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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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FD parts off ebay??

Do you guys think these is a good deals or not?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2427105504[/url]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2427816765

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:04 AM
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I have the fronts, and while I don't track my car, I only have one complaint; the hats rust and look bad if you don't paint them.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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I have front and back.. paint them before you install them.. they will rust.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:25 AM
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Paint it with what?
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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i've read about them... they ARE NOT made by brembo... a guy bought them and drilled them himself, like Brembo style or something... i'd check w/ others but thats what i've heard
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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Originally posted by ISUposs
I have the fronts, and while I don't track my car, I only have one complaint; the hats rust and look bad if you don't paint them.
Same exact situation here.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:18 AM
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i've read about them... they ARE NOT made by brembo... a guy bought them and drilled them himself, like Brembo style or something... i'd check w/ others but thats what i've heard
It's gonna be tough to prove that.. mine are stamped Brembo right on the rotor and shipped in a Brembo factory sealed box.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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If they are the same ones I have, they are indeed brembo (as branded). I believe that they are cross drilled and slotted by someone else though. I thought that is what I heard.
As far as "paint", don't bother, it won't last. But what you can do is get them Cadmium coated. Regular Cad is kinda' yellow and Cad II is almost like chrome. I got mine done in Cad II and they still look fantastic.

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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brembos

as far as i know, the rotors are genuine brembos...but they were plain.

the guy on ebay bout 'em like that.. then drilled and/or slotted 'em (like someone else said on the post)

the BIG prob in this is that when u drill/slot AFTERwards...the rotors are prone to cracking. REAL slotted/drilled brembos are slotted/drilled while they're still hot... as part of the rotor manufacturing process

i mean..im sure u can get by on 'em no prob....but u push 'em hard... excessive braking, dont b surprised if they crack on u
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:43 AM
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Cad plating rocks. I have them on my Brembo slots and they look as good as the day I installed them.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:43 AM
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Re: brembos

Originally posted by FDNewbie
as far as i know, the rotors are genuine brembos...but they were plain.

the guy on ebay bout 'em like that.. then drilled and/or slotted 'em (like someone else said on the post)

the BIG prob in this is that when u drill/slot AFTERwards...the rotors are prone to cracking. REAL slotted/drilled brembos are slotted/drilled while they're still hot... as part of the rotor manufacturing process

i mean..im sure u can get by on 'em no prob....but u push 'em hard... excessive braking, dont b surprised if they crack on u
I have had mine over 2 years without a problem and pushed them plenty hard both on and off the track...
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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Since I am local to the vendor, I picked them up pesonally and witness exactly what they do with them. They are definitely regular plain Brembo rotors designed for an OEM alternative but the fellas there do the cross/drilled and slot themselves. I have nothing but great experiences so far. Less brake dust and better braking power. It was money well spent.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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I don't know if it's the same guy but I bought the fronts on eBay.

They did rust but not too bad. Supposedly Brembo will not do a combo (drilled and slotted), they only do one or the other. So the people on eBay buy them plain and do the drilling and slotting themselves, and they do a real good job.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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I e-mailed Mastergrade and asked him to e-mail me a photo of an actual "Brembo" rotor he sells on Ebay for FD's. This is the photo he submitted. Looks pretty damn good!!!

I'm getting my four in a couple of weeks!
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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just installed mine over the weekend...i bought it from the mastergrade dude. only cost me $240 since he shipped them a little later than promised on the auction--he kept his word and refunded the $40 shipping costs.

He also dimpled the rotors instead of crossdrilling them all way thru at my request....I thought I read somewhere that they're less prone the cracking if they're dimpled.

Nevertheless, they definitely had brembo stamped on the edge of the front rotors. Didn't paint the hats though...i suppose i should do that....
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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Maybe the ones on ebay are Brambos
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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Brambos???????????........That explaines all the holes!!!
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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hey come to think of it....this is the same guy that sold me my Arnani suit!! damn thing fell apart after one dry-cleaning.

j/k--the dude is pretty cool.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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Anytime you buy an Armani from a guy that sells car parts.......you're gonna get "crossdrilled"
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 02:53 PM
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Re: FD parts off ebay??

Originally posted by montegorx7racer
Do you guys think these is a good deals or not?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2427105504

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2427816765
The rotors look like a good deal. However, the springs aren't such a great deal considering you can get them from a known place like the RX-7 Store for $230:

http://66.216.67.51/product.asp?0=219&1=280&3=483
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by Batmobile
Since I am local to the vendor, I picked them up pesonally and witness exactly what they do with them. They are definitely regular plain Brembo rotors designed for an OEM alternative but the fellas there do the cross/drilled and slot themselves. I have nothing but great experiences so far. Less brake dust and better braking power. It was money well spent.
yeah, thats what i meant
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