Movit v Porsche brakes

[JohnBlade]

Once I won the lottery I am planning to replace the standard front brakes (4 pot) on my car and can not make up my mind which ones to go for.Is there anybody out there who has tried both makes ? Any comments are welcomed....

[DaveP]

Porsche are actually Brembo...Movit used to use Brembo calipers (modified to fit), but have now designed their own. I think some companies may still be able to put modified Brembo calipers on, but the common choices around here these days seem to be either Movit or AP Racing.

[simple1]

I have recently ordered AP Sixpots, reasons:
Dont need 19" wheels
Look ok
Reports thus far seems to suggest that new floating disks are working fine
They are more than a grand less than Movit

[JohnBlade]

Thanks for that will check out the AP brakes on their website...especially as they are cheaper then Movit.

[Golich]

Once I won the lottery I am planning to replace the standard front brakes (4 pot) on my car and can not make up my mind which ones to go for.Is there anybody out there who has tried both makes ? Any comments are welcomed....

4 pot? My standard callipers are twin piston operating one big pad. With the other pad floating. My 97 S4 was also twin piston but two seperate pads if I remeber correctly. However, the S4 callipers were revised to something else?

[simple1]

six pot caliper kit is £1924.12 inc vat and £8.17 delivery from Demon Tweeks
Kit conversion code is CP5555-1034, then R for red calipers and B for black

[JohnBlade]

Price looks good compared to the Movit / Brembo...suppose I would need to spend £ 150 - £ 200 to get them fitted professionally....my motorcycle mechanic won't go for it....will have to track down a workshop in the london area.

[simple1]

Take a daytrip to Bath, fitted and free coffee all for naught

[JohnW]

John,
The calipers are held on with a piar of bolts and the disks with a pair of screws.
As long as you have some hoses too they are quite easy to do.
Takes no more than a morning to fit - I did mine myself (4 pot).

All you need is a jack, the right sized sockets, a torque wrench, a bottle of fluid, and an easi-bleed.
All available from halfords

If you really don't want to do it yourself try giving mk4Ash on here a pm - He's an audi tech so might be able to do it for you.

[JohnBlade]

Thanks for that guys...will get back to you once I've got the 'babies'.Cheers

[simple1]

ETA for mine is 24th April

[JohnBlade]

When did you order your AP's ? Also are you going for the rear ones as well ?

[DaveP]

John,
The calipers are held on with a piar of bolts and the disks with a pair of screws.
As long as you have some hoses too they are quite easy to do.
Takes no more than a morning to fit - I did mine myself (4 pot).

All you need is a jack, the right sized sockets, a torque wrench, a bottle of fluid, and an easi-bleed.
All available from halfords

If you really don't want to do it yourself try giving mk4Ash on here a pm - He's an audi tech so might be able to do it for you.

Hrm....I'm sure I remember hearing that you needed VAG-COM or similar in order to fully bleed the brakes correctly ? Anyone know if that's true ?

[simple1]

i am not aware of this, changed the fluid in mine late last year and with Snap-on easi-bleed, was straight forward operation.
Ordered mine on the 9th April, the delay is due to fabrication of disk bells according to AP, I am sure if you order soon, your eta will be similar if not the same. Will order the rears once the fronts are bedded in.

[JohnW]

I fitted my ones myself, and I don't have Vagcom.

1) Unbolted the old calipers & disks resting the caliper on a box.
2) Undid union and connected hose from new caliper in its place.
3) mounted new disk, caliper & pads.
4) bled both sides of caliper starting with the outmost side (I think - <beep> memory me)

repeated for other side. Job done.
No ignition on, engine running, or anything like that.
Just an easi-bleed connected to spare tyre (not mine - the cars !)
Oh, make sure you drop the pressure in the tyre though as your not meant to use more than 25psi I think. If you put 40psi on the bottle it grows a bit