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Old 21st July 2017, 09:02 PM
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Default Custom caliper brackets

Anyone know or used an engineering company that can fabricate custom mounts? I've done the measuring and it's fully modelled in 3D. Only need a pair.

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Old 23rd July 2017, 08:38 AM
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Try BG Developments in Bromsgrove. They did my PF S8 set up of a custom APRacing kit and made brackets for my C6 RS6 rears.
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Trophy888 on here who did my brackets for the B7 RS4 setup on my current D2.
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2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
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1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
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Old 23rd July 2017, 09:45 AM
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What those for? You might find other people are interested too. If you can get a few made it might bring the unit cost down.

Unless you want an exclusive swap of course
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Old 23rd July 2017, 06:25 PM
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Try BG Developments in Bromsgrove. They did my PF S8 set up of a custom APRacing kit and made brackets for my C6 RS6 rears.
Or

Trophy888 on here who did my brackets for the B7 RS4 setup on my current D2.
Thanks for that Mike. Appreciated I've also checked local firms who can mill metal and shall contact them this week.

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What those for? You might find other people are interested too. If you can get a few made it might bring the unit cost down.

Unless you want an exclusive swap of course
I've had this set of Brembo 8 pots for some time now and thinking of putting them on the D3 with a 360x34mm disc, which is also the oem size disc so a choice of drilled or grooved from Zimmerman. Good idea or not? I've compensated for the 2.5mm difference as usually this caliper used the floating two piece 365x34mm disc. I could easily redraw the bracket to suit a floating 365x34mm disc using the centre bells off a Phaeton for correct offset, should that be the better solution. But my thinking was I'm not a sports driver, the stock 2 pots on 360mm are bit poor and RS4 or Phaeton 365's are £500+
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Old 23rd July 2017, 06:52 PM
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My concern about anything like that would be the mechanical properties, i.e. what forces/stresses do they need to deal with.
This is brakes we're talking about, you don't want any sort of failure......
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Sounds like a good plan to me. Mikes car certainly stops exceptionally well with those calipers.
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2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.

Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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