Bought some Perfo wheels for my 99 T5

[matthew1]

You got it, Nevada.

[Nevada1906]

You got it, Nevada.

Thank you.

[Nevada1906]

Close, but a little different. Similar spokes, different center. Here's a comparo I made:



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Uh, yeaaaahhhh...Vectors have their own charm, but compared to Perfos (Perfoes?) they're missing something.

[Nevada1906]

Neil,

I can get you these for $100 for 4 with decent tires. Wheels are the right size 16 x 6.5 and correct offset, but the tires are 55 because they came off of an S60.

If Neil passes, count me in for $100 plus your time/ gas.

I can pick up on my annual Lorain sailing trip

Save yourself some miles and come via the Erie Canal.

Actually, Lorain has the best lighthouse on Lake Erie.
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That IS a beautiful lighthouse. The Cleveland area is so underrated.

[Eddystone]

What paint did you use on the calipers? Looks a lot more substantial than the Duplo? caliper paint I get here.

Thanks for the offer on the rims Eddystone. It would be just a hassle to get them even if you had room in July on the way through. If abscate wants them he can use have them with my blessings! LoL!

I also hope the car the wheels are for will be long gone by then (or my wife may have a lot to say about it!).

Neil.

Well, if I brought those wheels to you, you'd never get to meet my wife since there would have to be a decision made there.

[Eddystone]

If you put Columba’s on, there will alway be just one more thing to remember…

Ha.

I read somewhere that the Columbas might not fit the discs and calipers on my 99 T5. Someone posted that they were fine if you ground some fins of the calipers.

Yeah, that was me. I put an FCP 302mm big brake kit on my Columba-equipped 850 and after I knocked down the ribs on the calipers, the Columbas fit fine.

I did that conversion in 2012 and it's still working today, 70,000 miles later. I can't speak highly enough of the combination of Zimmermann rotors and Akebono pads. I'm not nice to my brakes and those parts WEAR LIKE IRON.



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When I bought the T5, the seller had been getting service from a local Volvo shop for a car he bought for his daughter! He said the car had "upgraded" brakes in the front. I checked the pads when I bought the car but haven't looked at the brakes since. I am assuming they are 302s, but I can tell you they are MUCH better (grabbier, stoppier) than the brakes in my stock 98 V70 non-turbo. I have the FCP brake disc diameter measuring tool printed out and will be looking at them soon. Next up for the T5 is timing belt and associated parts with water pump. Have all the right parts. Just need to get out there and do it. Having my two little granddaughters overnight always wipes me out for the next day. Getting old here.

[Nevada1906]

Ha.

I read somewhere that the Columbas might not fit the discs and calipers on my 99 T5. Someone posted that they were fine if you ground some fins of the calipers.

Yeah, that was me. I put an FCP 302mm big brake kit on my Columba-equipped 850 and after I knocked down the ribs on the calipers, the Columbas fit fine.

I did that conversion in 2012 and it's still working today, 70,000 miles later. I can't speak highly enough of the combination of Zimmermann rotors and Akebono pads. I'm not nice to my brakes and those parts WEAR LIKE IRON.



IMG_0805.JPGIMG_0808.JPGIMG_0809.JPGIMG_0810.JPGIMG_0814.JPGIMG_0815.JPGIMG_0824.JPGIMG_0823.JPGIMG_0826.JPG

When I bought the T5, the seller had been getting service from a local Volvo shop for a car he bought for his daughter! He said the car had "upgraded" brakes in the front. I checked the pads when I bought the car but haven't looked at the brakes since. I am assuming they are 302s, but I can tell you they are MUCH better (grabbier, stoppier) than the brakes in my stock 98 V70 non-turbo. I have the FCP brake disc diameter measuring tool printed out and will be looking at them soon. Next up for the T5 is timing belt and associated parts with water pump. Have all the right parts. Just need to get out there and do it. Having my two little granddaughters overnight always wipes me out for the next day. Getting old here.

Looks like FCP still sells the kit, but it's backordered and comes with plain rotors.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... ultkit302p