"Little" Upgrade Before and After

[SnakeyesTx]

My brakes were wearing a bit thin and the rotors weren't looking to good so I unbolted my wallet and decided to do a little upgrade while I was in there.

I ended up paying 157 dollars for all 4 after shipping and another 60 for my front pads (rears were replaced a few months ago).

One Rear (left) / One Front (Right) ...




Front Pre-install - note the lip on the edge, the contact area was really thin




Front Post-Install - Used Black ceramic caliper paint after cleaning up the caliper and mount.




Mother nature opened up on me so I wasn't able to do the rears today, but if its dry, I'll try to get those done tomorrow. I drove around the block and it makes a little roar when I brake but you can notice a difference in bite. Overall spent about 40-50 bucks extra over stock replacements in my area, so I think I came out on top.


On a side note : Did you know the caliper mounting bracket is actually SILVER in color once you get all the brake dust and grime off?

[Milkboot]

What he is not showing is how much of a lip he had on his rotors! We noticed it a few weeks ago when he got some new tires put on



Oh yeah, I am next in line for doing the same thing soon, Once we get her back up and running. Which i think is our next doing monday or tomorrow Shawn :P

[Sam-Son]

Oooh what brand Bavauto?

[etcetera]

Are those the Ebay rotors? I'm about to pull the trigger on a set myself.

Eric

[SnakeyesTx]

I believe they started out as Brembo OEM ones that a machine-shop modifies with the slots and chamfered holes. The quality was good and the cross-drilled holes were plotted in a fashion so they weren't cutting into the cooling vanes (meaning they didn't use a hole pattern from a different model that may have cut into the vanes).

I shopped for about a month before I landed on these. The "painted center" ones were kinda cheesy since they were X-drilled only but not ventilated.

[Sam-Son]

once you get the rear ones on I'm curious as to how they stop. I was looking into upgrading my brakes

[winfred]

the noise will lessen a little once they break in but there will always be a little buzz with drilled's

[Bin_jammin]

Where did you get them, exactly? I'd really like to know, if they're even halfway decent I'll cryo-treat them and see how hard they hold a beating.

[SnakeyesTx]

I got them from Performance Brakes in California.

You can sometimes find them on e-bay

[Milkboot]

For a second there I thought you had my jack! but I forgot yours is the ghetto one with the wheel missing :P