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Title: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: mark.adams on 07 August 2008, 09:21:46
Anybody used these or recommended them, just got hold of some and was canvassing opinions before i fit them...
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: TheBoy on 07 August 2008, 09:36:38
afraid not.  with gm ones so cheap, i dont mess around with others
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: tunnie on 07 August 2008, 09:42:52
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afraid not.  with gm ones so cheap, i dont mess around with others

Have to agree.

GM set is around £80 with Pads on TC.

On a budget? Get GM.

Drive like Lewis Hamilton and want some stopping power? Get Brembos!
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: TheBoy on 07 August 2008, 09:44:56
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afraid not.  with gm ones so cheap, i dont mess around with others

Have to agree.

GM set is around £80 with Pads on TC.

On a budget? Get GM.

Drive like Lewis Hamilton and want some stopping power? Get Brembos!
GM ones can take some abuse as well - with a tip top braking system, they may go off a bit after a severe caning, but always tend to come back quickly ime
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: tunnie on 07 August 2008, 09:46:39
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afraid not.  with gm ones so cheap, i dont mess around with others

Have to agree.

GM set is around £80 with Pads on TC.

On a budget? Get GM.

Drive like Lewis Hamilton and want some stopping power? Get Brembos!
GM ones can take some abuse as well - with a tip top braking system, they may go off a bit after a severe caning, but always tend to come back quickly ime

Mine are back now  ::)
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: TheBoy on 07 August 2008, 09:50:04
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afraid not.  with gm ones so cheap, i dont mess around with others

Have to agree.

GM set is around £80 with Pads on TC.

On a budget? Get GM.

Drive like Lewis Hamilton and want some stopping power? Get Brembos!
GM ones can take some abuse as well - with a tip top braking system, they may go off a bit after a severe caning, but always tend to come back quickly ime

Mine are back now  ::)
i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

The tyres, sorry, I forgot you had plastic tyres  :-[
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 August 2008, 12:19:44
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i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

When was the fluid last changed?

Kevin
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: tunnie on 07 August 2008, 15:02:38
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i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

When was the fluid last changed?

Kevin

When ever the disc guide was made... 2 years?
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: TheBoy on 07 August 2008, 15:14:31
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i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

When was the fluid last changed?

Kevin

When ever the disc guide was made... 2 years?
Due again then.  Even if it wasn't, I would do it, as they definately went a bit soft.
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 August 2008, 17:01:28
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i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

When was the fluid last changed?

Kevin

When ever the disc guide was made... 2 years?
Due again then.  Even if it wasn't, I would do it, as they definately went a bit soft.


Sounds like it could do with it, especially if they went a little spongy when they faded. Make sure you pull all the old fluid through as it could have absorbed a bit of water.

Kevin

Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: tunnie on 07 August 2008, 17:32:36
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i think you may have an issue, as I wouldn't drive anyone elses car and purposely do that to brakes, they went soft a bit quick imho.  do a bleed.

When was the fluid last changed?

Kevin

When ever the disc guide was made... 2 years?
Due again then.  Even if it wasn't, I would do it, as they definately went a bit soft.


Sounds like it could do with it, especially if they went a little spongy when they faded. Make sure you pull all the old fluid through as it could have absorbed a bit of water.

Kevin


I used a G clamp last time to push in the caliper which squeezed out the last of the fluid.
Title: Re: Kern Automotive Brake Discs
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 August 2008, 17:39:15
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I used a G clamp last time to push in the caliper which squeezed out the last of the fluid.

.. and then bleed fresh fluid through from the reservoir?

Kevin