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That's it. I spent $70 on the calipers and brackets from CarPart. $40 for R56 ss lines from Rock Auto. $60 for R56 Akebono pads and $10 for new fluid from Amazon. You can use your existing rotors or pick your flavor and cost.

 

Well Cooper, it's nice to see you surface here after ignoring my attempts to contact you the past couple of months. You're absolutely right, it did take nearly a year after I bought the parts from you to do the work. Parts that are of no benefit for me to install on my R53. You should have known when you sold them, that they were not correct. You and I have had this conversation.

The truth of the matter is this: I was unable to drive my car, let alone do a brake install, for the greater part of a year, off and on, after sustaining my back injury. You know I've been completely up front with you about this. That being said, my dissatisfaction with you is that you have refused to provide me with the parts I believed I was buying from you, a set of R56s brakes and rotors. You know you sold me Justa brakes, no upgrade at all, yet you refuse to make good on the issue. I should have known better when you couldn't tell me what year or model MINI the brakes I was buying came off of.

It would be nice if you would just do the ethical thing and accept the incorrect parts in return for the R56s components. I have already offered to pay for all the shipping necessary to make this happen. I would like you to accept this as a resolution to the problem, so that we may both move forward, no harm-no foul... You tell me what it will cost me for you to ship the correct parts to 93611 and I will Paypal you with the amount. I will even return your incorrect parts prior to receiving the correct parts from you. That is my gesture of integrity that I extend go you.

If you find that this is an acceptable means to resolve our dispute, I certainly appreciate it and will look forward to a swift end to the process. Please send me an email with your address and these parts can be on their way back to you by Wednesday.

 

FireBro if the calipers are 2nd gen they are the same between the justa and the S. The difference is the mounting bracket. The justa version will mount to an R53 with a stock size rotor. You will only need the brackets to use the R56 S rotors. You should be able to find them here: Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market or RockAuto Parts Catalog.

They are a silly price compared to the calipers. I bolted on the 2nd gen justa calipers and got slotted stock size rotors. With new pads and lines of course.

Not defending anyone just trying to help out with the brakes.

 

So the R56 justa calipers are used with stock R53 rotors?

If so, hold on to those Firebro... You might have a buyer this summer... The new wheels for the Rat only fit with stock 53 brakes, even then the bridge of the caliper needs shaved a little... If I can use the 56 justa calipers on the stock rotors it could work for me.

 

Yup. The R56 caliper part is the same between the justa and the S. Just the mounting brackets are different. The justa mounting bracket blots right up. You get a bigger piston, a stronger mount, and a bigger surface area.

 

So the best option would be to get a set of Justa R56 front calipers WITH the brackets?

This would just bolt up on the R53 with a new rotor and brake line?

 

Very nice write up.

If you are going to be tracking your MINI pass on the drilled rotors.

 

I did this a while ago and I agree it is a nice set up. Nice work and write up.

 

Ive got an R56 Cooper S and I need to replace the brakes soon. What are some good after market brakes I should look into getting for front and rear? Also, include thoughts on rotors, etc. Thanks

 

Daily driver or pure "track rat" toy? Or somewhere in the middle?

 

If you upgrade to a big brake kit, I will buy your complete R56s front brake caliper set. I got burned by the o/p of the brake upgrade article posted above, having purchased what I was led to believe would be a better braking system for my R53. Well, it was not and I'm still in need of R56s components to properly make the change I am desiring.

Please keep me in mind should you need to sell your parts.

 

what went wrong?? I'm slowly acquiring parts now...

 

Pm me and I'll go into detail.

 

That's stuff he posted is only for the rear brakes, not the front.

 

I had a few rebuttal paragraphs for you Cooper, some of which was actually positive. But, it's really not worth my time. Glad you were able to air your frustrations with me.

Motor On.

 

We are still talking just about the rear calipers......right?