What brake upgrades are there?
What brake upgrades are there?
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axnutty

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33 posts

242 months

Sunday 10th April 2011
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Spent the last couple of days driving my new Chimaera round the Dales and Lakes. Absolutly awsome. Grin from ear to ear the whole time (apart from petrol stations)

It did highlight a couple of issues or weak points of my car though. Namely the brakes. Mines an early car and I believe has the smaller front discs... what upgrades are available to me, there must be a bolt on "parts bin" tuning option available?

Other less important issues I noticed (but whilst im on here I thought id mention,were):

1./ External door release sometimes wouldnt unlock from the outside, meaning i had to use passenger door to gain access and turn the interior release.

2./ Putting the hood down at the back, it frightens the hell out of me just to fold the plastic rear window and squash it down like that, is there any TVR recommended way to do this, or is this the acceptible procedure.


Other than that, the car was an absolute pleasure :-D

SILICONE KID

14,997 posts

262 months

Sunday 10th April 2011
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Cosworth brake upgrade works well and cheap ..When dropping the rear section make sure you pull the velcro away both sides inside and out.Then use a piece of tubular plumbers insulation to keep the plastic from creasing..

TV8

3,570 posts

206 months

Monday 11th April 2011
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Check the condition of your existing brakes before drawing a conclusion. The later spec brakes (260mm) are an easy up-grade and with new hoses and fluid work very well on mine