Looking good mate on the callipers and the bonnet, what make is it? Never seen that style beforeForgot to mentioned picked up my spoiler that has been freshly refurbish but my body shop! Amazing job and finished and this bonnet was really ready for the bin the the state that it was but they worked their magic and restored it
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Theres a link that wingnutz posted in my build thread jono to a site showing the bush installationRE Spirit said:Hmm shame we threw away the fitting instructions after we installed it, as we double checked it with Jame's thread as well as the ones on paper which matched.
Just looking at the rsx one - they also have it like this with the flat being on the outside.
It is satisfying, first time i put the hand brake on and it felt like it worked straight away! This is why i had not been driving it for a wee while. i can see why it would get quicker, its possible that i need to get my back calipers refurbished. But i can do that later in the year.maxvr6 said:Nice one mate, soooo satisfying the first time you do it isn't it? Once you've done it a few times you can change the disc and pads on one side in under half an hour easy
Assuming you have an impact driver handy incase the retaining screws are seized, changing the front discs is no harder than the rears. You will need to remove the two bolts on the rear of the caliper holing them onto the bracket with a 14mm socket/spanner IIRC. Then pull the caliper out of the way and take the screws off the discs, they might not be too stubborn in which case you might get away with just a screw driver but I would give the screws a little squirt of WD40 and leave for a bit then attack it with the biggest ratchet and screw driver bit you have, this will help by adding leverage while you push into it.
Changing the pads is easy too, you just need to hammer the pins out from the front with something of a suitable size, then while pushing the end of the retaining clip in, use a pair of pliers and pull the pin out the rest of the way. Then do the other pin and pull the retaining clip out, the pads should just slide out. As for the pushing the pistons back in I assume you have a tool, I just use my hands lol.
Of course all the while the brake fluid cap should be loose and don forget to copper grease on the back of the pads. While you have everything apart try to brush out the dirt and spray with some brake cleaner.
No real tips mate, its quite straight forward
I will take a look at that, thanksJimmer said:
Haha i think most of us use a pair of pliers or something similar to wind the rear pistons in, as for the front there is no cross head on the piston so no winding it back, instead the norm is to use a g-clamp to push it back in, but as i said i just use my hands although it is quite difficult it does work. Regards how far to push the pistons in, yes ideally the piston should stick out a little bit otherwise there is a risk the backing plate on the new pad will catch on it and tear the dust seal when you slide it in.Coldfuse said:It is satisfying, first time i put the hand brake on and it felt like it worked straight away! This is why i had not been driving it for a wee while. i can see why it would get quicker, its possible that i need to get my back calipers refurbished. But i can do that later in the year.
For pushing the brake pistons back in i just used a wire cutter haha, it had a large flat head at one end and i just wound them back in, whats the best way to do the front ones? Is there a piston winding tool? I assume that the piston rubber has to be flush with the caliper body and the top of the piston just sticks out? That is as far as i could get it to screw back in anyway. It was enough to put the pads back in place. It looks like a gigantic screw head and just needed a large cross head screw driver, which i suppose would work.
I bought myself an impact screw driver on the day as well, was a pretty hard bit of kit to get hold of. Halfords had no idea what i was talking about, neither did screwfix, although i did not trust them anyway. I ended up going to a more specialist place to get a Draper unit. Seems alright even though i broke one of the bits already haha. Those little grub screws are a nightmare. I was at a mates house when i was doing it and he suggested drilling one out as it got stuck. So i have one of my discs missing a grub screw.
I will take a look at that, thanks
Get the switch from Honda mate. There is a guy on here that can get them, but I just got one from my local dealer and it only cost about £12.Eclipsed4ever said:Today I commenced modification of my newly acquired DC5. I have now incorporated the rear foglight into the right hand brake light instead of the dangly wires under the bumper
I'm also on the lookout for an EP3 fog light switch/plug + cable to swap out the poop universal one.
I could do it without a plug but I want it easily unpluggable and the more standard it looks the better.bennn said:
, o and a new front honda badge to finish it off . 
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. How you finding the brakes? Must drive and feel completely different now mate.
