Caliper Rebuild USA

[fattogatto]

Anyone have a reliable source for rebuilding/refurbishing/restoring the calipers from a baby elan in the US?

Thanks.

[gus]

honestly buy some SS pistons and a seal kit, it is pretty easy

[SENC]

About to do the same on my new to me S4. Was planning to send the pistons off... Gus, where have yiu sourced SS pistons?

[fattogatto]

RD has them.

[mbell]

I got a quote from http://www.goldlinebrakes.com

I think a few people on here recommend them. I couldn't justify the price quoted radically with shipping, so I did it my self. The paint finish is no where as good as if done professionally but was significantly cheaper.

I got the pistons and seals from Sue Miller as significantly cheaper than US sources and I had a UK trip. Think I would have come out a head even with postage from the UK....

[john1180]

Try Eric at PMB performance. pmbperformance.com. They do a great job, complete disassembly, replate, and rebuild! John

[john.p.clegg]

Ohio...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311082182922? ... EBIDX%3AIT

John

[sveris]

The owner of Vintage Imports - from the previous Ebay link -is a personal friend. You won't find a better source for old sports car parts on the Internet - period. He also has professional equipment to manufacture virtually any brake or hydraulic hose you might require.

Steve in Ohio

[danielmo]

You can get reasonably priced kits and stainless steel pistons from here: http://classicgarage.com/. The rears are the least expensive I've seen.

[ftsoft]

You can buy new calipers from Moss(Spitfire) for the fronts. The rears are more of a problem. I had mine rebuilt here in US locally by D&D Classics in Covington Ohio.

Frank

[cabc26b]

+1 on goldline, used them to rebuild my early 911 calipers - reasonable and fast . I would buy the fronts from moss as others suggested and get the rears done -

George

[SENC]

Those of you who have used goldline or PMB - did you spec or provide ss pistons, or go with alloy?

Any thoughts on goldline's newer finish vs the traditional zinc alloy used ny PMB?

[fattogatto]

Just called Goldline. Rather pricey at $90 per caliper to take apart, clean and rebuild. Pistons would be extra and then the zinc plating (if desired) would push $300 for all four. So, looking at $700+, plus shipping.

And, just got off the phone with PMB. $379 for the rears with parking brake, and $349 for the fronts. Includes plating and SS pistons though. Plus shipping.

[collins_dan]

I rebuilt mine with ss pistons from Ray and it was very easy. I did not paint the calipers, but was talking about it with a friend that has used this http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-s-uret ... aints.html, which he said turned out very good. Just a thought. Dan

[SENC]

Just called Goldline. Rather pricey at $90 per caliper to take apart, clean and rebuild. Pistons would be extra and then the zinc plating (if desired) would push $300 for all four. So, looking at $700+, plus shipping.

And, just got off the phone with PMB. $379 for the rears with parking brake, and $349 for the fronts. Includes plating and SS pistons though. Plus shipping.

Thanks for sharing Charlie. I was thinking I could do it myself for $350-450 (including sending off for zinc plating), so $700-800 all-in doesn't sound too bad. Which are you going with and why?