i noticed a loss of power recently and eventually traced it to the front caliper piston which wont retract on its own . i took the caliper off and rung my local autoparts thinking you can still get refurb kits, but he told me that they cant sell them anymore and can only supply professionally refurbed calipers on an exchange basis at the cost of £88+vat. does this sound about right or does anyone know of any alternatives , maybe time to upgrade?

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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things...................and then bought a mk1mr2................happy days!

As far as I know Mr T still sells kits

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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour

i will check that out in the morning cheers

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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things...................and then bought a mk1mr2................happy days!

IIRC price was around £35 for the front kit, but it does both calipers.
Brake International CLICKY used to do kits as well, and Biggred CLICKY2 does them.
I've never used either of them do can't vouch for the quality. The Toyota ones I have used and they are spot on

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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour

The Toyota ones are definitely a better quality than the brakes international ones, unfortunately. Not that the brakes international ones are rubbish, just the Toyota ones last longer - in my experience.

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may have a set of st165/185 twin pots and carriers if old petrolhead doesnt want them. Pm me if interested and I can let you know.

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a few spares, lots of stickers and a few repairs.
Now in sunny Wiltshire.