Interior/Exterior 1st. Gen. JCW brake upgrade on the cheap
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1st. Gen. JCW brake upgrade on the cheap
So... as most of you know the JCW factory upgrade brake calipers for 1st. gen. MINIs were stock calipers for the 2nd. gen. MCS. This has prompted many of us 1st. gen. owners to seek out R56 MCS Front brake calipers to do an upgrade on our own. Coincidently these R56 "S" calipers will bolt right on to the the R53 with the brake lines and new rotors being the only major changes you need to make. I recently acquired a front set of 2010 MCS calipers and lines for a steal and went about turning them into the " real deal " JCW calipers for my 2004 JCW MCS. Posted a pic below. Simply purchased high temp. red caliper paint and some original JCW caliper stickers from a site on Ebay UK and a can of high temp clear coat for a finish. After I pick up rotors and new pads I will have approx. $475 and a little time painting invested in these. What do you think ?
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Nice work!
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Looks great!
I was going to go that way back in February, but funds were a little tight, so I just went with ATE Orbital Slot rotors and Redstuff pads for my brake re-up.
Next time....
I think, when the time comes, I'll go with stove black if I paint the rotors at all, but most likely I will leave mine unpainted, so that you have to really pay attention to notice that they're not stock R53 parts....
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1. Never tell all you know.
C ya,
Dutch
I was going to go that way back in February, but funds were a little tight, so I just went with ATE Orbital Slot rotors and Redstuff pads for my brake re-up.
Next time....
I think, when the time comes, I'll go with stove black if I paint the rotors at all, but most likely I will leave mine unpainted, so that you have to really pay attention to notice that they're not stock R53 parts....
Dutch's 2 rules for success:
1. Never tell all you know.
C ya,
Dutch
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jcw calipers
So... as most of you know the JCW factory upgrade brake calipers for 1st. gen. MINIs were stock calipers for the 2nd. gen. MCS. This has prompted many of us 1st. gen. owners to seek out R56 MCS Front brake calipers to do an upgrade on our own. Coincidently these R56 "S" calipers will bolt right on to the the R53 with the brake lines and new rotors being the only major changes you need to make. I recently acquired a front set of 2010 MCS calipers and lines for a steal and went about turning them into the " real deal " JCW calipers for my 2004 JCW MCS. Posted a pic below. Simply purchased high temp. red caliper paint and some original JCW caliper stickers from a site on Ebay UK and a can of high temp clear coat for a finish. After I pick up rotors and new pads I will have approx. $475 and a little time painting invested in these. What do you think ?
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Yup! Stainless lines, caliper bushing kits and decent pads for your application (street, track or both) and you're done.
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