p80 302mm brake bracket available again! 8251319

Post by **tryingbe** » 22 Aug 2016, 17:43

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... rs-8602456

Get it while you can, I have a feeling they will again disappear soon.

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 22 Aug 2016, 18:07

Fantastic news!!!

BackRoadSeeker · Post by **BackRoadSeeker** » 22 Aug 2016, 18:27

Price is for individual bracket, so $132 for both sides.... is the brake mod still worth it at this cost?

Post by **tryingbe** » 22 Aug 2016, 18:33

BackRoadSeeker wrote:Price is for individual bracket, so $132 for both sides.... is the brake mod still worth it at this cost?

Only if you experience brake fade from repeat braking like from a road course racing or want your front rotors to be large than your rear rotors. Otherwise, it'll just add 6-7 unsprung weight to your front wheels. For normal use, I doubt you'll feel anything different.

302mm bracket is one of the cheapest way to upgrade the front rotors. The 320mm, 330mm, etc are much more expensive.

BackRoadSeeker · Post by **BackRoadSeeker** » 22 Aug 2016, 18:36

tryingbe wrote:
BackRoadSeeker wrote:Price is for individual bracket, so $132 for both sides.... is the brake mod still worth it at this cost?
Only if you experience brake fade from repeat braking like from a road course racing or want your front rotors to be large than your rear rotors.

Otherwise, it'll just add 6-7 unsprung weight to your front wheels.

302mm bracket is one of the cheapest way to upgrade the front rotor. The 320mm, 330mm, etc are much more expensive.

That was my feeling, money would be better spent on good brake pads and perhaps stainless lines. This is also the only one that will fit with factory 16" wheels, correct? So Perfo's in my case.

Post by **j-dawg** » 22 Aug 2016, 23:25

I made this upgrade recently (after ranting a few years back about what a not-useful upgrade it is). Needed new rotors, found the last pair of 302mm brackets at any dealer in the country, and grabbed everything I needed.

I have never experienced fade, and I don't plan to take this car to the track. I just thought the big brackets and discs looked cool inside a Perfo. I'll let you be the judge :]

BackRoadSeeker · Post by **BackRoadSeeker** » 23 Aug 2016, 07:56

j-dawg wrote:I made this upgrade recently (after ranting a few years back about what a not-useful upgrade it is). Needed new rotors, found the last pair of 302mm brackets at any dealer in the country, and grabbed everything I needed.

I have never experienced fade, and I don't plan to take this car to the track. I just thought the big brackets and discs looked cool inside a Perfo. I'll let you be the judge :]

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Looks wicked good, but that's back when the brackets were cheap - like sub-$100 cheap for the set, right? At that price, heck yeah! At $132 for both...eh.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 23 Aug 2016, 08:16

They get more expensive each time...

Post by **tryingbe** » 23 Aug 2016, 08:47

I sold a set at $200 + shipping, the buyer set the price!

Post by **j-dawg** » 23 Aug 2016, 09:27

BackRoadSeeker wrote:
Looks wicked good, but that's back when the brackets were cheap - like sub-$100 cheap for the set, right? At that price, heck yeah! At $132 for both...eh.

er, nope. paid something like 65 each from a dealer in Connecticut via a dealer in California. it wasn't a negligibly cheap upgrade. I also bought new longer hoses from FCP, but those were cheap.