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Well, I installed my new rotors and pads last night...

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Old 09-01-2001, 07:11 AM
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Default Well, I installed my new rotors and pads last night...

Here is what came in the box....

2 Front drilled rotors
2 rear drilled rotors
1 set of Hawk HPS compound front pads
1 set of OEM replacement pads (no Hawks avail yet)

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotors.jpg">

Here is a pic of the fronts installed

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotors.1.jpg">



<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotors1.jpg">

I will be bed the pads and rotors later in the day and then give some impressions later....

I just wanted to show some pics =) I like em so far!<ul><li><a href="http://www.theracestore.com">Racestore</a></li></ul>
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Default here is a few more pics with the wheels installed >>>>>>>>

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotorfront.jpg">

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotors2.jpg">

Here is a pic of the rear but it is kinda dark...

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/11019/rotorrear.jpg">
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Default sweeTT - any pics with the wheels on (both)

Thanks Sean,

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Default Sean (more)

Looks sweet (both of them). Some questions...

1. How hard to install? (basic, novice, expert)
2. Tools etc
3. What pads (couldn't find the TT pads on the site)

TIA

ps love that set up, might have to get me some
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Default the install is not hard but you should have a few things laying around for it....

The install is in fact simple, it just that some of the things are a little tricky....

The front is a no brainer
-Jack up the car
-Take off the wheel
-Loosen and remove 2 7mm allen heads that hold on the caliper
-Loosen and remove 18mm caliper hat bolts
-Screw driver to remove tiny crew that holds rotor on
-pull off rotor and reverse process with new rotor

The rears are a little trickier because the piston in the caliper does not push in easily, you need a tool that spins the piston as well as pushes it in at the same time, I bought one at my local auto parts place for like $7 I think..well worth it

Overall, I would say its in the novice category

Special tools include
-Impact screw driver (my screw that holds on the rotor was a little *stuck* =)
-Piston compressor

The pads are made by Hawk...
HPS compound is probably best for the street
HP Plus is better suited for track, auto-X etc, it is a little harder on the rotors
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Thanks Sean, keep me posted
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Do you ever drive that car?? The wheel-wells are spotless! nice rotors btw..
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those are actually dirty....it must be the lighting =)
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Default They look nice.....

but just for my curiosity. Please check to see if any the cross drilled holes penetrate the supports between the plates. It may be just the angle of the picture, but some of the holes look off center. I've seen this before and would hate for you to have a premature failure of the discs.

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