new rotors, pads, and painted calipers
06-14-2009, 08:57 AM
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new rotors, pads, and painted calipers Finally got them done. I bought the powerstop premium line slotted/drilled rotors and powerstop ceramic pads from brakemotive for $360 shipped. Brakemotive's customer service was excellent and the product is very nice. I got the silver g2 caliper kit for about $30 shipped and the decals came from vinzdecals.com for $11. They work extremely well compared to the stock hardware. Here's some pics:
and here's a few pics of my hand controls- I don't think I've posted any of those yet. The lever to the left of the steering column is the brake and gas. Push in for brake and down for gas- pretty simple.
and here's a few pics of my hand controls- I don't think I've posted any of those yet. The lever to the left of the steering column is the brake and gas. Push in for brake and down for gas- pretty simple.
06-14-2009, 01:40 PM
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Those rims are absolutely SWEET! How much did you pay for them? I think they would look great on my black GXP.
My wife loves Monte's. She saw this thread and wet herself... lol...
-Mike
My wife loves Monte's. She saw this thread and wet herself... lol...
-Mike
06-14-2009, 02:15 PM
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Looks good, can I ask what causes you to need hand controls? My old man was in the process of getting hand controls before he passed, since he was a double amputee.
06-14-2009, 04:08 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. I picked up the wheels on ebay for $300 for all 4 brand new in boxes. Got lucky with that I guess. One of my fiiends has a shop with a couple of lifts so it was nice to be able to have all four wheels, calipers, and brackets off at the same time. It made painting them easy. I broke a few vertebrae in my neck almost two years ago jumping into a pool and am paralyzed below my chest. My hands are pretty weak too. So needless to say my friend did most of the work but I did most of the painting and still got to get a little dirty. I've done most of the other work on my car because I don't really like other people pissing around with my vehicles, but there are some things I just can't do anymore.
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Oh man hearing that makes me very sad. If there is any advice I can give to make your life easier regarding your vehicles just either post a thread or PM me. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
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06-14-2009, 09:28 PM
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broke a few vertebrae in my neck almost two years ago jumping into a pool and am paralyzed below my chest. My hands are pretty weak too. So needless to say my friend did most of the work but I did most of the painting and still got to get a little dirty. I've done most of the other work on my car because I don't really like other people pissing around with my vehicles, but there are some things I just can't do anymore.
I applaud you, sir. It takes a lot of grit to not give up. To hear about oyour accident and see you still have a passion for cars and still actively mod your MCSS is inspiring man.
06-15-2009, 04:28 AM
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Thanks fellas. I'm at the point now where I have nothing left to do except for some more performance mods, and frankly, it's a daily driver that sees winter duty so I don't know how crazy I want to go. However, that cartuning turbo kit and supporting mods would be a blast. I kinda want a 5th gen camaro too, when I'm done with school- so we'll see.
As far as being in a wheelchair goes, it sucks donkey *****. At least I get primo parking spots, I guess.
As far as being in a wheelchair goes, it sucks donkey *****. At least I get primo parking spots, I guess.
06-22-2009, 06:27 PM
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I also got the brakemotive crossdrilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads, and they are top notch. Stops on a dime, and look great. I didn't have time to paint the calipers but I will soon. Looks good bro!
