I need new retaining rods for my calipers...

[Crazy]

The old ones are pitted and the pads don't slide properly.

They're R33 GTS-T Skyline calipers, but I'm having trouble finding new rods.

The Nissan dealer here in Newcastle can't get me anything without a chassis number and the brakes aren't on a Skyline, so I don't have one of those.

Any ideas?

[GTSBoy]

Take 'em to get polished and hard chromed back to correct diameter and smoothness?

[Jim]

I'd imagine an importer like the toyshop won't separate them from a caliper, but they might be able to source new ones.

either that or pull a VIN number off a carsales ad and use that at nissan :p

Personally, I'd try a different nissan dealer, not all are so stuffy.

[dattoman1000]

Buy some 6mm stainless rod (I think its 6mm)
Drill some holes for the clips
Done

[Paul M]

Or get some really big split pins - have done this for WRX rally cars.

[Crazy]

I managed to get a VIN off carsales and have now ordered the parts through Nissan.

Great idea - thanks!

[RB30-POWER]

yeah they like to be pricks sometimes over at klosters with these imports.

i had to fight and argue one day to get some gaskets and orings for an rb25det cylinder head.

i'm like why do you need a vin, rb25det is all the same. (well the parts i wanted anyway)

i think he figured that to argue was going to take half hour when he could use that time to just look it up and not be so dam lazy.

i have the fast software myself, it's not exactly any harder to search via vehicle model.