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Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:17 pm
by Carledo
LJColeman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:44 pm
I can’t believe the price difference between Triumph & MG with brakes. I got a pair of discs for my midget for £11.98 and about £25 for my dads MGB. I can’t understand why the Dolomite discs are so much!
It's simply the law of supply and demand, there are loads more MGBs and Midgets about than there are Dolomites, even though all Dolomites share a disc, they are not a frequent swap item, so no supplier is going to order 500 sets at a time to get the cost down. I doubt even Rimmers keep more than half a dozen pairs on the shelf. Because they have to pay more for small quantities, they pass this on to us (no doubt, with interest)
Steve
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:58 pm
by AlanH
Its not so much a Triumph thing as a Dolomite thing.
If you look at Rimmers
Spitfire/Herald discs - 12.50
Dolomite discs - 46.50
I guess as other people have said it's just down to supply and demand.
However I did get a feeling at Stoneleigh that MGs are much better supported than Triumphs
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 pm
by Galileo
Same discs also used on the 2000/2500, which admittedly does not widen the market that much...
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:31 pm
by new to this
Galileo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 pm
Same discs also used on the 2000/2500, which admittedly does not widen the market that much...
Did the 2000/2500 have 14 inch wheels ?
Dave
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:37 pm
by dollyman
new to this wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:31 pm
Galileo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 pm
Same discs also used on the 2000/2500, which admittedly does not widen the market that much...
Did the 2000/2500 have 14 inch wheels ?
Dave
Yes.
Cheers,
Tony.
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:06 pm
by Galileo
new to this wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:31 pm
Galileo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 pm
Same discs also used on the 2000/2500, which admittedly does not widen the market that much...
Did the 2000/2500 have 14 inch wheels ?
Dave
The standard steel rims on my MK2 2000 are 13", though a 14" wheel fits as I remember eyeing up Stag wheels back in the day but didn't have the money to buy any.
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:40 pm
by dollyman
Sorry.... Should have said my car is a 2500S with the Stag type alloy's
Cheers,
Tony.
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:03 pm
by Galileo
A 2500 and Stag wheels, damn you!
I've often thought about getting a 2000 again, my first car and it'll take me right back to just passing my test and being 17 and two weeks (couldn't wait to get that driving license) all over again, which is usually what stops me!
Re: What are the best or reasonable standard discs?
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:50 am
by dollyman
Just thought i would share a pic
Cheers, Tony.