BX 1.9 Petrol rear brake calipers wanted

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BX 1.9 Petrol rear brake calipers wanted

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My drag race cars runs BX rear brake calipers im tryin to find a sorce for Re-conned or even new(??) calipers, or even some good workin 2nd hand units? any one got any idea?

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Easily available from Citroen themselves if you like spending money..
Xantia calipers will bolt straight on aswell.
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ah that may help, thanks, can imagen ciroren items are mega expensive!
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Erm, well, the last set I bought nearly made me cry, and almost neccessitated re-mortgaging the house..

Xantia's are pretty plentiful in scrappers though, so should be easy to find a pair for beer tokens.
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any idea what year Xantia's are the same? or are they all the same?
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Any Xantia caliper will bolt on, although I'm not 100% sure that Activa calipers are the same, that said the chances of seeing an Activa in a scrappers is so remote you're more likely to wake up next to Kiera Knightley and Kirsten Dunst...
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Hummmm how ever much fun that is, dont think it will get my race car to the track!
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Got any pics of your car, sounds interesting.
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I'd be interested in the car as well, been along to Santa Pod a few times myself, only to watch but it's an amzing spectacle!
Just to clarify - do you mean your car has BX front calipers on the rear, or uses BX rear calipers?
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I'll post some pics tonight,
They are rear calipers on the rear axle, it runs a 9inch ford axle
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Xantia Estates have larger rear calipers - I assume the Xantia hatch ones are the same as BXs. Otherwise, all Xantia hatches use the same calipers.
I NEED a BX TD.
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Estate calipers still bolt straight on though don't they?
If not there's a BX in Cotham that shouldn't work :shock: ...
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Just as a mater of interest, what type of fluid are you using in the system?.
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heres a few pics, as for the fluid, its just regluar 'cheap' motor factors brake fluid! is that a problem?

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Here is the only pic of the brake set up.
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Wowzers! You either love or that sort of thing (and I can\'t make my mind up!)
I actually think you\'ve used BX calipers - the two pedigrees are at odds!
Was there any reason you used BX calipers?

erm......your seals won\'t last very long using brake fluid! You need green blood (LHM)!!!!!!!
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