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C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« on: June 26, 2018, 08:52:42 PM »
Stainless lined, new lip seals, pistons, bleeder nipples, pressure tested $395 a pair plus postage exchange.
O-ring pistons additional $100 a pair limited stock
Brake hoses $25 each 10 sets of fronts  8 sets of rears
Peter Hughes     02 95879399  Bexley NSW
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Re: C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2018, 10:13:34 PM »
$395  for a pair calipers good price , extra 100 for oring mmm , I don’t know . There only o’rings & pistons
I’d be interested to know if they are o’rings  fitted with backup rings.
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Re: C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2018, 09:15:25 AM »
Give him a call Bob I have used calipers with lip seals a couple of times no problem

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Re: C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2018, 10:14:09 AM »
I had one caliper overhauled in wollongong a couple of years back $ 320 for one.
The calipers on my 79 need doing before I re register  it.
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Re: C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2018, 05:11:35 PM »
O ring conversion kit is $145 per caliper on ebay. No backup. Kit has pistons, O rings and seals only. On that basis $100 is not too bad.

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Re: C3 Corvette Caliper Rebuild Service
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2018, 07:44:26 PM »
I have seen  the kits in the $40/45 US per set front/ rear, under a $100US plus shipping
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