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Jason Kingsmill
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 Soarer V8

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 Monday, January 30, 2006 - 05:31 pm, by:  Jason Kingsmill (Jason_k) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Mmmmm, new TT brakes.

Quick question(s), how much fluid will I need to flush the whole system?
And does anybody know the minimum thickness of the rear TT rotors?

Also, I would like to keep them the natural polished look of the calipers...should I be applying some kind of clear lacquer to stop corrosion, or will they be fine the way they are? If so, I might as well just paint them silver.

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Simon Triantafillou
TryHard
NSW
Soarer Turbo

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 Monday, January 30, 2006 - 06:25 pm, by:  Simon Triantafillou (Soarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
1 litre will completely flush the system.
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 03:04 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
If the callipers don't have any coating on them they will go rusty fairly quickly.
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
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 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 03:05 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
If the rotors are a problem (I think minimum thickness is stamped on them somewhere), you can get new Protex rotors quite cheaply.
Jason Kingsmill
TryHard
NSW
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 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 05:50 am, by:  Jason Kingsmill (Jason_k) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Fronts have quite a bit of meat on them, but rears seem a bit thin.
I'll have a look this arvo.
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Mark Paddick
Goo Roo
ACT
Soarer UZZ31

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 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 07:22 am, by:  Mark Paddick (Sparks) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Rears are thinner anyway. Check Toyota pricing before buying aftermarket. Supra rotors are half the price from Toyota.
The rotors will rust if not painted (hub area). Not sure about calipers.
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
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 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 07:50 am, by:  David Vaughan (Davidv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Rear calipers are half the thickness of fronts (32mm/16mm). Minima are 30mm front and 15mm rear. This information is from DBA.

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