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Chinese Brake Calipers
Plenty on offer for around £30, slightly different branding and suppliers but most likely all from the same Chinese source. Plenty claim OEM but I suspect not. I wouldn't be surprised if the Britpart / Bearmarch offerings had a similar origin too?
A few seem to say that supplied carrier holes don't line up (just re-use the old), others that the seal face to the hose banjo needed light dressing with a file.
Anyone have any experiences to share either good or bad?
I guess I'm primarily interested in how long they might last!
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27th Jul 2021 8:36 am
Pete K
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I had a £40 rear one off ebay. No issues
27th Jul 2021 9:15 am
Disco_Mikey
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We fit Britpart calipers on an almost daily basis, front and rear, without issue My D3 Build Thread
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Luapno
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Tyres and brake components are not the items where you want to get the cheapest IMHOWhen you are dead, you do not know you are dead. All of the pain is felt by others. The same thing happens when you are stupid.
27th Jul 2021 3:54 pm
darrind
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Ive had Britpart front and rear callipers on my D3 for the last 4 years with no issue - cant complain about them, but not tried the Chinese ones - just remember if its CE marked from a Chinese manufacturer that just means Chinese Export!Must stop buying shiny toys....
27th Jul 2021 5:44 pm
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I’m not recommending the use of Chinese brake calipers. But I have had Britpart rear calipers on mine for the last 6 yrs or so, and have no complaints. They work, they don’t leak, and what’s more they don’t stick and cause excessive friction/heat, like the OEM ones, so I don’t think that the original are ‘holier than thou’ for one minute. D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
27th Jul 2021 5:56 pm
highlands
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Never had any issues with replacements.
The only difference I could tell between the £40 and £120 ones (and I've bought both) was the £80 extra still in my wallet! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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27th Jul 2021 7:05 pm
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If you’ve seen any of my posts you may have seen that I’m a cheap ,
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27th Jul 2021 7:47 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
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What is a cheap copy and what isn’t? I’ve got 3 calipers from AF and they’re certainly not stamped with the oval and they’ve been fine. Copy, yes. Cheap(er), yes.
27th Jul 2021 8:06 pm
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Britpart calipers here too, no problems. yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
27th Jul 2021 9:05 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Britpart fronts fitted to my D3 6 years ago, still working fine.
I do give the brakes some stick.
Britpart on the rear of the 90, had two sets in 8 years, my fault as they seized from lack of use, but at 50 quid the pair who cares!
28th Jul 2021 3:04 am
Mikeyb
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That does look like a resounding endorsement for Britpart
Britpart is is then, especially as only around a tenner plus vat more than the Ebay cheapies (with most of that being down to postage!). I just hope that the Britpart ones aren't also made in China, lol.
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28th Jul 2021 11:08 am
Sea Raider
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I tried Britpart ones on the front of my last D3, new copper washers but could not get them to stop leaking fluid at the pipe union, ended up refurbing my genuine.
28th Jul 2021 11:24 am
Mikeyb
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I wonder if the seal faces required light filing as seems to be the case with some of the Chinese ones?Not such a Disco Newbie now!
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