torquemada67

a friend of mine in our german forum has been scammed

eBay Motors: Subaru Impreza STI Brembo Brake Kit (item 220361412237 end time Feb-16-09 13:30:00 PST)

donīt bid on this, you will never see the brakes, be aware!

scoobyste1987

thanks

GPD

iTrader: (-1)

Looks pretty legit...is its because its in Latvia?

Aaron1978

iTrader: (12)

looks ok to me though i would never buy from eastern europe, just a thought but if you were going to scam people why say the discs won't fit pre 05? it wouldn't matter if they don't fit if your never going to send them

GPD

iTrader: (-1)

exactly what I was thinking.

mit

iTrader: (10)

I had a similar problem with a set of wheels off ebay. They were from Portugal, paid for them, noticed the next day he was selling them again, then again the next day, and the next etc! Long story short it took 8 weeks to claim my money back with Visa, paypal were next to useless.

torquemada67

believe me, this guy sold one kit with exact the same pics to my friend...the kit never arrived.
Last week this guy, other ebay-username, offers the kit again...better, he offers the pics and hot air...we told ebay germany, offer was closed/moved.
Now heīs trying it in the US, exact the same pics.

hereīs a screenshot from the last attempt in gemany

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

Dint you think to email the seller when it said?? FRONT AND BACK Therefore everything is immaculate. As you can see from the pictures there are back plates, flexi hoses, handbrake shoes, cables and all the brackets and fixings you need to make the upgrade.

You can clearly see this is a scam, all you have to do is read befor you buy. Ask questions when things dont look right, like stated above.

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

front ad rear i get but whats you sayin bout the Handbrake shoes bit????

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

since when do you get hand brake shoes on a turbo, it's pads

Bubbaroo

DISCS ALL AROUND!!!

richiewong

On the rears you get pads for braking and the inner disc(drum) has shoes for the handbrake

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

yeh cause they do have handbrake shoes inside the discs.

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

Well stand corrected, did not no this.

Bubbaroo

so are u saying that the inside of the disc is used as a drum??

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

yup spot on pretty much like a normal drum setup sure hwen you change to brembo rear setup on a classic you need bigger rear handbrake shoes to go with the bigger discs.

richiewong

Yes, on the rears the inside of the disc is a drum for the handbrake

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

No not the disk its self the black plate thingi, used just to hold the car by the sounds of it. does my00 have this as well then, or just newage

Bubbaroo

Clever stuff! is this just for Brembo's?

richiewong

MY99/00 had backing plates

richiewong

2 pot rears as well, different sizes if you had R160 or R180 diffs eg Newage290mm rears disc's won't fit classic Type R 's

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

no both my classic had this similar setup too a 96 555 sti ra
and a 93 wrx and my 2005 wrx 300 and now my 2005 sti

richiewong

This is going well off subject

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

good point lol even more so im liking your red wrx wi the turins mate sweet

Godspeed Brakes

iTrader: (259)

All impreza's have this type of handbrake which works in the centre of the discs , the MY01 sti's have a larger set up though
Cheers Ian

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

have you lot fitted any clear indicators, i got some from flebay not 100% perfect fit, but will do. If i can get a perfect fit i will rebuy. MY00 where did you get yours from. wile off topic

T8 BUB

would it be fair to say that if i changed my rear discs then it would be advisable to also renew the Shoes.

WRX_SWRT

iTrader: (2)

the shoes aren`t really doing any work so should last for a long time check them when off but doubt they wiould need changed

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

Theres a few basic pointers :

To me it looks like the 'seller' has just copied someone elses previous auction word for word and taken their pictures.

It also looks like a hijacked account, hence the good feedback, but the account hasn't been active for nearly 4 years, which should always set alarm bells ringing.

Also the user name - mdarren614 does not sound like a Latvian name

The seller also doesn't offer paypal as a payment option, so the odds are he'll want a western union transfer or direct bank transfer as payment.

Norman Dog

iTrader: (1)

Let's ruin the ***** auction..

I'll post some of his responses up here when he asks me for payment..

Then I'll leave him negative feedback.