brakes 2 Piston Brake Calipers

[Harmonizer]

I haven't been able to find a supplier for 2 piston brake calipers for a 1967 BMW 1600-2. Any leads on suppliers, preferably on the West Coast? Even a rebuild kit would do. Thanks.

[TobyB]

oog. Try BLUNT on this board.

Those pads are tiny, as in, really small. As in, YIKES!

It'd be worth trying one of the various caliper upgrades...

I THINK you can use later 320 calipers.

But check me before you buy anything.

t

[Bill_Riblett]

Call Carl Nelson at LaJolla (see link)

If he doesn't have any, he will know what other cars they came on. Ate brand calipers of this period often were used by more than one manufacturer.

If you are totally unable to find another set, White Post Restorations may be able to resleeve and rebuild your calipers. I had them do my 2000CS calipers and master cylinder some years ago. Expensive at the time - $500, but may be competitive with new parts these days.

http://www.bimmerdoc.com/index.php

[c.d.iesel]

I agree with Bill W.

Call "BILLY" at White Post - they perform excellent

rebuilding of ANY age brake/hyd components

to maintain your originality.

He was a vendor next to me many times at Import Carlisle -

I had the pleasure of meeting Billy and seeing first hand

many examples of his excellent results with hopeless

looking junk.

[jose3523]

I used this company when mine went out I've got a 1967, 1600 and you can get them in two sizes 42mm for small pistons and 48mm for the larger piston brakewarehouse.com 1-800-214-4034 they treated me very nice.

Jose

[williamdholmes]

caliper kit superseded to 34 21 1 103 482 (back of some other model), price is 23.57. bmw has only 1 in north america, in new jersey. probably more in europe, check with carl, though, it see if he has any= 858 488 1555..

w.

[Harmonizer]

Called LaJolla Independent and got what I needed along with some good technical advice. Great lead. Thanks for your help in tracking these down. This forum has been a great help to this new vintage BMW owner.

[Slavs]

They were used on some Alfa Romeo's through the late 1970s. The pads are the same as early Porsche 911 and 912 along with some Volvos. The calipers were probably the same on these cars. Pep Boys may sell remanufactured units.They ar not very difficult to find. What is difficult to obtain on the 67 is the brake master and booster.

Contrary to popular myth, they work very well when functioning properly. No upgrade needed for normal driving. They work just as well if not better than later 4 piston models. My 67 works best. The only system that worked better is a large 4 piston Volvo caliper vented rotor set-up on a car I sold.

Slavs

[mannix]

Agreed - single line oldcar calipers/pads work fine. I'm researching some brake stuff for my car - 68 02, single line, etc etc etc - and keep reading about how people are scared of the awful single-line brakes and the pads are tiny and this and that and the other thing.

The single line stuff works FINE. There might be reasons to replace it (lighter), but for a daily driver or autocross car, singles are great.

.02c!

Iain

[TobyB]

Hmmm, it's 'bring an old thread' back day...

My only experience with them is watching Brian Capp chew

through a set of pads in less than an hour at the track.

So I'm not exactly an authority. Even though I still think the pads

are

teeny tiny.

t