Brakes
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Brakes
I am installing a complete set of drilled and sloted rotors and ceramic pad on Sunday.
I got all 4 rotor and all the pads for $189 on E-bay (brakemotive76) was the seller.
I will let ya'll know if they're good or bad.
From Brakemotive:
The break in procedure is critical to brake performance. The reason for a proper break in is to establish an even layer of friction material deposited on the rotors from the brake pads. It is very important that this initial layer of friction material is evenly distributed. Break in the pads as follows: 5 moderate to aggressive stops from 40 mph down to 10 mph in rapid succession without letting the brakes cool and do not come to a complete stop. Then do 5 moddumerate stops from 35 mph to 5 mph in rapid succession without letting the brakes cool. You should expect to smell some resin as the brakes get hot. After this is complete, drive around for as long as possible without excessively heating the brakes and without coming to a complete stop (Try for about 5 minutes at moderate speed). This is the cooling stage. It allows the heated resin in the brake pads to cool and cure. After the brakes have cooled to standard operating temperature, you may use the brakes normally.
I got all 4 rotor and all the pads for $189 on E-bay (brakemotive76) was the seller.
I will let ya'll know if they're good or bad.
From Brakemotive:
The break in procedure is critical to brake performance. The reason for a proper break in is to establish an even layer of friction material deposited on the rotors from the brake pads. It is very important that this initial layer of friction material is evenly distributed. Break in the pads as follows: 5 moderate to aggressive stops from 40 mph down to 10 mph in rapid succession without letting the brakes cool and do not come to a complete stop. Then do 5 moddumerate stops from 35 mph to 5 mph in rapid succession without letting the brakes cool. You should expect to smell some resin as the brakes get hot. After this is complete, drive around for as long as possible without excessively heating the brakes and without coming to a complete stop (Try for about 5 minutes at moderate speed). This is the cooling stage. It allows the heated resin in the brake pads to cool and cure. After the brakes have cooled to standard operating temperature, you may use the brakes normally.
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I'm sure you've heard "you get what you pay for." Don't get compelled to cheap out and buy Chinese knock-offs to replace quality-controlled OEM parts on a vital control system.
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Update: Im a Total Idiot and ordered the wrong set. I thought I had standard susp.
but I have the Sport Suspension.
also the parts are nice and all i could find was good things about Brakemotive
but I do understand "you get what you pay for" but brake are desingned the be worn out and replaced so im going to try'em out
but I have the Sport Suspension.
also the parts are nice and all i could find was good things about Brakemotive
but I do understand "you get what you pay for" but brake are desingned the be worn out and replaced so im going to try'em out
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So Customer Service was great, super cool. all i needed to do was ship back the front rotors and theyre shipping the correct ones.
It was $16 flat rate box
It was $16 flat rate box
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I have that set, installed all rotors and brakes myself, out of all the brands u picked, luckily u picked the best bang for ur buck. I did the research on brakemotive they are a great brand not just for our car but for many car types. The ceramic pads make braking feel like nothings even touching. I have the sport suspension. Don't be afraid to do what u want with ur car. Everybody drives different, what will work for u might not work for others.
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