The Boring And Long Winded Story Of a Man And His 405s

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Bargain.

Do you really want pads made of balsa wood?
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I know they are merely pressed rags, but in a country with such pathetic speed limits I frankly don't give a shit about brakes.
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I mean they're premium Italian, not cheap Chinese shit that will wear like a bastard/not wear like a bastard and eat discs.

Think I paid 45 quid for Honda front pads, but the advantage of buying those is that they come with all the Teflon backing shims and stainless gubbins missing from cheaper sets. Stops properly and doesn't squeal like a piggy.
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Junkman wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:45 am I frankly don't give a shit about brakes.
You do when you end up having the front of the car rebuilt...
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Eddie Honda wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:43 am I mean they're premium Italian, not cheap Chinese shit that will wear like a bastard/not wear like a bastard and eat discs.
I hope those premium Italian brake pads will form a harmonising Axis Power with my premium German discs.

Eddie Honda wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:44 am
Junkman wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:45 am I frankly don't give a shit about brakes.
You do when you end up having the front of the car rebuilt...
Yes, but to avoid that pressed rags will suffice.
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To replace a wee little light bulb:

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OMGLHDRHD.

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This is made from purest unobtainium:

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So I carefully rebuilt it and it works beautifully now.
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Interesting, they're 605 switch blanks.
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