PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/10/15 02:39 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 02:39 AM So you got an ex chaser with no brembos ? Dang !Yep. They must have sold em off at the yard cheeky f*ckers. Didn't realise at the time. Unless some came without?Contact Ford with the VIN and find out.I thought it was illegal to downgrade brakes from what was fitted at the factory? You can upgrade, but not downgrade.Therefore, if a dealership has removed the Brembo stuff then they would be obliged to supply and fit it. Dealership will be far from happy. Tough luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/10/15 02:43 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 02:43 AM Brembos where not available on that model. Hence stock brakes are not a downgrade they are the standard parts.It's like saying removing the lights/sirens/etc is a downgrade.Besides how do you know it was the dealer and not wapols mechanics who removed them for transfer onto another vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/10/15 02:48 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 02:48 AM FG XR6T did not have an option for an upgrade to Brembo's?... uwotm8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/10/15 02:56 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 02:56 AM Prove me wrong Keith, find a private order non fpv FG with Factory Fitted Brembos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 20/10/15 03:12 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:12 AM Cop spec is not available to the general public I also believe the FG XR's did not have the option for brembos Only FPV's had up grade option to 6 and then 4's on rear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/10/15 03:16 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:16 AM (edited) you cannot option brembos for a non FPV falcon.I fought tool and nail to get brembos from factory on my FG XR8.ended up dropping $5k and got the 6/4 combo from FTG.it is not possible. end thread.peter, that will fit easy, I had 19x10 +10 on the front of mine - look at the room Edited 20/10/15 03:18 AM by Tocchi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 20/10/15 03:21 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:21 AM The bellend and lagon driver reach level 9000 to mod status hahahahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,052 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/10/15 03:21 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:21 AM (edited) Prove me wrong Keith, find a private order non fpv FG with Factory Fitted Brembos.I must be wrong in my thinking Must have been because I've seen so many FG XR6T's with brembo brakes that I figured they'd have to be an option - they must have all bought them aftermarket (probably a cheaper/better option anyway).EDIT: referring to: (FG) http://australiancar.reviews/_pdfs/FPV_Range_FGI_Brochure_201010.pdf - no mention of "Brembo" or "4-piston" or "6-piston".(FG2) http://australiancar.reviews/_pdfs/Ford_Falcon_FGII_Brochure_201308.pdf - again, no mention of "Brembo" or "4-piston" or "6-piston".(FGX) http://australiancar.reviews/_pdfs/Ford_Falcon_FGX_Brochure_201411.pdf - mentions Brembo's standard on XR8 (of course) and non-brembo's for below XR8. No mention of brake upgrade options...It surprises me that there were no options for an upgrade in FG's when there was in B-Series. Edited 20/10/15 03:27 AM by k31th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/10/15 03:25 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:25 AM Brembos where not available on that model. Hence stock brakes are not a downgrade they are the standard parts.Besides how do you know it was the dealer and not wapols mechanics who removed them for transfer onto another vehicle?Ah, it's a Perth car.I'm dumb. I thought it was a NSW or Victoria car (ie saw the comment about Brembos removed and assumed it was an eastern states cop car). NSW and Vic police pursuit cars have Brembo calipers from the factory. WA police get standard, boring brakes.I could never figure out why WA police don't at least get the PBR C5 calipers with 325mm discs. Or, get Brembo calipers and transfer them from car to car (ie rebuild the calipers each time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/10/15 03:25 AM Share Posted 20/10/15 03:25 AM If you went it to your local dealer for a brake over haul price would be comparable to a set of am brembos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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