Try getting them for a Humber. The only cars that EVER used that style pad
were Super Snipes and Hawks after 1959. Makes them JUST a little hard to
find today!
Jon Arzt
>From: Jarrid Gross <JGross@econolite.com>
>Reply-To: Jarrid Gross <JGross@econolite.com>
>To: ellis838@concentric.net, alpines@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Brake pad tip (fwd)
>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:15:26 -0700
>
>Uhhhmmm,
>
>The brake tech tip was for the early alpine (SI and SII), which uses a pad
>that is a different shape than the later type.
>Girling discontinued that type of pad in the early 60s and went with the
>square
>pad that most are familiar with.
>The tech tip takes a later type metalic/semi-metalic pad, and converts it
>to one that fits the earlier calipers.
>
>I wish it were that easy to get good pads for the early cars.
>
>Jarrid Gross
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I went and bugged the NAPA parts guy and found the 84 Saab 900S front
>pads
> >[napa part # TS-7199M] to be a perfect fit. They are metallic, have a
>larger
> >surface area than stock, and are $20. I put a set on my series V and like
>the
> >results. Jim 66 SV
> >
> >"T.J. Higgins" wrote:
> >
> >> michael castle writes:
> >> > In looking through your tips, I noticed the note on metallic pad
> >> > conversions. It's easier than that- the Alpine pads directly cross to
>a
> >> > Sabb 900 pad (although I forget the years right now).
> >> >
> >> > MC Castle
> >> > ohiomike@worldnet.att.net
>
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