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lb films · 09-18-2012, 07:57 PM

hey what's going on i purchased a 240 and the seller told me it had q45 front brake upgrade i looked at them they were double piston and larger then stock brakes and it drove fine. i swapped everything from that car into a coupe I'm building when i swapped the brakes over i noticed that on the passenger side brake caliper there are two holes for brake lines but only one brake line i know its not an extra bleeder screw hole because it has the holders for the line and on the driver side caliper there is only one brake line and one hole i called the kid up he swears to me he bought them brand new from auto zone but at this point with other things i found with the car his credibility is bull ****. any one ever see a caliper like this or have any idea what kind of caliper it is or is it a q45 and thats how they come and the second hole is usually plugged? i don't know i don't really know much about the q45 brake upgrade but i did some research and couldn't find anything. anyone out there have any insight into this? thank you-Larry B

these are some pics i just took of the calipers
ImageShack Album - 3 images

ANVIL · 09-22-2012, 12:00 AM

mine are the same way. doesnt leak and work fine so never gave it a second thought.

240SilviaX · 09-23-2012, 06:13 PM

Its fine, no its not a brake line hole, its too small. The hole is for a bracket that the brake sensor was connected to on the Q45's. Since their on a 240 which does not have a sensor that bracket is not used. When I pulled my Q45 brakes off of a Q I removed that bracket along with the pad life sensor. You have nothing to worry about.

lb films · 09-23-2012, 06:47 PM

great thank you for your information should i plug it up tho? and its only on the one caliper not both?

240SilviaX · 09-24-2012, 10:06 AM

no need to plug its a bolt hole not a brake line hole. yes its on the passenger side Q45 caliper. so nothing to worry about thats how mine are.

lb films · 09-24-2012, 04:32 PM

thank you very much i was really confused when i saw it the kid who sold me the car had lied about so many things that i later found out about i wouldnt be siprised if he did about the brakes too but thank you for putting my mind at ease-larry b

240SilviaX · 09-25-2012, 12:20 PM

no problem

09-18-2012, 07:57 PM	#1
lb films Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: East Meadow Age: 38 Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	two brake line holes on one side of what i was told was a q45 brake caliper hey what's going on i purchased a 240 and the seller told me it had q45 front brake upgrade i looked at them they were double piston and larger then stock brakes and it drove fine. i swapped everything from that car into a coupe I'm building when i swapped the brakes over i noticed that on the passenger side brake caliper there are two holes for brake lines but only one brake line i know its not an extra bleeder screw hole because it has the holders for the line and on the driver side caliper there is only one brake line and one hole i called the kid up he swears to me he bought them brand new from auto zone but at this point with other things i found with the car his credibility is bull ****. any one ever see a caliper like this or have any idea what kind of caliper it is or is it a q45 and thats how they come and the second hole is usually plugged? i don't know i don't really know much about the q45 brake upgrade but i did some research and couldn't find anything. anyone out there have any insight into this? thank you-Larry B these are some pics i just took of the calipers ImageShack Album - 3 images

09-22-2012, 12:00 AM	#2
ANVIL Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	mine are the same way. doesnt leak and work fine so never gave it a second thought.

09-23-2012, 06:13 PM	#3
240SilviaX Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2012 Location: HB / OC, CA Age: 38 Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Its fine, no its not a brake line hole, its too small. The hole is for a bracket that the brake sensor was connected to on the Q45's. Since their on a 240 which does not have a sensor that bracket is not used. When I pulled my Q45 brakes off of a Q I removed that bracket along with the pad life sensor. You have nothing to worry about.

09-23-2012, 06:47 PM	#4
lb films Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: East Meadow Age: 38 Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	great thank you for your information should i plug it up tho? and its only on the one caliper not both?

09-24-2012, 10:06 AM	#5
240SilviaX Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2012 Location: HB / OC, CA Age: 38 Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	no need to plug its a bolt hole not a brake line hole. yes its on the passenger side Q45 caliper. so nothing to worry about thats how mine are.

09-24-2012, 04:32 PM	#6
lb films Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: East Meadow Age: 38 Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank you very much i was really confused when i saw it the kid who sold me the car had lied about so many things that i later found out about i wouldnt be siprised if he did about the brakes too but thank you for putting my mind at ease-larry b

09-25-2012, 12:20 PM	#7
240SilviaX Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2012 Location: HB / OC, CA Age: 38 Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	no problem