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Old 19 March 2015 | 08:43 PM
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Have recently purchased a P1 and its come with a huge front Ap-racing brake kit on it but the pads are almost out and the discs could do with a change so im just going to sell the calipers as there in excellent condition and get a new kit. Does anyone know what the calipers sell for just to give me an idea 2nd hand ? i know there very heavily priced brand new !! Thanks alot
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are they 6 pot? pics please as could be interested
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£1000 plus depending on condition
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not cheap to replace.
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Originally Posted by BBB3
£1000 plus depending on condition
not when the discs and pads need replacing
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i will get some pics up asap lads thanks for the replys, hopefully have it out the garage tomorow, they'll be 6 pot judging from the size. There in brilliant condition
Old 19 March 2015 | 09:53 PM
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Sold my mint 7040 red AP 6 pot calipers with pads, (No discs, No fitting brackets, No brake lines) for £350
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Found my old "for sale" thread
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-par...-and-pads.html
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Originally Posted by BBB3
£1000 plus depending on condition
in that case get me 2 sets £1000
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Why not just keep the calipers and replace the discs and pads ??
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Want a nice new shiney kit ..going to try out the k-sport kit
Old 20 March 2015 | 07:22 PM
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K-sport won't be a patch on the AP's. Plus they tend to need work after a couple of years.

I see where you are going: a zero cost set of shiney new calipers but personally, I'd rather keep the AP's.
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pretty big downgrade AP's to Ksports, despite what sioc claim hahahahaha

Give alyn at AS performance a ring, he can sort you out with pads and disks im sure. When mine go gonna put performance friction ones on, not cheap but last longer
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So, having asked this myself, my brand spanking AP Cosworth 6 pots with shiny new discs and pads are worth £700-£800 (apparently) and just AP calipers are worth £1000+?

Don't understand the valuations on this forum sometimes.

They're worth what someone is willing to pay i suppose, as with most things.
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Originally Posted by mestonian
So, having asked this myself, my brand spanking AP Cosworth 6 pots with shiny new discs and pads are worth £700-£800 (apparently) and just AP calipers are worth £1000+?

Don't understand the valuations on this forum sometimes.

They're worth what someone is willing to pay i suppose, as with most things.
just calipers arnt worth £1000 lol
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Originally Posted by BBB3
£1000 plus depending on condition
Originally Posted by Tidgy
just calipers arnt worth £1000 lol
Apparently they are
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Originally Posted by mestonian
Apparently they are
no chance mate

Godspeed are doing ful brand new 6pot kits inc disks and pads for £1250 ona group buy on here (think its 1250 hang on i'll check)
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Originally Posted by mestonian
Apparently they are
no they are not,not in the slightest as replacement pads/discs are around £500+ and a new set of ap's are around £1600 ish

a set of calipers on their own in my opinion are worth no more than £400 tops as with pads/discs you will be around £900 in total
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https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...ts-1250-a.html

there you go.
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
no they are not,not in the slightest as replacement pads/discs are around £500+ and a new set of ap's are around £1600 ish

a set of calipers on their own in my opinion are worth no more than £400 tops as with pads/discs you will be around £900 in total
cheaper than that now
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
no chance mate

Godspeed are doing ful brand new 6pot kits inc disks and pads for £1250 ona group buy on here (think its 1250 hang on i'll check)
Tounge in cheek mate Your radar is off.

It just amazes me the valuations that people come up with, it's very easy to put a huge tag on something when you have no interest in buying it. It's like all the car sale ads, "oh it's worth £15k all day long" when it's a £11k car.

I would imagine if my kit is worth £800, and someone else sold their calipers for £350, you could say £300-£400 (in the real world, where people actually buy things).

Reality check people!
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Originally Posted by mestonian
Tounge in cheek mate Your radar is off.

It just amazes me the valuations that people come up with, it's very easy to put a huge tag on something when you have no interest in buying it. It's like all the car sale ads, "oh it's worth £15k all day long" when it's a £11k car.

I would imagine if my kit is worth £800, and someone else sold their calipers for £350, you could say £300-£400 (in the real world, where people actually buy things).

Reality check people!
sorry totaly went over my head, its friday you know. weekend mode has been engaged hahahaha
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I know it's a down grade but I have alot to do to the car and I want to drive the bloody thing haha . K-sport seem to be doing really well and some of there kits have very impressive views ...unless someone can point me in the right direction to someone that sells the discs and pads at a good price ??
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Can you pm me a pic of these ap calipers please, am interested if you sell
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cant imagine a full ksport setup will be any cheaper than pads and disks for the current setup
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
Can you pm me a pic of these ap calipers please, am interested if you sell
Will do mate just waiting for it to come out the garage, thort it would be today but ill let you know as soon as i get it back and send some pics over
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Originally Posted by mestonian
Apparently they are
I didn't read it properly

I assumed a full kit
Old 21 March 2015 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BBB3
I didn't read it properly

I assumed a full kit
you numpty
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Speaking from experience AP's are pretty much the bees knees only kit I'd have above them is the Porsche kit and that's only based on looks.

Going from AP's to K sports IS a MASSIVE down grade as the K sports are cheap crap and always will be no matter what anyone who has a set says, because basically they couldn't afford AP's which is whay they run K Sports or D2 same **** different name.

There's a reason AP's command the money and attention they do and that is quality, you only have to look at the responses to this thread to GET that.

I run a very average pad in the DS 2000 but because of the caliper I run them in(AP 4 pot), they perform well above average, stick them in brembos and they ain't nowt special, which tells you all you need to know.

Change them for Chinese shiny crap and you'll definitely know the difference.

But hey I don't give a **** what you do, it's not my car.
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Stick with ap's mate. Ive got ap 4 pots with ds2500 on my p1. And stopping power is insane. I've never been in another car that stops so well. No dramas whatsoever



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