Quiet professionalism and high quality workmanship.. why can't all garages be like that?? Would have loved to come down to the day at Goodwood, but hey ho, sure there will be more in the future..??
They look so cool (which is kind of ironic)! I like the fact, being the colour tart that I am, that the callipers are not all bright and shouty, but compliment the wheels a treat 👍🏻
Great video…and great promotion of clearly someone who not only knows his job but clearly cares how he does it just by watching him work…can’t wait to hear your feed back on the results!!
Wow ruby looks so good with the new brake upgrades!! Can’t wait to hear your impressions of the improvements in a later video! Sir Pete ruby looks ace!
Nice upgrade they look excellent. Will be keeping an eye out on Ebay for some JCW front callipers for sale locally, could do with upgrading mine..............
Hello again, Dear 'Mr petrol Ped', the 'lad' who changed the front calipers would of had the 'sack' back in the day for letting them just hang with no support, massive 'no no'. Great new brake kit which can mean zero if not fitted to spec !! Regards, RichardA.
Loving those Discs so ably fitted by Jack at MWUK. Great vid Pedro, can’t wait to hear your comments on your new found stopping power with this huge brake upgrade. Ruby looks damn AWESOME.
I had (factory fitted) Alcon’s on my 2017 308 GTi. 380mm up front! Keep an eye on the pistons in the callipers. They were notorious for seizing and mine did just that due to being chrome plated from factory which ultimately wears away. Hopefully Alcon have addressed that by now!
Well if I buy a Mini then I will want Jack to service it! He is methodical and careful…rare to see in many “ mechanics”these days. Those brakes should make a huge difference….it is a very long time since I did any upgrades but then it was mainly pads and curing hydraulic leaks! Good work…and don’t wear those pads out too fast…you didn’t say how much it all was..very wise in case Mrs PP caught you editing the video and asked awkward questions!! Stay safe..only breathe in when necessary! 😎😎😎😎Richard.
@Petrol Ped Good to see you kept the JCW's Roadster it will remain a very rare car in the future IMO:) Still loving my 2015 Mini Cooper S with just a resonator delete and a Pipercross lifetime air filter,oh and a very solid 4 channel TMC used tuning box simple mods but cheap and effective for now.
Aesthetically, I prefer the caliper color being consistent and quite like the way the red calipers looked. (Although I have seen some black and yellow ones which were equally attractive.) But boy those are some big brakes! Really like the videos that show how things work and how they are installed and hope you do more.
Those brakes look wicked and will make so much difference on the track for Ruby Roadster. We will definitely be sharing this video to our facebook page 👍
Good video Ped. If they stop as good as they look they will be brilliant! Reading through the comments have to laugh when after consulting the experts you get lots of "they've fitted them wrong, you bought the wrong ones, they are too big etc". Must drive you mad. We were wondering how to say Bosham correctly when we were there a couple of years ago. Now we know :-) Beautiful place.
🎵 "I like 'em round, and big, doin' the hard brakin' gig... Even though I'm not a challenge for the Stig! But I gotta be straight when I say I want, to, drive 'til the break of dawn... Baby got it goin' on, rollin' with those big Alcons! A lot of simps won't like this song... But I'm down to get the friction on! Baby got brakes!" 🎵 🤣😂🤣
Peugeot 308 GTi comes with 380mm Alcon discs, they have an issue where the caliper pistons are not stainless steel and prone to rusting seizing up and knackering disc, pads, pistons and caliper needing a refurb. Might wanna check if the pistons with them are stainless steel or not. God speed brakes supplied my upgraded pistons
Hi Ped So Christmas has come early for Ruby Roadster, not a minute to soon by the look of those pads.😉 Front end looks really cool with those massive discs. Will be interested to have further reports when bedded in and comparison on both road & track.
Great informative video. I am surprised though that a check for any disc run out did not appear to have been done. Quite often if the a new disc is mounted on a used hub and there is any sort of debris on the surfaces, it will result in the disc have an amount of run out which will mean over time the disc will wear incorrectly, manifesting itself in vibration under heavy braking.
@@PetrolPed Thats good. I remember on one car where i changed discs it took forever too get them seated correctly so they ran true. So many people don't bother and then wonder why the discs become distorted over time. I bet it stops a lot better now!!
Great video. Amazing brakes. Just one problem, the new calipers are the wrong colour. Need to be red to match the rear and to blend in with the colour scheme for the car. Perhaps a video on painting your front brake calipers would be a good watch.
What has happened to the wear sensors??? Surely your dash must light up like a Christmas Tree without them? Suspect you must have deactivated them to run the rear pads so low - please tell all! - love your Mini videos 👍
That was an interesting film but my car OCD would not allow grey caliper at the front and red at the rear with a gun metal disc at the front and black at the rear and you have lost your JCW caliper as well. I suppose if your are tracking the car it needs to stop but aesthetically not so good looking.
I might paint the rear calliper. Fronts are trade mark Alcon so they are staying like that. Rear disc was only black until the first time I hit the brakes then they turned shiny 😜😂
@@PetrolPed That's the way I would do it. I will be able to rest easier now that you have averted "brake gate" for me. You see I like the rally flaps but the caliper colour would not rest easy for me. To be fair I like a red caliper as an accent but can see your reasoning for the Alcon brakes. Who wouldn't want their mini to wear brakes that Aston's wear.
Great, informative video. I have 2 questions. Do you know if there was any weight difference, disc’s plus callipers, on the front. As you needed longer studs on the front I assume that the track on the front has increased ie front wheels wider apart?
And the change in unsprung weight was? Time to get Ruby on the scales, be interested to see how she stacks up to the official figures given all the work you've had done.
Be careful Pete, I think you may end up with whiplash every time you brake! I bet it will be good to drive a Mini with decent brakes. The brakes on my F54 were never particularly great.
Great video. Will you need to adjust the brake balance now you’ve changed the front and rear set up so much? Thinking of doing something similar with mine
Just loving the sound of Ruby growling in to have her brakes done. She sounds much nicer when growling rather than the silly popping. Is the lad fitting these, the one who did Charley's rally flaps? PS omigosh I just googled the price of those pads. I've had to take a lie down 🛌 I have come over all funny.
@@PetrolPed So glad the silly pops n bangs will be gone. I saw a video of a young man on RU-vid changing his fake engine sound on his f56 cooper S for that of a JCW (not pops n bangs, just a deeper beefy sound) via the ASD (active sound design) on Bimmercode so I tried to do mine and ASD didn't even show up on the Bimmercode app. I msgd them and sent logs from my app and the chap asked if I had the ASD ECU on the inside of my car above the nearside rear wheelarch. I said to him that I should have it as my Cooper S is a 2020 and he said he thought they all had it too. So I got my hubby in the back of my car removing panels and sound proofing, he even put an inspection camera in there only to find I haven't got one. I'm not bothered, it's not like I had fake noise annoying me as I'd never heard it but I felt that IF I had to have a fake noise, I was going to have a roar. I can only assume that not fitting one was maybe an oversight when it was on the production line 🤷🏼♀️
Did you consider EBC Yellowstuff pads at all? I run them on my Focus ST, be interested to hear your opinion.. Also be interested to hear thoughts on braided brake lines, some say yes, others no, and yes those pads will squeak 😃
Hi Petrol ped i don’t mean to be a party pooper But I started following your channel when you had ruby and Charlie but I feel for them , they don’t come up on your channel anymore and I’m getting the feeling your bored of Mini now . I love your Mini content , but not much around anymore. I hope they get screen time soon , it’s not the same with the random cars , bikes 😂
Hi Gary. My Minis are of course a key part of the channel but I never intended to be a Mini only channel. I try and do as much as I can with them. Actually filmed something with Charlie yesterday and something else next week. I always try and bring an eclectic mix of content. Hope you understand 👍
Hi Peter, just wondering did you fit any brake master cycled non return valves also, when I was racing I found that after I fitted them didn't get any pedal movement at all, but on saying that your brakes look well up to the job, have fun and drive safe ...:)
Can I ask a question I see they do stage 2 mapping on Mini cooper s I have r56 jcw booked in to lohen end off month but see your friend is closer would you say is same as lohen cheers
I realise that you use Ruby for track days and auto tests so a brake upgrade probably makes sense but, given the amount of aggro, extended bolts, very expensive pads and deletion of the cable connecting the wear sensors, I seriously wonder if it's really worth it on a car which is going to be used mainly on the road.
I went onto Alcon’s web site to try and find your new brake kit, but sadly went around in circles without a glimmer of hope I’m afraid. What is the exact name and model, or perhaps where you got yours from?
@@PetrolPed - Terrific! Thank you so much for perfectly answering my rather lame question. It’s just that I’m the proud owner of a Mini Clubman JCW and at a young age of 73 and a lifetime of sports cars, big cars and otherwise great cars, I’ve come to really love my Tardis like Mini go-cart. It has everything I need as an everyday car and the little (often big) smile it puts on my face every time I drive. The first car I ever drove was a mini in early sixties and I guess closed the loop with this car. The Mini community is great.