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Old 14th May 2013, 10:19 AM
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Default Fl S8, needs "new" rear Calipers. Where?

My Handbrake is far from good and disc/pads are almost new and i dont have them time do refurb them myself

Anyone has the part no easily availible ?

Any experience with the ones of ebay for a cheap price?

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Old 14th May 2013, 12:29 PM
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Try A8parts

Or your local motor factors may have a refurber they use. Though you might need to drop a caliper off with them to get it done.
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Old 14th May 2013, 03:39 PM
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I've bought a pair off of e-bay advertised as A8 but when they turned up the cable fittings were wrong, although i rang them and they did change them for the right type.

I did look at e-bay but can't find historic purchases well older than 2011 anyway to find out who i got them from.
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I did look at e-bay but can't find historic purchases well older than 60 days anyway to find out who i got them from.
Click on Archived at the top of your list of purchases.
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Click on Archived at the top of your list of purchases.
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