Imperial or Metric?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[beatmasterdave]

hi all! im after a new brake caliper for my disco. asked for a quote and theres 2 types. metric and imperial. they didnt know how to find it out. how do i find out what mine is? its a 98 s reg commercial.
also, they quoted me £80+ for it, is that a good price?

[Budgie]

Paddock Spares are doing fronts for £66.38 inc VAT.
You'll need to know the chassis number and whether the discs are vented or solid.

[beatmasterdave]

sorry forgot to say, im after the rear passenger side

[Budgie]

OK, I just read your other post and see it's a rear calliper your after.
That's easier then as they are all solid discs and the post 1993 rears, I assume, will be the metric ones and come in at £48.76 inc VAT from Paddocks. So £80+ is a bit steep unless that's for supply & fit.  

[beatmasterdave]

just ordered it, £55 for it delivered tomorow, as its my only car, i need to get to work! :x  :x  :x grrrr! cheers budgie!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Range Rover Blues]

BTW it's metric, IIRC only RRC owners need worry about imperial.

[crazymac]

Unless the "Landrover Dirty Tricks Department" get to it during production!!

Its a little known fact that they exist. they pick on some vehicles during production and replace nuts and bolts with different sizes both metric and imperial.

Think about it, how often have you been undoing something on your landy to find 1 half inch nut next to a run of 13MM ones :roll: