Caliper Refurbishment - Glasgow area

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

As the title says really, any recommendations? Impreza pulling to left, had a look at my left caliper at the front and pistons may be a bit sticky. I don't really want to do it myself, and I don't really want to have to send calipers off somewhere down south.

[ARHarh]

Can you not just buy recon ones off the shelf, it will almost certainly be cheaper.

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

Probably could but how do you know the recon ones are good? Prefer to drop the car off and collect when all sorted.

[sherman]

Eaglesham Garage are the Subaru dealer out West

https://www.eagleshamgarage.co.uk/

[Davie]

I think it'd very much depend on what calipers are on the car? Stock, cast, base model stuff would likely be available off the shelf to most garages in the area but if its running the sort of WRX spec 4 pots or Brembos (or something equally posh) then may need a slightly more specialist outfit / motorsport based. Or, whip them off and send them to the likes of Bigg Red?

Or just buy a new pair - refurbished in advance, then get a garage to swap them over.

https://scoobyworx.com/subaru-reconditioned-calipe...

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

It's a WRX so has the Sumitomo four piston calipers. Rebuild kits are under £100, exchange calipers are a lot more than that!

[ARHarh]

Marquezs Stabilisers said:

It's a WRX so has the Sumitomo four piston calipers. Rebuild kits are under £100, exchange calipers are a lot more than that!

But the exchange calipers are expensive because of the cost of fitting the kit, this will be similar wherever you go surely. Most garages will not rebuild calipers because it normally ends up costing more than recon stuff, and they have to warranty it themselves. I can't imagine this is different just because it's a WRX.

[deadslow]

Kenneth Brown in Hillington could be your man. 0141 882 6757

[Davie]

Marquezs Stabilisers said:

It's a WRX so has the Sumitomo four piston calipers. Rebuild kits are under £100, exchange calipers are a lot more than that!

Bigg Red seem to be around £325.00 to rebuild your own calipers on a 3 day turn around, that's stripped, painted, rebuilt with new pistons, seals etc so to be fair, £289.00 for a couple of refurbished items delivered seems ok... simply unbolt your, new ones on, bleed the brakes and then sell you're existing ones to recoup some cash.

For a garage to "refurbish" calipers, is that just pushing the pistons out slightly in situ, bit Scotchbrite to clean them up, bit lube and back in again and away you go or are you meaning calipers removed, stripped completely, rebuilt with new pistons, seals etc and then back on... or back on having been painted too?

What's the garage labour rate per hour to do all that, assuming the calipers aren't past their best too...

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

Davie said:

Bigg Red seem to be around £325.00 to rebuild your own calipers on a 3 day turn around, that's stripped, painted, rebuilt with new pistons, seals etc so to be fair, £289.00 for a couple of refurbished items delivered seems ok... simply unbolt your, new ones on, bleed the brakes and then sell you're existing ones to recoup some cash.

For a garage to "refurbish" calipers, is that just pushing the pistons out slightly in situ, bit Scotchbrite to clean them up, bit lube and back in again and away you go or are you meaning calipers removed, stripped completely, rebuilt with new pistons, seals etc and then back on... or back on having been painted too?

What's the garage labour rate per hour to do all that, assuming the calipers aren't past their best too...

I mean mostly your second option Davie, although no need to paint. I appreciate everyone's time but it looks, so far, like I shall need to get the bleed kit and jam jar out...