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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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I was having problems with my brakes, especially after high speeds, i would feel like my car was sort of jumping or something weird like that. I was told my rotors were warped and ordered some slotted and drilled rotors. I bought the kit on ebay and so far they feel great, they also look pretty cool.





I did not paint the calipers yet.


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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 10:26 PM
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Looks good, even better if you paint the calipers

Make sure you follow the break in steps for the first few hundred miles to seat the pads correctly.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 10:45 PM
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Brake issues after hard braking is usually due to pad fade. Some pads lose friction efficiency when hot.

If you do heavy stopping from high speed, you'll probably benefit from EBC's Yellow Stuff pads. They seem to bite better when hot.

Also, if you brake hard a lot, keep an eye on those rotors. If you see them cracking around the cross-drilled holes, they're junk. Replace with blanks.
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Originally Posted by M4N14C
Looks good, even better if you paint the calipers

Make sure you follow the break in steps for the first few hundred miles to seat the pads correctly.
I followed the break in procedure that was included with the kit. I'm just crusing the car for about 500 miles to let the brakes, the new transmission, and new clutch break in.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 11:31 PM
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Looks good - definitely paint the calipers though.
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Here's some incentive to get those calipers painted, haha!

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here is even more incentive
I got mine off eBay as well. Make sure to brake the pads in properly
ignore my dirty tires for now - lol




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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 08:17 AM
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here is even more incentive
I got mine off eBay as well. Make sure to brake the pads in properly
ignore my dirty tires for now - lol
What blue is that? I like it!
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its actually DupliColor Ceramic Engine Enamel.

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its actually DupliColor Ceramic Engine Enamel.

Pontiac Blue? Looks good!
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 10:23 AM
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not sure - i just liked the color and it matched the color of my bird and decals.

thanks for the compliments
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
Here's some incentive to get those calipers painted, haha!

I'm doing red since my car is red.
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