[Charger_Pete]

Hi everyone

I have just seen my BMW Mini parts contact and he has given me details of the new JCW brake upgrade kit (see pic below).



The kit comprises of new front discs, calipers, pads and new rear pads. The kit retails at £1,015 inc VAT and fitting, but for 6 or more Mini2.com registered users, he will do the deal for:

£795 inc VAT and fitting

Will fit the following wheel sizes:

R95 JCW
R85 S Spoke
R90 Cross Spoke Composite
R98 Cross Spoke
R99 Double Spoke
R91 5-star bullet
R87 Double Spoke

Let me know what you think, if you have any questions i will try and answer them as soon as possible for you.

Cheers

Pete



Interested people so far:

MAXIM - brakes
kabulcooper - brakes and wheel package
Nick666 - brakes
BRMCooper - brakes
Miniboyblue - brakes
Rakey - MAYBE
rentagas

UPDATE: Price for 3 people: £850 inc.VAT fitted


Additional upgrades / deals available:

Brakes and wheel package:

1-5 Cars* Retail £2,633* Deal £2,350

6+ Cars * Retail £2,633* Deal £2,100

JCW 18" Wheels Only

6 + cars £1,300 inc VAT fitted

[kabulcooper]

I've PM'd you.

Fraz

[Shorty]

Might be interested

[CooperID]

Hi.. just thought I'd mention that I'm getting a set of JCW brakes fitted at the end of this month by my local dealer... I'm too far away for the group buy anyway The make up of the costs I was quoted was £550 + Vat for the parts plus 3 hrs fitting time. My dealer has given me 10% of the parts and his labour costs are very low, which means that the cost to me is just below the group by cost... It would appear that they've offered you a similar discount.... It may be worth pushing them a little more or getting a better rate on the labour if the do the cars around the same time... Just a thought

BTW... has anyone driven a car with the brakes fitted??...

[S2000&CooperS]

I'm game if anyone wants to start a group buy in the USA

[Cooper_si]

INFO regarding this upgrade....for all who may be interested

"The sport brake is available for the front axle and improves thermal capacity with larger internally ventilated brake discs, and enlarged brake piston diameter and sport brake pads for the front and rear axles. The response has considerably more bite and provides better deceleration. The Brake casings are finished in red and marked with the JCW logo"

"Designed in conjunction with JCW and BMW group brake specialists, the sport brake gives a sporty driver additional safety, particualry when the brake is subjected to high thermal stress.Even with sporting properties, no deterioration in comfort will be experienced compared to the series brakes"

hope that helps peeps

(info taken from internal BMW marketing bulletin)

PLEASE NOTE

to help pete with these i wana say these are not just for high performance minis !!! these will also fit Mini One, One D, Cooper S Hatch and Convertible models ! its your safety thats counts guys n gals

THANX.....the mole

[Charger_Pete]

Thanks Si, couldn't have put it better myself. Very sensible words!

[CooperID]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cooper S Works

All you need to do it to paint your existing calipers red and stick on a JCW motif.
The exiting brakes seem great.

If you update to big brakes, you should also change the brake lines, brake fluid, something the JCW brakes don't offer.

Oh, and after the read paint is set, go fit some green brake pads.

All in £100 tops.

I'm not sure I would agree that the brakes are great as standard... I've certainly found a few times where I needed a bit more bite from them... I think it's accepted that the JCW brake kit will not compare to the likes of the Brembo or AP Big brake kits which a few people have fitted, but I would argue that they are more appropriate for track use or on MINIs that are used mainly as a weekend fun cars... These also have limitations when used on an everyday car... I'm told that the JCW will sit somewhere in between these and the standard... They have been engineered by BMW/ JCW so they will have tested them for the car and ensure that it doesn't upset the brake balance... Pads should last a decent length of time and will form part of the regular service... only with a different pad type and everything will be covered by the warranty.

It may appear to be VFM by changing the existing pads to the likes of Green stuff, but I've also heard a lot of stories of them seriously reducing the life of the standard disks. It really depends on what you want... The fact that the JCW calipers are red is a nice touch, but tbh I'd be just as happy if they weren't I just want something that performs better than standard without going over the top. Time will tell how good thay actually are and no doubt this will transcend into the usual JCW is over priced and under performing discussion that's been seen many times before, but lets not go there

[TallAndy]

I was at JCG on friday getting my S modified to JCW and they had the JCW brake kit in a perspex box next to their strut brace (£220).

The brakes looked like stock ones painted red with a JCW sticker, tbh they didn't look that great. And the discs looked the same as the stock ones just a little larger, not drilled or grooved. Think they were labeled @ £886 ish... You can get brembo / tarox or AP racing kits for similar prices.

I have some pics on my digi cam which i'll post soon.

[Rakey]

can we please keep the thread tidy guys, just post if you are interested in the brakes, as its not an easy job running a group buy. And this is yet another great offer that Pete is working hard to bring to MINI2 users

If you think they are not worth the money please can you do it in another thread please

[Jones]

Interested!

[MAXIM]

any more news on this pete ????

[Charger_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey

can we please keep the thread tidy guys, just post if you are interested in the brakes, as its not an easy job running a group buy. And this is yet another great offer that Pete is working hard to bring to MINI2 users

If you think they are not worth the money please can you do it in another thread please

Thank you Rakey, thank you

[Charger_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by MAXIM

any more news on this pete ????

Hi Daz

Only update is that we need some more people to sign up for the deal mate.......

[MAXIM]

[Charger_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by MAXIM

rally the troops.....

[Rakey]

I think this is a great mod for those that are JCW fans, and those that want a mod that is not as common as some others like exhausts etc.

So made the thread a sticky as its something that could benifit other users

[s_and_m]

For new anchors on the Superbee
so chalk me up as "interested" for ther brake conversion

I would like to see the detialed specs though as I've heard conflicting things about the upgrade - but I like the idea of it not affecting the warranty

Cheers Pete!

S

[Charger_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by s_and_m

For new anchors on the Superbee
so chalk me up as "interested" for ther brake conversion

I would like to see the detialed specs though as I've heard conflicting things about the upgrade - but I like the idea of it not affecting the warranty

Cheers Pete!

S

List updated my friend......2 more people needed

[speedsman]

Does anyone know if this upgrade will work with any sized alloy wheels. 15, 16, 17, 18