[W126 Coupe] would anybody be interested in big brakes?

[David Fatovic]

Also with the bigger brakes wouldn't you have to
change out the master cylinder?  More pistons more
fluid to push?

David

--- Eddie <cyberdrakon at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I found a place that can make it individually,
> however it looks to be about
> $6000 a set.
> 
> I believe Carl said they could make a set for $4000.
> 
> No way we can get 20 people to plop down $2000 for
> brakes.  Better save up
> and go do it yourself.
> 
> Eddie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
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> On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:20 AM
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> Subject: [W126 Coupe] would anybody be interested in
> big brakes?
> 
> All the companies I've got responses from say they
> either never made or
> stopped making big brakes for the W126, but one
> company said if they got
> 20 orders they'd whip up a batch. I don't want to do
> this officially yet
> since I want to wait until I myself have the money
> organized and all
> that (after this summer), but I was just curious how
> likely it is 20
> people (IIRC the SE and SEC have the same brakes
> with the only
> difference being the length of the lines) would want
> to do it if the
> brakes would fit with 17 inch wheels. They said it
> would probably cost
> around $2000.
> Richard
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