Total Cost of JCW Brakes?
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Originally Posted by sundancekc
I was quoted $1485 including installation here in KC today. That's 4 hours install at $105/hr.
It's expensive but I'm still considering it.
It's expensive but I'm still considering it.
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Take a look at any of the factory manuals on how to install options like the driving lights the book says right on the front cover install time, every single dealer that I have heard of charge 2 or some case 3 times that install time. The driving lights are supposed to be a 2hr install but every dealer charges 4hr labor??????
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Originally Posted by bonz
I am considering the JCW brake kit for Greta but before I make that plunge I am interested in what the fellow US peeps are paying for this upgrade. I know the list is $1065 plus 2-3 hr labor so ...... What was your total cost?
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What caught my eye about the JCW brake kit???? To be quite honest the JCW name and reputation . All performance parts at this time are JCW, this includes 200 then 207hp kit and 18" JCW wheels and I am quite happy with those results. I know I can get the same if not better performance from differant brands but the theme of Greta is JCW.
Do I need big brakes on Greta ..... No, she is not my primary car and I drive her less than 700 mile a month and have yet to get her on a track ...... Do I want the JCW bbk ..... Yes, I sure do.
Thank for all of you responses
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Do I need big brakes on Greta ..... No, she is not my primary car and I drive her less than 700 mile a month and have yet to get her on a track ...... Do I want the JCW bbk ..... Yes, I sure do.
Thank for all of you responses
NICE
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Originally Posted by bonz
What caught my eye about the JCW brake kit???? To be quite honest the JCW name and reputation . All performance parts at this time are JCW, this includes 200 then 207hp kit and 18" JCW wheels and I am quite happy with those results. I know I can get the same if not better performance from differant brands but the theme of Greta is JCW.
Do I need big brakes on Greta ..... No, she is not my primary car and I drive her less than 700 mile a month and have yet to get her on a track ...... Do I want the JCW bbk ..... Yes, I sure do.
Thank for all of you responses
NICE
Do I need big brakes on Greta ..... No, she is not my primary car and I drive her less than 700 mile a month and have yet to get her on a track ...... Do I want the JCW bbk ..... Yes, I sure do.
Thank for all of you responses
NICE
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The main reason the JCW brakes are on my upgrade consideration list is that they'll fit under the R85 S-lites without spacers, and they retain the stock hoses. I'm not sure if they also retian the stock heat shields, but if they do, that's another plus.
Although the sliding caliper is not a design I'm enamored of, especially after being spoiled by the ease of maintaining Lockheed fixed calipers, it's a compromise that might be necessary in order to clear the R85s.
As far as hose material goes, I'm not convinced that what's best for the track is also better for the street. I'm concerned with the durability of braided stainless over plastic (teflon?) lines. Do they wear faster than rubber hoses? The stainless steel braid is porus, and could allow grit to get trapped between the braid and the underlying flexible line. This opens up the possibility for abrasion wear as the line flexes during suspension travel. Do they get brittle in really cold weather?
I'll need to ask these questions and more if I actually get to the point of taking the plunge for a BBK, but for now, the stockers are doing an adequate (but dusty) job of stopping the car.
Just my $.02
Although the sliding caliper is not a design I'm enamored of, especially after being spoiled by the ease of maintaining Lockheed fixed calipers, it's a compromise that might be necessary in order to clear the R85s.
As far as hose material goes, I'm not convinced that what's best for the track is also better for the street. I'm concerned with the durability of braided stainless over plastic (teflon?) lines. Do they wear faster than rubber hoses? The stainless steel braid is porus, and could allow grit to get trapped between the braid and the underlying flexible line. This opens up the possibility for abrasion wear as the line flexes during suspension travel. Do they get brittle in really cold weather?
I'll need to ask these questions and more if I actually get to the point of taking the plunge for a BBK, but for now, the stockers are doing an adequate (but dusty) job of stopping the car.
Just my $.02
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