172/182 crap brakes.......

[Earpl]

Are the brakes crap on all of them.....

My phase 1 and phase 2 172's have both had crap brakes (ph2 were upgraded with redstuff, braided lines, motul 5.1 + grooved discs) and it was still s**t

My old (years back) clio 1.2 grande almost did endo's when you stomped on the brakes, and recently i've had the use of a yaris T sport supercharged, with the same brakes as my old turbo T sport and again..... you nearly go through the window when you stomp on the brakes.

Anyone in the north Derbyshire, Buxton area want to take me out for a blast to show me what their brakes are like :s

Chris.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Brakes are fine on the 172 and 182 ive had

 

[ForceIndia]

When the 172 was 1st tested by autocar, the braking distance tests were better than the f355 and 993 carerra. They're fine.

 

[Brasseye]

my brakes are amazing for what they are

 

[barker22]

the stock brakes are awesome, plenty for the road and then good for a few laps of a track according to most people on here.
stock brakes should be doin endos tbh. brembo hc, ferodo ds2500, braided lines = front flips

 

[Earpl]

hmmmm. i need someone to take me for a blast because both of mine have been shocking :s like i said my 1.2 was amazing, even had a kangoo and the brakes were that strong it was dangerous.

 

[ForceIndia]

Ebc pads won't help. De 2500's, brembo hc discs. Make sure they've been correctly bled and they should be great.

 

[jenic]

Ebc pads won't help. De 2500's, brembo hc discs. Make sure they've been correctly bled and they should be great.

Had my first proper drive since bedding them in today and they do make a big difference but only once warmed up i found.

 

[Earpl]

About sussed my problem.........

done.

 

[fluffy dice]

i've the same thing on my 172 ? still unsure what it is they work but are just shiz like u said get in another car and your on the windscreen lol.
my solution is in progress now fitting a set of 225 brembos to the front hope it helps ,i bloody wants to.

 

[fluffy dice]

silly me just scrolled down ,what disks you running standard yes ? and you using the 197 lines ? ??adaptor plate fitted i assume .cheers james
also they fit nice without work on the joiner line in 16'z ?

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

^ that's a fair bump that mate, but good on you for searching

 

[plymcl172]

Brakes are great standard on boths cars, long they are worn in proper

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

I know the OP has sourced the Brembo 4 pots but I find the standard brakes very good on the Clio 172/182. If you think they are lacking, replace/refresh with decent quality parts from the bigger names in brakes and you won't go wrong. Make sure everything is working as it should ie no sticky calipers etc.

 

[PBCup]

My brakes are awsome. So good infact that I can't even reach their potential on the road as they have the potential to lock at any legal speed. Need to get the AD08S warm to really see what they can do.

Standard calipers but with pagid blues.

 

[Coops Mk1]

my 182 is crap, the mk 1 is epic, feel free to come for a dab out at some point in both if you want a comparison

 

[MartinR]

My 182 was cack too. Not anymore though thanks to the 4pots.

 

[matt91]

my 172 cup brakes are next to nothing, will be checking my calipers soon

 

[plymcl172]

if all your brakes are so called 'crap' then its prob best to get them looked at

bog standard the brakes on these cars are and should be very good

 

[MartinR]

if all your brakes are so called 'crap' then its prob best to get them looked at

bog standard the brakes on these cars are and should be very good

Mine were stripped and rebuilt so no seizures. Running genuine discs and pads,with braided lines and ate blue fluid.

Bled through a few times too they wasn't dangerous they just didn't seem enough compsred to other cars i have had. Also my dci stops you on the spot.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Something wrong there then.

 

[MartinR]

As said they worked perfectly well but just didn't seem enough. You seem to realize more now because of how good the 4 pots are.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

My brakes were good with standard pads. Better with the ds2500's
I've had new ate blue fluid now too and they are even better than before

 

[Cup_Phil]

They're very good - fine for road cars. 4 pots though and you'd never go back lol

 

[v16daf]

They're very good - fine for road cars. 4 pots though and you'd never go back lol

+1. 4 pots are immense. Mates who have driven my car love them as well. Plus the pads are cheaper = money saved over time

 

[matt91]

+1. 4 pots are immense. Mates who have driven my car love them as well. Plus the pads are cheaper = money saved over time

got a link to the 4 pots?

 

[v16daf]

got a link to the 4 pots?

On my phone so I can't sorry. But I bought mine from jam sport. Just over £600 I paid for them new. Think there £700 + now.

 

[matt91]

On my phone so I can't sorry. But I bought mine from jam sport. Just over £600 I paid for them new. Think there £700 + now.

just found them, looks a tidy bit of kit... think they'll have to go on the christmas list

 

[Tony Hunter]

As good as 4 pots are, I still think standard are plenty good enough for most applications.

 

[PBCup]

Just to add. I drove the new 200T today on track. My brakes are much better.

 

[willcrook]

my brakes are s**t. pagid blues + brembo hc + hel braided lines

 

[PBCup]

Must be the fluid then. My setup is the same and mine are very good. Better than my 200s and better than the 200T.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Yep try flushing the fluid through with something decent if it hasn't been done for a while