[W126 Coupe] Brakes

[Bruce Mendel]

Do you have the contact info for StopIt Axel?

Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Brakes


> Dawid,
>
> Disk upgrades can be had from Powerslot (slotted rotors), Zimmermann
> (drilled rotors) and sometimes you can find the Brembo upgrades (drilled,
> $250/each).
>
> If you are interested in something a bit more involved, a company called
> StopIt in Germany makes caliper upgrades for our cars (4-piston, larger
> disks). I haven't heard of anyone using these, but if you feel ambitious
> we'd all like to hear about how they work.
>
> Best of luck to you.
>
> Regards,
> Axel J. Wulff
> 610-731-5453 Cellular
> 610-572-4611 Home
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl at solms.co.za>
> >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> >To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> >Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Brakes
> >Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 07:56:50 +0200
> >
> >I have not had my 560 long enough to judge pad usage, but if the last
> >5,000km is anything to go by,
> >I will also get long life out of mine.
> >
> >But, on a related note - having 'upgraded' from a MINI Cooper S, the
stock
> >brakes on these cars
> >are very poor (yes yes, I know they weigh 2 tonnes, but the 1 tonne  MINI
> >had bigger brakes than the SEC).
> >
> >They have excellent stopping power, but it's so easy to overheat them
(in
> >which case
> >bad fading is experienced)... has anybody upgraded their brakes to
> >something a bit better?
> >
> >Ever since I bough the car (which is in truly exceptional condition
> >otherwise) the brake discs were
> >warped (which is starting to get annoying) so I need to replace them
soon
> >in anyway.
> >
> >regards,
> >Dawid
> >
> >
> >On 12 May 2006, at 7:42 AM, Mister McGoo wrote:
> >
> >>Hovsepdov
> >>
> >>
> >>You must be dancing with your left foot on the brake pedal.
> >>
> >>
> >>I have been using Pagid, and get about 50-60,000 Km on either ATE
> >>calipers or Girling.
> >>
> >>
> >>Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 17:45:13 -0700
> >>From: hovsepdov at yahoo.com
> >>To: MBCOUPES at mbcoupes.com
> >>CC:
> >>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Brakes
> >>
> >>Hey guys just wanted to welcome the all the new people, and I   wanted
to
> >>know what brand brake pads are u guys using and how long  do the last?
> >>Cause im using tekstar and the last me about 8k miles.
> >>
> >>My dads flipin out. Ive had the car for under a year and have  changed
the
> >>pads 3 or 4 times.
> >>
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