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mbarclay

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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:32 pm

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i finally had time to install my new rotors and pads from rotorpros.com saturday. i got the drilled/slotted zinc pated rotors with posi-quiet ceramic pads. I didnt have time to take any pics while i was putting them on but i got a few today with the rims back on....they definetly look alot better then rusted up stocks and they seem to stop twice as good too :lol:

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Looking great.

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Looking good. Paint those calipers and the brackets.

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thats a damn nice looking setup!

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Tony M wrote:

Looking good. Paint those calipers and the brackets.

o man thats on my "to-do" list with these new rotors i definetly need to paint the calipers...maybe next weekend :lol:

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seeing all these new brakes makes me want the ones i got now to wear out faster!!

drilled/slotted will be next! lol

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I like them a lot!!!

Looks sweet!!!

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You might also want to paint around in inside part of your rotor. I did it on mine and it looks awesome. I'll post up some pics when I get home on Friday.

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Tony M wrote:

You might also want to paint around in inside part of your rotor. I did it on mine and it looks awesome. I'll post up some pics when I get home on Friday.

i painted mine and lots of people hated on it

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Mine came that way. Wonderful idea. The hats don't rust then.

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Are those the same size as the stock rotors?

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Yep, I had mine on for three weeks and it rusted. The rotor face is zinc plated, but that's it. So all I could see was the rust.

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orangeENVY wrote:

Are those the same size as the stock rotors?

yup same size as stock but they stop much better

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Great looking rotors you got there! With the zinc plating they shouldn't rust, so no need to paint them.

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He is a couple of pics of my rotors/calipers painted that I said I'd post up.

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:17 am

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Looks cool Tony, aren't your D/S rotors zinc plated?

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Very nice.

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:35 am

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Yes they are and I'm not very happy about the rust. I sent an email to WBS. Take a look at my rear rotors.

I assume they will do something seeing how I paid just over $300 for my front and rear rotors.

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wow tony if they are zinc plated they shouldnt be rusting like that i guess im glad i didnt get the WBS rotors.....have you contacted them about the rust?

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WOW!!!

something definitely wrong happened somewhere with your rears. WBS should give you new ones for sure. that ain't right for zinc coated.

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It's evident that they weren't zinc plated, they wouldn't rust like that if they were.

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When they zinc plate them do they normally do the whole rotor? I'm hoping to hear something back from them tomorrow.

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Yep, here's mine:

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Yea, I think they made a mistake. My fronts did the same thing. Where you see the red on my front rotors up higher on the page was also rusted.

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Tony M wrote:

Yea, I think they made a mistake. My fronts did the same thing. Where you see the red on my front rotors up higher on the page was also rusted.

Let us know what happens.

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