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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
- Topic: After market alloys
- Replies: 3
- Views: 100
Re: After market alloys
Hi George Both our cars (2005 GV and 2008 Sportage) have 16'' wheels - I would not dream of changing them because they give that extra protection against our wonderful potholed roads - we do still try to avoid the worst of them - sometimes 'slaloming' along the road - but obviously one cannot always...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: The Bar
- Topic: Front Brake refurb (2005 GV)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 40
Re: Front Brake refurb (2005 GV)
Forgot to say - that I have loads of other 'outside jobs' which have piled up during our non stop rains,I will have to prioritise them but will carry on with this job as and when I get the time.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: The Bar
- Topic: Front Brake refurb (2005 GV)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 40
Front Brake refurb (2005 GV)
I put this here because it reads over to other models esp Jimny etc We have a low mileage Grand Vitara 1600 (55k) which passed mot the other week with only 1 minor advisory. But I had had the front wheels off to clean up the pad carriers etc and noted that all the components were very corroded,one o...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
- Topic: After market alloys
- Replies: 3
- Views: 100
Re: After market alloys
Hi George I would say you are better off staying with the 17'' wheels,because I assume (rightly or wrongly) you would end up with lower profile 'rubber band' tyres with 19'' wheels ? Higher profile tyres cope better with potholed/uneven road surfaces and the occasional off road excursion and also lo...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:32 am
- Forum: New members
- Topic: New never intri
- Replies: 2
- Views: 59
Re: New never intri
Hi George
Welcome aboard from sunny perthshire
Welcome aboard from sunny perthshire
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 281
Re: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
The various parts have been trickling in over the last 3 days so I will start my front brake 'refresh' as soon as (1) I catch up with other domestic outside jobs and (2) we get a few days of consistent dry weather.The weather up here has been wet wet wet with just an occasional dry day popping up so...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: New members
- Topic: Just saying hello
- Replies: 1
- Views: 98
Re: Just saying hello
Hi Fb and welcome aboard
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 281
Re: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
OK have given up trying to source some caliper brackets for the GV - they seem to be available for later models but not ours LOL So I have ordered all the basic parts - Apec Discs and Pads,Apec O/S flexy hose,Blue Print N/S flexy hose - all from https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_ssn=carpartsinmotio...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 281
Re: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
On the occasional dry day - I manage to get some car jobs done LOL I jacked up the N/S yesterday to have a close look at the front brake parts - and yes much the same as the O/S - all parts extremely corroded inc the slide pins (I managed to free off the upper slider again). Not a surprise really as...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 281
Re: Source for front caliper banjo bolts ?
Hi Scott Re Frentech - only used them once before and the supplied parts were incorrect for our Kia,the parts quality looked ok but it was enough to make me wary :),I was prepping car for a holiday trip,managed to clean up old parts and didn't have time to query the company about the supplied parts....