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    Had the reyland kit (reyland curved groove discs) fitted last week. Produces a fair amount of brake dust but nothing a half decent wheel cleaner can't shift (and then deposit on to the road... oops) but other than that, the feel is great and didn't have any issues at the sprint at the weekend (although hardly the heaviest on brakes!)

    One issue I sort of have is when applying the brakes in reverse, there's a clunk when the pedal is pressed. Has anyone else experienced it? It only does it when the wheels are going backwards (jacked it up and span the wheels and it'll still do it).

    Only possibilities I can think of is the pads having some movement (although they seem solid), the discs having some play around the studs - they do with the wheel off but would have thought the wheel + nuts would clamp it on tight enough so there's no movement. The only thing I could find loose was the brake line on the drivers side where the braided line connects to the main line. The clip is on properly but it's like the groove is too high on the braided line so the clip is just keeping it in the general area and not tight like the passenger side. Thoughts anyone?

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    37 minutes ago, GraemeI said:

    I used the same mounting point as the one in @VAD17‘s pictures, but rather than fatigue the metal by bending it, I used the supplied longer bolt and spacer.  It’s very solid as a mounting point :)

    hth

     

    Sounds like a solution to bending it then. Will make a decision when I do it. As long as the plastic trim isn't causing a bend in the strap, think it'll be bolting to the car. 

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    I might end up doing that as I don't know if the harness will foul the seat belt or not (if a spacer won't fit either) but using that bolt seems a cleaner install as there's no bending or twisting of the harness.

    Just want to make sure I'm not missing anything as it must be strong enough as the load from the seat belt will go through the bracket before the car itself. Your pics are the only ones available of the actual mounting points, other than a number of Germans who have used the top isofix point which isn't strong enough.

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    Finally getting round to installing my harness and not overly comfortable with bending the metal connecting the rear strap to the pillar. 

    Is there a reason not to bolt it in between the actual seat belt reel and the bracket (using bolt in image below)? Seems a better place as its directly out towards the front seat then rather than coming down and being held in a bit by some plastic??

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    @will300 perfect post, thank you! Looks like the godspeed kits are out - the AP kit I did think would be overkill and couldn't find anyone else selling the caliper used as a 330mm kit. Too many unknowns with the brembo kit to fork out £1k for! Think it might well be the reyland kit and let Gary worry about the shims :D  I assume 949racing 6uls (17x8 +40?) you ran had plenty of clearance? 

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    @Lauren brand doesn't really bother me, as long as they're decent. Pad choice with the k-sport is a valid point that I've not checked but it's one of the more expensive options as with DS2500 pads it's not much cheaper than the reyland kit. Although, if I was to go with the reyland kit I'd be tempted with the AP discs to get the curved vanes. Out of interest, how quickly did your reyland kit ship?

    @Varelco I'd expect the godspeed discs to be straight vaned just like the reyland ones which isn't a deal breaker if it's saving me £500! It all depends on the brake bias of the brembo kit really. The AP calipers will be fine.

    @VAD17 so, nothing wrong with the k-sport but with the same pads the price difference doesn't justify getting a cheaper brand?

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    Starting to look at a BBK again and I know the Reyland kit is the popular option but I've also been looking at the godspeed kits and the k-sport option. I'm sure someone had a spreadsheet of how different kits affected the brake bias but I can't find that anymore!

    Options I'm looking at:

    http://www.reyland.co.uk/subaru-impreza - the standard kit with reyland discs

    https://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/311-big-brake-kits- - either of the kits - although the 6 pot may be overkill?

    http://www.tuningdevelopments.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=502_625_628&products_id=1387

    What are people's opinions on the k-sport or either of the godspeed kits? Would be looking for advice mainly on how they change brake bias and pad choice availability.

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    8 minutes ago, maurice said:

    No, I just changed the broken one in my lunch hour yesterday to find out if it had written off my engine. Suffice to say, I will be replacing the others ASAP.

    Be interesting to see what they're like. I'd do all 4 if I was you, but purely so they're all the same age rather than expecting any of the other 3 to fail as well. There's plenty of spark plugs that have come out after 60k looking perfectly fine.

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