.

R+C

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:53 pm
by PhilT
£2165 seems steep for the rear kit.....
What about if we already have the fronts, do we qualify for the 5% discount?

Anybody interested in my fronts? At these prices, I might be off to Movit.

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:24 am
by Kenhk
[quote="PhilT"]£2165 seems steep for the rear kit.....

Agreed.
The rear normally cheaper than the front and I did expect the F&R would be less than GBP3,000.
But.......................... :cry:
:greyrs4:

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:24 am
by RS4_STEVO
I have decided on front only, but i'm waiting on this new kit which should be available within the next few weeks!

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:21 am
by DaveP
PhilT wrote:£2165 seems steep for the rear kit.....
What about if we already have the fronts, do we qualify for the 5% discount?

Anybody interested in my fronts? At these prices, I might be off to Movit.
Has certainly made my mind up for me...will be getting my cash ready for October and Guido in Germany... :D

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:35 pm
by BW
Dear,

The kits are interested to me, as per Phil's comment on the cost on that rear which seems I can get the similar setup at lower cost. I will wait to see you guys's final decision.

Regards

Ben

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:57 am
by johnRS4
Good news for those who are thinking of getting AP Racing brakes, I have just received an email from AP Racing to say that the rear kit has been reduced to £1995.00 plus vat
No modifications are required to the rear upright to fit this kit, where as
I understand other kits in the market necessitate the upright removing from
the car and caliper mounting holes adding to enable the extra caliper to
fit!
John

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:21 pm
by TWH
That's a little better, but how much are the Movit rears in comparisson?

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:28 pm
by RS4ever
I presume this includes disks?

What pads are recommened

Can you use quattro gmbh rears with AP fronts?

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:45 pm
by johnRS4
TWH wrote:That's a little better, but how much are the Movit rears in comparisson?
£1900.00+VAT

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:48 pm
by johnRS4
RS4ever wrote:I presume this includes disks?

YES
RS4ever wrote:What pads are recommened

AP inc
RS4ever wrote:Can you use quattro gmbh rears with AP fronts?
YES

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:55 pm
by RS4ever
Thanks John. Its seems Ap Fronts with Quattro gmbh rears is the answer. I have quattro gmbh all round at the moment and although they are good, I think the AP's may be worth the money.

Are they easy to fit or do they require an expert? Bolt off and bolt on?

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:22 pm
by bjacks
I could help you out with your GmbH fronts if you're looking to swap to AP.

Cheers

Ben

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:15 am
by PhilT
So what's the news on the group buy discount then?