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Japper · Apr 28th, 2008, 08:51 AM

JCW Drilled / slotted front discs

Just fitted the above

My original discs had got badly grooved up ( must be dirt from roadworks each day on way to work )

Seeing as the JCW's were only £10 a disc more i decided to fit these.

However, any body who's fitted these, have you noticed they're not 'handed'. Same disc for nearside & offside

Does this sound odd seeing as the holes / slots hit the pad in a different orientation.

C.

Snowie · Apr 28th, 2008, 09:27 AM

Yes this is correct - they are not handed.
Some manufacturers do them handed and other do not, all down to cost at the end of the day

Japper · Apr 28th, 2008, 09:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Snowie (original)

Yes this is correct - they are not handed.
Some manufacturers do them handed and other do not, all down to cost at the end of the day

A bit of a poor show from JCW

Hugo · Apr 28th, 2008, 10:01 AM

Fitted them at the weekend with JCW calipers. Disks can fit either side.

I bought the JCW calipers and pads of ebay for £250 straight from the supplier. got R56 disks for £140 from a dealer. Total cost £390 while the cheapest full kit price from a dealer was £550.

Snowie · Apr 28th, 2008, 10:09 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Japper (original)

A bit of a poor show from JCW

Or more accurately - BMW as they own JCW brand

Japper · Apr 28th, 2008, 10:38 AM

Looks like more than myself was busy this weekend

Do either of you two guys have any views on 'bedding in' procedure. I usually just go careful for 100 miles or so, avoiding heavy breaking. But i just read an article from Stoptech that gives a breaking in procedure that 'goes' against this approach.

Not sure which road i could use for their procedure though

Apr 28th, 2008, 08:51 AM	#1
Japper MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oil Country Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 927 Online	JCW Drilled / Slotted Front Discs JCW Drilled / slotted front discs Just fitted the above My original discs had got badly grooved up ( must be dirt from roadworks each day on way to work ) Seeing as the JCW's were only £10 a disc more i decided to fit these. However, any body who's fitted these, have you noticed they're not 'handed'. Same disc for nearside & offside Does this sound odd seeing as the holes / slots hit the pad in a different orientation. C. 06 HB/W MCS Chilli Last edited by Japper : Apr 28th, 2008 at 09:53 AM.

Apr 28th, 2008, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Snowie MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Camberley, Surrey Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 1,417 Online	Yes this is correct - they are not handed. Some manufacturers do them handed and other do not, all down to cost at the end of the day In Italy

Apr 28th, 2008, 09:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Japper MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oil Country Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 927 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Snowie (original) Yes this is correct - they are not handed. Some manufacturers do them handed and other do not, all down to cost at the end of the day A bit of a poor show from JCW 06 HB/W MCS Chilli

Apr 28th, 2008, 10:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Snowie MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Camberley, Surrey Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 1,417 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by Japper (original) A bit of a poor show from JCW Or more accurately - BMW as they own JCW brand In Italy

Apr 28th, 2008, 10:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Japper MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oil Country Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 927 Online	Looks like more than myself was busy this weekend Do either of you two guys have any views on 'bedding in' procedure. I usually just go careful for 100 miles or so, avoiding heavy breaking. But i just read an article from Stoptech that gives a breaking in procedure that 'goes' against this approach. Not sure which road i could use for their procedure though 06 HB/W MCS Chilli

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Apr 28th, 2008, 10:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 08:09 AM Posts: 2,441 Offline	Fitted them at the weekend with JCW calipers. Disks can fit either side. I bought the JCW calipers and pads of ebay for £250 straight from the supplier. got R56 disks for £140 from a dealer. Total cost £390 while the cheapest full kit price from a dealer was £550.

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