15 replies to this topic

[yaaan]

My current rear calipers are in need of an overall so looking for a pair of calipers in good condition that I can swap mine out with, then I can service mine at my leisure and sell on later.

[JG]

Robin has some new ones. £260 for the pair

[fiveoclock]

Are they not Renault 21 Turbo calipers?

[JG]

they are indeed

[fiveoclock]

they are indeed

There's your passport to cheap calipers then. One side on Ebay for £68, you should be able to get the other side for a similar price.

[JG]

there were very few calipers that have the handbrake integrated as well as the Renault unit

[GeorgeBC]

So are these the same as ours then? Does anybody know what a refurbed calliper normally goes for? Cant be arsed refurb mine if i can buy them ready done fairly cheap.

[fiveoclock]

So are these the same as ours then? Does anybody know what a refurbed calliper normally goes for? Cant be arsed refurb mine if i can buy them ready done fairly cheap.

Yes, 21 Turbo ones are the same, other Renault 21 calipers are different

[junks]

Before you all rush out...........I'm 95% sure they are different, look the same but they are for solid discs not vented. I've spent many hours looking for alternative parts & I think I found the only car the originals were used on was a Dodge Viper!

Edited by junks, 22 February 2012 - 07:37 AM.

[vocky]

What do a 1988 Renault Alliance, 1992 front wheel drive Dodge Monaco, a Lotus Elise, and a non-ABS Gen 1/2 Dodge Viper have in common? Would you believe the rear brakes?

taken from Seloc wiki http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Brembo_Caliper

Edited by vocky, 22 February 2012 - 09:01 AM.

[JG]

they were indeed designed for solid 8mm discs rathe than 25mm. But they are the same, simply the pad thickness on the velige is rather smaller than a r21.

[fiveoclock]

they were indeed designed for solid 8mm discs rathe than 25mm. But they are the same, simply the pad thickness on the velige is rather smaller than a r21.

I came up with 10.5mm but this is what I thought also

[robin]

Simple way is for someone to buy a set if they fit then happy days and if they dont then have fun selling them. There is little to no mention of these on elise forums which i find odd.

[junks]

Well I've tried a rear laguna 2.0 RXE which I understood was the same caliper & even with the thinner Elise pads it wouldn't fit, the pads wouldn't go in, it was a long while ago but from memory you'd have had to have taken off about 50% of the Elise/VX material. The distance of the span (between the piston & the inside edge of the caliper) is much smaller than the VX/Elise - but as Robin says feel free to try them & report back

Edited by junks, 22 February 2012 - 09:58 AM.

[yaaan]

Oops forgot all about this. Sorted now as Liz has a pair that are on their way to me. I can then refurb my old ones at my leisure and flog them on again

[ElizP987]

should be with you tomorrow