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Thread: I did some brakes on a customers 750 yesterday and

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    Default I did some brakes on a customers 750 yesterday and

    used the akebono ceramic pads with some cheap chinese rotors. 23.00 each for the rotors, As you can see here they are blanchard ground and when i indicated them they had less than .0005 total runout. They appear to be well made rotors and the customer is very happy with the way that they and the akebono pads feel
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    been using akebono's for a little while now and so far they have been good, no squeeling or fitment issues, haven't put them on my cars yet but my e30 m coupe suspension swap will probably happen in the next couple weeks and it will get them, the bosch ceramics i put on my truck work good, i just wish i had gotten slotted rotors for it but time was a issue and a 7k+# truck needs all of the help it can get
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    Default Yep, i've put them on a number of cars now and have absolutely no

    complaints about them at all, with the exception that they just aren't made for that many cars yet.




    Quote Originally Posted by winfred
    been using akebono's for a little while now and so far they have been good, no squeeling or fitment issues, haven't put them on my cars yet but my e30 m coupe suspension swap will probably happen in the next couple weeks and it will get them, the bosch ceramics i put on my truck work good, i just wish i had gotten slotted rotors for it but time was a issue and a 7k+# truck needs all of the help it can get


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    That is a killer deal on the rotors. Hawks HP+ eat up rotors like no other. This would be a great way to save money. Where do you go to pick a set up?
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    Default I picked them up locally at a small import parts house here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anton CH.
    That is a killer deal on the rotors. Hawks HP+ eat up rotors like no other. This would be a great way to save money. Where do you go to pick a set up?


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    I just bought front OEM Rotors for $96+tax

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    you guys in the states are spoilt, down here in Oz the choices are much more limited, a smaller market.
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    more like over a hundred dollars each rotor
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    "The essence of braking"

    I often get all teary eyed and philosophical when swerving round a moose on the highway.

    Maybe they should use "1/2 the F'in price"

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    BMAparts has the Opparts rotors for cheap too, they had almost no runout just like Bills brand. Probably all come from the same source.

    Quote Originally Posted by Anton CH.
    That is a killer deal on the rotors. Hawks HP+ eat up rotors like no other. This would be a great way to save money. Where do you go to pick a set up?
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