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04-09-2012, 02:25 AM | #326 |
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I hope you don't get fogging on the inside of your headlamps. The paint will still be curing since you just painted them and it can sometimes cause a film on the inside of the lens.
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04-09-2012, 02:27 AM | #327 |
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04-09-2012, 08:40 AM | #328 |
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Yup, always helps if you can give paint a day or two to dry completely. Saves having to open the lights several times later...
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04-10-2012, 02:32 AM | #329 |
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http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Stop...ge-2-Sport-Kit
Looking for opinions on this brake kit. Looking for something that's better then stock that won't cost an arm and a leg lol. |
04-10-2012, 04:45 AM | #330 | |
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04-10-2012, 10:40 AM | #331 | ||
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They are just pricey, fancy rotors. Non-slotted, non-drilled blanks are just as good (or better) as anything else, and cheaper by far usually. For a street driven car, a cheap blank is all you need. New rotors mostly help a lot because they mate well with new pads. Those pads are probably just equivalent to a decent, sticky street pad, which are a good investment to upgrade braking. Take your pick, plenty out there. Expect more dusting, and probably some increased noise in most cases, its just a side effect of a softer pad that gets hotter, quicker, and grabs better. I've started moving toward a decent ceramic pad to keep braking above-par, but still get rid of most dust. (so sick of cleaning wheels more often than the car... ) Lines are ok, but in a modern, brand new car, they won't make much diff (old worn out lines might be a diff story). A brake master cyl brace might be a better investment for a better feeling pedal. If you honestly need to increase your braking capacity (besides softer tires), you need bigger rotors to take more heat away. This is more of a track issue for cars. Bigger calipers/pad area isn't always better, and even larger rotors have a downside usually of more weight. For a street car, however, new, fresh rotors, with new stickier pads, and a good bleed with good fluid will make the biggest difference for a street driven car, and at the best price. Next up would be softer tires, but they come with their own price as well (exactly that: Price. Expensive tires you go through more often.) That and lose some weight. You stop faster when you're not stopping as much vehicle... Quote:
I prefer Typ200 cause its clear vs blueish, but lots of of people like to switch back and forth when bleeding for just that reason. In the long run, a better fluid may not benefit a street driven car as much as a raced car, but what it will do is continue to perform at the same level or better, for much longer. Sorry about the long rant, but brakes are a real picky subject for me. I demand excellent braking from my cars, as that's my life on the line, if they don't work well. I think its a great investment. Better IMHO than power or suspension mods, but its usually last on lots of peoples' lists. |
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04-10-2012, 12:10 PM | #332 |
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He's got tires and the wheels aren't horribly heavy....
Those rotors are about the best bang for buck available same with pads.... 4pot conversation has been on my radar but waiting on brackets for my year |
04-10-2012, 02:05 PM | #333 | |
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04-10-2012, 02:46 PM | #334 |
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I paid $300 for those same pads and good quality blanks, then added a Grimmspeed master cylinder brace. Much better feel than stock. And I paid $150 less.
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04-10-2012, 03:25 PM | #335 |
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Good quality blanks matched with pads that fit your driving environment would be my recommendation. What aspects in braking are you lacking now? While driving where/how are your brakes not sufficient? Figure out your goals and current aspects which your brakes fall short. Fancy looking parts can sometimes be just that...fancy looking. Even more so on street driven cars.
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04-10-2012, 04:52 PM | #336 |
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I better see everyone of you at the auto x I'm the event master for June 30th- 1st.
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04-10-2012, 05:30 PM | #337 |
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Auto-x depends on a certain white wedge. Even then it wouldn't be for more than an event or two.
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04-10-2012, 06:37 PM | #338 | |
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04-10-2012, 09:33 PM | #339 | |
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Rockauto.com has a great selection of stuff, even brake pads from el-cheapo to various performance selections. Another thing that pops to mind, when replacing brakes on a RS, is that you (unless its changed for 08+ versus the GD's) have smaller rotors setups than a wrx, and can at least upgrade to certain larger setups quite cheap. The front wrx rotor, for example probably costs about the same, and uses the same caliper/pad, just a taller bracket. So its a pretty cheap upgrade (new rotor + used caliper brackets). The rears can be upgraded in basically the same way, iirc, using older Legacy H6 rears. (might actually need diff pads or calipers tho, research that one) The best part about being at the bottom of the list in brake sizing, almost anything bigger bolts on. Plus, if you do anything that requires a caliper change (i.e. opening the hydraulic system) its good to coincide that with a full bleed Uh huh.. .rub it in. Actually, june 30th? yeah, i could have it done by then. I'd have it in the garage now, except this silly WRX-no-fuel-issue sucks. (got new bracket n sender today, pump on its way) |
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04-10-2012, 10:11 PM | #340 |
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Hey does anyone here have a 08 Wrx or sti with a access port? Josh Hagen ( the guy who tuned my car) needs one to fix a issue with a ecu it will not harm your car or ap he needs it to reset a ecu and it was recommended by cobb to use a ap
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04-10-2012, 10:24 PM | #341 | |
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04-10-2012, 11:29 PM | #342 | |
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Best of luck with it. Hope you're enjoying the new ride.. |
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04-11-2012, 12:32 AM | #343 |
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Thanks Dano, it can be for and 08+ it just needs to be the AP-sub-003, it would take about 30min to do what I need to do, and you will lose nothing, except 30min without a tune on your car. Thanks to anyone who has been helping me find one.
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04-11-2012, 07:57 PM | #344 |
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04-11-2012, 08:00 PM | #345 | |
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04-11-2012, 08:11 PM | #346 |
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Did it not post it? Damn!
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04-11-2012, 11:17 PM | #347 |
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i see it?
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04-11-2012, 11:37 PM | #348 |
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Dead people? Try re-posting it
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04-11-2012, 11:59 PM | #349 |
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Let's see if it posts this time
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04-12-2012, 12:23 AM | #350 |
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Nope.....
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