Handbrake 'drift' buttons [Archive]

ConorS15

13-06-11, 09:45

Anyone know where's the best place to get one of these? :confused: I was looking at some decent coloured ones last week and can't seem to find em anywhere now. Ebay seems to have fuck all too. Driftworks only seem to have silver ones. Cheers! :cool:

D-turbo-lad

13-06-11, 12:31

drive-n-style roscommon has them

0876633761

way2fastforu

13-06-11, 12:46

iv a silver one there if ya've any interest conor??

alan opel

13-06-11, 12:52

i got one off ebay from a seller for around 10 dollars, does the job perfect

ill find the link later

ConorS15

13-06-11, 14:05

Sound lads, cheers. Ah ya sure Dara I'll take it off ya so. Save on postage! Figure I'm gonna need new tyres for the NCT so may as well make use of what's left of the current ones :p

way2fastforu

13-06-11, 14:44

sound dude...sure gimme a buzz wen you wana collect it...you've my num anyway dont ya?

ConorS15

13-06-11, 19:03

I do surely man, cheers

ConorS15

14-06-11, 21:01

Jobs a good-un! Cheers again dude! Found the nut to tighten it too :D

Keli

14-06-11, 21:05

If you end up not getting one I think 180sxbreaker has a blue one for sale?

ConorS15

14-06-11, 21:22

Ah cheers! Nah I picked one up off Dara earlier and shtuck it on there a while ago. Need to take a look at my rear callipers again though, handbrake hasn't locked properly at all in a good while

Eoin k

14-06-11, 21:50

if ya want man I'll finish off then tires for ya. My car seems to be pretty gud at it.

ConorS15

14-06-11, 22:03

Ah I'll manage dude cheers! Turns out it's not that hard at all to make a spec s skid :p

bart

15-06-11, 06:47

ive one there conor i'll send it up to you......

cooks86

15-06-11, 12:19

Ill take that bart if connor dont

ConorS15

15-06-11, 17:26

Ah thanks Bart, got sorted yesterday though! Can't stop messin with it when drivin haha. Pity handbrake doesn't lock my rears though. Yet... :)

mattybyrne2008

15-06-11, 18:03

Ah cheers! Nah I picked one up off Dara earlier and shtuck it on there a while ago. Need to take a look at my rear callipers again though, handbrake hasn't locked properly at all in a good while

is this common problem with s15's??mine aint great at all either someone said grooved discs and good set pads sort it out??

ConorS15

15-06-11, 18:57

Have grooved discs and fresh yellowstuff. Had to un-jam a stuck piston a while back and maybe I messed somethin up putting the calliper back together. Will take em apart for a look again when I get time. Didn't bleed em tho, must look up how to do it

mattybyrne2008

15-06-11, 19:19

awh ye man you may bleed them your rear brakes must be all over the place??

did you replace seals or boots or anything??

ConorS15

15-06-11, 22:35

Nah I sanded the pistons and put fresh copper grease in em. Picked up fresh boots and pistons off of Dara but havn't got around to swappin em yet. Ah I didn't realise ya needed to bleed em haha, need to pick up some fluid first. Ah she stops just fine but the front callipers are bigger anyways so I probbaly wouldnt have noticed. Havn't taken her on a track yet

ConorS15

16-06-11, 11:31

Just wonderin tho, (que noob question) is the handbrake not independent from the brake fluid system? As in does the cable not directly activate the pots? So much to learn :p

crash&burn

16-06-11, 12:07

will these drift buttons fit any car,or is there diff ones for each make of car??

ConorS15

16-06-11, 13:01

Not sure, I'd say some cars would have slightly different sized buttons/holes so you'd wanna check really. You're basically just disconnecting the spring that pushes the normal button back out, and then the button attachment fits on so that you can pull the button back out manually when you need the handbrake to stay up

dil

21-06-11, 22:16

there's one size afaik, i had to pare down the stock button on my ones and push it down over

ConorS15

21-06-11, 23:12

Few light taps of a rubber hammer did the jawb on mine

martydumpvalve

27-07-12, 12:57

any1 else doing these buttons im after one at the minute

paddyb01

27-07-12, 14:30

any1 else doing these buttons im after one at the minute

Ive a driftworks one pm me if you want ta buy it mate think its still in the pack

broad.sideways

28-07-12, 14:09

iv the driftworks one. myt not be the best of lookin but is perfect lad

Smokey Bear

28-07-12, 15:22

Take out the spring, drill a hole offcentre on the button and stick a cable tie through it. Perfect job!

kouki kid

07-08-12, 22:24

anyone else out there with one or know where to get one? other than the driftworks ones