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Old 12-04-2007, 12:06 AM
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C32 T 2003. Mods? MANY!! :)
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Hey Guys,

I just put an order in for 360 Forged CF, and since they are so "open" I have to get new brakes all around as well, otherwise it would look strange. I got two offers, and just want to hear what you guys can tell me about the two different types.

The first one are;

MOVIT: 6390$
Front, 370x35 mm med 6 Piston Caliper

Rear, 342x28 mm 4 Piston Caliper

Second one are;

StopTech: 7031$
Front, 355x32 4 Piston Caliper

Rear, 328x28 4 Piston Caliper

Are the StopTech more expensive because they are better, or what? Have you any inputs on MOVIT?

Thanks guys/MIDO
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I have Stoptechs...great brakes and excellent customer service!
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Have you considered the front Brembo kit? It's an awesome upgrade.

Let me know if you have any questions or would like a hook up.

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assuming Movit is good. we don't see them in US btw. I would go for the one with lighter rotor and caliper.
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Have you considered the front Brembo kit? It's an awesome upgrade.

Let me know if you have any questions or would like a hook up.

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It is, and the price is almost as much for the front kit, as for the front and back kit with StopTech or Movit. Otherwise I would go for them!
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You get what you pay for. There is a reason why Brembo is OE on more production cars including the AMG. But if I had to choose between the two I would go with StopTech due to the fact it is the closest to Brembo, and being a US company they would be much easier to deal with if you were to have an issue or need replacement parts.
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Sorry just noticed you are in Sweden. Disregard the US pat of my whole post.
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Originally Posted by JDC55
You get what you pay for. There is a reason why Brembo is OE on more production cars including the AMG. But if I had to choose between the two I would go with StopTech due to the fact it is the closest to Brembo, and being a US company they would be much easier to deal with if you were to have an issue or need replacement parts.
you CAN get better brakes than Brembo at cheaper price. Rotora, Endless, APRacing are all great Brake manufacturers. Alcon Brakes you can get for Audi are also not as expensive as the Brembo kit in comparison. Brembo's expensive mainly because it's more established than the other brands featuring more applications.
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Originally Posted by FrankW
you CAN get better brakes than Brembo at cheaper price. Rotora, Endless, APRacing are all great Brake manufacturers. Alcon Brakes you can get for Audi are also not as expensive as the Brembo kit in comparison. Brembo's expensive mainly because it's more established than the other brands featuring more applications.
Could not agree more FrankW! After talking to people that race for a living, some are recomending StopTech, some Movit. Since Movit are approved by TUV, and I get 370x35/6 caliper and 342x28/4 calipers compared to StopTech 355/4 caliper and 328/4 caliper, for 642$ less. The choise was not so hard was it!?
Is it correct that Movit are not sold in the US?
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Originally Posted by MIDO
Could not agree more FrankW! After talking to people that race for a living, some are recomending StopTech, some Movit. Since Movit are approved by TUV, and I get 370x35/6 caliper and 342x28/4 calipers compared to StopTech 355/4 caliper and 328/4 caliper, for 642$ less. The choise was not so hard was it!?
Is it correct that Movit are not sold in the US?
You can get MOVI´T in he US to.
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I have stoptech on the 996 with pagid orange. Very sick. A friend with a CGT drove it and said the brakes were exactly the same as his CGT

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