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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:42 pm
by Sean1066
Rear handbrake calipers stripped, painted and refurbished with new pistons and rubber seals.Image

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New disc are also ready
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Certainly a little bit bigger than the original ones.

Now just wait for the rear axle to come back from powdered coating and in can all be fitted


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:49 pm
by the swan fiend
Nice one mate. That’s going to look epic when it’s all on the van.


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:14 pm
by Sean1066
I’m hoping so buddy.
The one good thing is it will all be new or refurbished on the rear axle.😁

Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 6:52 am
by the swan fiend
Yeah it’ll be one less thing to think about.

I’m gonna have to repaint my callipers this year. I’m going to send them away to be powder coated though. Means having the van off the road which is a bit of a pain.


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:07 am
by Sean1066
I did think about having mine powder coated until they told me the price. Mind you I’m glad I did it myself as I have learned how to do something else.

Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:56 am
by the swan fiend
It’s another skill in your toolbox mate.


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:40 pm
by Sean1066
Got my rear axle and my brake brackets (made by me) back from powder coating yesterday. So today I test fitted the brakes and trimmed the bolts to size as some of them were to long. I think it all turned out pretty well. Looking forward to finally getting them on the caddy

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I also had to clean out the bolt holes for the anti roll bar bracket


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:45 pm
by the swan fiend
Top work mate. That’s looking really good!!


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:48 pm
by Sean1066
Thanks Peter much appreciated.
Just got to wait for a couple of bits to arrive and I can get it all fitted to the caddy

Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:54 pm
by the swan fiend
It’ll look amazing when fitted mate. As far as I know, you’re only the 2nd person to do it.


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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 7:26 pm
by petrev
Amazing work !
Brilliant
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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 8:17 pm
by Sean1066
Thank you petrev it’s taken time but well worth it

Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 11:19 pm
by Coldiee30
That’s decent set of brakes there mate💣

And there is nothing wrong with wet painted callipers, many well known brands comes new wet painted instead of powder coating, todays paints handle heat much better and you can get nice effects going wet 👌

Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 5:55 pm
by Sean1066
I have removed my R32 calipers and disc. Image
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I have replaced them with these ones.
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New 350mm disc.
New braided brake lines
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And the Brembo 18z that I have refurbished.
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Need to clean them wheels before they go back on again Image

Rears will be next with a lot of new parts

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Re: EX BG caddy VR6 3.2

Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 6:08 pm
by gazza31112
They look great mate, any issues with wheel clearance?

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