Routing the APR Brake Ducts

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Originally Posted by philooo

I have installed my APR just like in the photo above and I had a slight rub may be 1/16. I tried to sand it down by hand but the carbon is hard as metal...ery well built ! So I decided to let the rotor do their work ... and they rubbed in a little bit and now it is as tight as can be.



Could I see how you router your ducts ? I see that you kept the washer fluid container, I have no idea how it fit with that thing in place ?

That was actually APR's photos. I'll send more when I get home tonight.

But yes, I fully intend to keep the reservoir because the car is a daily.

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Here are the two complete .PDF's. I'm gonna say they are wildly optimistic about that driver side duct's functionality. Also, I'm just realizing that the routing they use might interfere with the lines for an oil cooler. See the attached pic from Perrin's manual.

Edit: Added second oil cooler pic.

[Takumi788]

Originally Posted by Uplink

Also, I'm just realizing that the routing they use might interfere with the lines for an oil cooler. See the attached pic from Perrin's manual.

I sold my APR duct kit bc of this. Unless you have the mishimoto oil cooler with the banjo fittings (like Michele), that hose is not going to fit nicely.

[DocWalt]

Originally Posted by Takumi788

I sold my APR duct kit bc of this. Unless you have the mishimoto oil cooler with the banjo fittings (like Michele), that hose is not going to fit nicely.

It will also fit with the Maximal kit too, their lines run down under the airbox instead of around the frame horn.

[endless_pain]

Originally Posted by Uplink

Not sure. When did you order yours? I haven't personally picked up the set yet because the prices went up so I'm waiting on a sale.

From the pictures it looks REALLY close and barely has room for deflection.

Got them BNIB from a fellow member here. Before the BBK, last year APR replaced one side (Great customer service BTW) because it was rubbing the oem disk, and that new plate side still rubbed the AP disk.

[MicheleAbbate]

Originally Posted by Uplink

@MicheleAbbate Thanks for putting this together, great shots! Did your kit come with instructions? I e-mailed APR and they gave me a link to the .PDF (not readily available from their support page) with fairly detailed steps. If anyone needs it, PM me.


One important note for people that still have all the factory plastic in place, there are splash guards at the engine side of the control arms that need to be cut significantly to feed the hoses through to the calipers. These are APR's how-to pics.

Just seeing this. No, mine didn't come with any instructions at all. Which is what kind of prompted me to make the post