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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: dreadnought110 on November 06, 2006, 18:17:26

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: dreadnought110 on November 06, 2006, 18:17:26

OK that really annoying drum is going to be binned it's annoyed me for the last time!! :twisted:  at the moment you adjust it to hold the vehicle and it catches you back it of to stop catching and it doesn't hold go on a run and it catches again AAAAAAAAAAAAggghhhhh!!!!!!!!! oh well hopefully sanity will prevail tommorow?? :?  :?

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 06, 2006, 18:20:17

Woohoo! Very posh!

I keep thinking about it, but there are far too many other problems to solve first...... but, thinks, Christmas is not too far away  :twisted:  :lol:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: landyman Ash on November 06, 2006, 19:21:53

Hmmmm.  Is it the X-rite one???

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: Magnum335 on November 06, 2006, 19:35:13

thought it was X eng...

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: dreadnought110 on November 06, 2006, 19:47:34

X-eng indeed!!!! 8)

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: Hightower on November 06, 2006, 20:03:40

I fitted one to the Disco a couple of weekends ago.  Well worth it IMHO.  I needed to sort my handbrake out anyway (cable was stretched, shoes were worn etc) so went for the X-Brake.
Easy to fit and works wonderfully.  Good choice  8)

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: smo on November 06, 2006, 20:14:05

Its crossed my ined many times but £200 odd for a brake is a lot of money!

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: dreadnought110 on November 06, 2006, 20:24:29

well my adjuster's knackered the drums oval and the mechanism's worn add the bit's up and it's not far off!! :?

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: SteveG on November 06, 2006, 20:36:59

Quote from: "dreadnought110"

well my adjuster's knackered the drums oval and the mechanism's worn add the bit's up and it's not far off!! :?

true and the smugness of a working handbrake that doesn't need adjusting and cleaning out will make you smile often! :)  :)

Well worth it and remember X-brake is the one to buy, no copies from a certain unscrupulous company we might know! :wink:  :wink:

Steve

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: landyman Ash on November 06, 2006, 22:13:05

Quote from: "barnyfarmer"

thought it was X eng...

Whoops, my mistake.  That nasty keyboard tricked me again :)

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: landyman Ash on November 06, 2006, 22:15:29

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: extreme90 on November 06, 2006, 22:19:07

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

 :lol:  no names mentioned  :lol:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: landyman Ash on November 06, 2006, 22:30:24

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

 :lol:  no names mentioned  :lol:

Too right.  Dam tropical insects ;)

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: extreme90 on November 06, 2006, 22:37:15

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

 :lol:  no names mentioned  :lol:

Too right.  Dam tropical insects ;)

with a nasty sting in their tail  :lol:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: landyman Ash on November 06, 2006, 22:47:29

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

 :lol:  no names mentioned  :lol:

Too right.  Dam tropical insects ;)

with a nasty sting in their tail  :lol:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

No names mind you  :wink:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: extreme90 on November 06, 2006, 22:55:04

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

 :lol:  no names mentioned  :lol:

Too right.  Dam tropical insects ;)

with a nasty sting in their tail  :lol:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

No names mind you  :wink:

leave it that a ash  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: Hightower on November 07, 2006, 11:13:37

Quote from: "dreadnought110"

well my adjuster's knackered the drums oval and the mechanism's worn add the bit's up and it's not far off!! :?

My thought process exactly . . . . .  :wink:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: dreadnought110 on November 07, 2006, 22:36:35

Quote from: "landyman Ash"

Well Im just glad its an x-brake.  A large "off road company in SE england" has ripped that small company off so I'm glad you've bought the original and best!!!

Good choice my friend

never like people ripping off smaller people I seem to remember hearing a rumour they dictated the price of mach 5's.. :?

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: graham2306 on November 08, 2006, 22:24:57

Some are wel x-engineered, others are Scrapiron.  At least I think thats how you spell it.

Graham

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: dreadnought110 on November 11, 2006, 12:40:41

All fitted it's nice to be able to park on the top of hill and not find it at the bottom when you get back!!!! :shock:  :shock:  :roll:

Title: Just ordered handbrake disc conversion
Post by: Matt_H on November 12, 2006, 17:24:47

The X-brake is a good bit of kit.. I helped with the develop the needed modifications for the discovery model after getting just as p'd off with the standard as you.  I've not got a 90 and that is where the x-brake lives now.  

I sent Si some details of some modifications of how the pads should be retained in the calliper which makes things even better still (not sure if they are in production or not)

Original mods were listed here
http://www.m-v.demon.co.uk/x-brake/xbrake.htm

Matthew