Upgraded Door Brakes Group Buy

[Colin]

Hello all,

I am doing yet another group buy for upgraded door brakes.

Here is some quick info about them:

They are a Mercedes part and very well made. They include a "half way" stop point and then of course, the full open stop as well as some slight resistance through the entire range of travel. They work FAR better than the BMW ones and are very robust. Included with the kit is a plastic shroud for the brake to keep water out (very nice), detailed installation instructions (they are very easy to install), a custom fit bushing for the mount, and a properly sized bolt to replace the pin with the appropriate washers. This is everything you need. Operation with this kit is perfectly smooth and quiet and the brakes should outlast just about everything else on the car. They're strong enough to hold the door open even on a pretty steep hill but they don't make the door hard to open. I've upgraded the hardware over time to stainless steel and aluminum where possible so these are very sturdy and long lasting. They're now on tons of FAQers cars all over the globe.

There are a ton of people on the FAQ who are using these successfully. These cost 1/3 the price of the new BMW ones and actually offer more "features."

The price is $100 + shipping for a set (both doors).

Email colin@sfrecording.com to reserve at set.

-Colin

[duckdudess]

I bought these brakes from Colin. They work great and were trivial to install.

[BMWonly]

Very interested. I bought a (different) set on Ebay a few months ago for about the same money, and they are useless. They don't hold the door open.

Is there a picture available showing those?

Thanks

Dieter

[needscoffee]

Email sent

[designpunk]

hey colin -

when would one expect to receive these once the group buy list is complete ?

just trying to map out some other door crap i need to do.....and

would like to knock it out in one shot.

thanks in advance, jim h

[rindog]

reply sent

[nomalt]

Colin,

Thanks for setting this up...e/mail sent...

[Colin]

hey colin -

when would one expect to receive these once the group buy list is complete ?

just trying to map out some other door crap i need to do.....and

would like to knock it out in one shot.

thanks in advance, jim h

I am planning to close this out on Friday. The parts should come mid-next week then (hopefully) and I'll build and ship them over the weekend so they would drop in the mail the Monday after.

[boxy02]

Thanks Colin, bought mine just now.

[Mike_R]

yup, have had mine in for months, and if you have door speaker holes the install takes all of 10 min. nice product. Bummer when I got mine the rubber seal was not part of the deal.

[BMWonly]

Colin, any update on the door brakes ???

[Colin]

Still making them!

[norma]

I'd be interested if you still can. Let me know.

Rick McQuiston

rickm@easystreet.net

[Colin]

Rick,

I think you can still get some. Just shoot me an email.

[milfweed]

hey, may we have an update when time allows please, Colin.

thanks much.