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    brake swap

    will my valver brakes fit my rt hubs, got 3 days off to transfer as much as poss to make my valver rep?

    got black carpet, poss buckets, new speakers, new valver front bumper and wings?

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    Yup, straight swap, just need the shorter 16v bolts

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    bolts for the caliper? 17mm? 2 for each caliper?

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    yep

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lunner
    Yup, straight swap, just need the shorter 16v bolts
    Did mine 2 days ago and you dont need to change the bolts. Well i didnt anyway and there fine.

    My RT had 13" wheels as standard and they wouldnt fit with the bigger brakes so had to fit my 15" Turbines to the RT instead.

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    Oh and to make your life easier, get yourself a rag and wrap it around the brake hose and use a set of mole grips to clamp the hose. This way you dont need to bleed the whole system after

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    sorted m8 nice 1, got clamps anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokey
    Oh and to make your life easier, get yourself a rag and wrap it around the brake hose and use a set of mole grips to clamp the hose. This way you dont need to bleed the whole system after
    Will still need to bleed it as teh calipersa and end of the pipe will be empty


 

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