• Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.

C5 Hell of a deal on brake rotors and pads!

Rich Z

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I wish I had seen this before cleaning my rear rotors and painting those rusted center sections. -> http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-...d-brake-rotor-special-f-r-179-99-shipped.html

Heck, for $180 SHIPPED for a complete set, I just may go ahead and buy them anyway. My rotors are grooved from the sandy road I live on and I really SHOULD have had them turned anyway. I was going to pull off the front ones to paint them too, but heck..... :shrug01:

Anyway, if you think you may need new rotors and pads real soon, I doubt you can beat this deal I found. The thread indicated above seems to have ALL good reviews on this stuff, too. :thumbsup:
 
Hell, I'm going to go ahead and order a set of these. I checked around and I'm pretty much seeing 98 percent glowing reviews about the product and the seller. The only reason I didn't buy new ones from the start is because I was figuring it would cost me between $500 and $1,000 to do this, and I just didn't have that kind of money to throw into it with everything else going on.
 
That is a great deal..I put Baer rotors and hawk pads on and I believe I paid $500 or more for the set..I have about 10,000 miles on them with no complaints, and they were not bad to install either..If I was sure I would not be looking for a C6Z this year I might pick up a set and put them on the shelf..
 
Rich, if you DO order this set, please post up pictures as well as your opinion
of the quality of what you get. I would be really interested in hearing what you
think about them. Just might be time to swapall of that out on my C5.
Andy :wavey:
 
Check out that link I provided, as there are some pics and mini-reviews there. I took some of that with a grain of salt, as I believe that CorvetteForum filters out any negative reviews for their sponsors. But I also did a Google scan for "Brakemotive", and from what I could see, this is all on the level.

One factoid I found interesting was the claim that there are no remaining steel foundries in the USA who make replacement rotors any longer. Not that it should surprise me, though. As far as I can tell, we HAVE been conquered by China already. It's pretty much all over but the screaming...

But seriously, I just can't see paying a premium any longer for brand names when I find the parts I get are made in China, just like the cheapest priced stuff you find elsewhere. So I'm pretty discouraged at basing my buying decisions on brand names any longer....
 
Yep, no more USA rotors anymore. I try to buy my rotors from Canada or Mexico. Even they are getting harder to find these days. It's amazing how much crappier Chinese steel is. If I didn't autocross my car, I'd go for this set real quick.
 
I know this is a duplicate post from another thread, but I felt I should keep this info together in one place...

Well the brake stuff showed up, and all in all the stuff looks like decent quality, especially for the price.

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Brake pads looked OK to me, but I'm not an expert in them, and I guess the proof of the pudding will be when I drive with them.

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But one fly in the ointment was that I noticed that one of the four rotors was not inside a protective plastic bag like the others, so I looked at it more closely. Darn, looks like at the edge of the hat on one of the rear rotors, it got scraped or dinged or something and that took off the zinc coating exposing the bare metal. I looked more closely at the box, and it appears to me that it has been retaped shut. So my guess is, based on the evidence, that someone swapped out those rotors in that box I got, and I got the short end of the straw. I've contacted the seller to see what he will do about this. I know they were cheaply priced, but still.......

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I was contacted by the seller of those rotors and pads this morning. They are sending me out a replacment set of the rear rotors plus a return label for the set I got from them originally.

That sounds fair enough. Hopefully all will be well that ends well.
 
rich,
You can't use those on your car. The label says they are for a Z16 so you are going to have to send them to me. :D

good luck with the install. i have been thinking of getting a set of drilled and slotted rotors for mine, but i probably won't do it until it is needed. mine are in good shape for now.
 
mickeystoysz16 said:
rich,
You can't use those on your car. The label says they are for a Z16 so you are going to have to send them to me. :D

good luck with the install. i have been thinking of getting a set of drilled and slotted rotors for mine, but i probably won't do it until it is needed. mine are in good shape for now.
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No, actually I qualify because I bought Z16 wheels for my car..... :hehehe:

Just for the record Brakemotive sent me a replacement set of rear rotors and included a prepaid return tag for the other set. These look great, so I can install them and put this behind me. The fronts won't be going on for a while yet, as I need to take that all apart, do a bunch of clean up, and I'm going to replace those front hubs as well.
 
Rich Z said:
No, actually I qualify because I bought Z16 wheels for my car..... :hehehe:

Just for the record Brakemotive sent me a replacement set of rear rotors and included a prepaid return tag for the other set. These look great, so I can install them and put this behind me. The fronts won't be going on for a while yet, as I need to take that all apart, do a bunch of clean up, and I'm going to replace those front hubs as well.
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oh that is right i forgot about those wheels :sillyme: how do they look on the car.

at that price i might just have to get a set of those pads a drilled and slotted rotors and put on the shelf for when i am ready to do them.
 
mickeystoysz16 said:
oh that is right i forgot about those wheels :sillyme: how do they look on the car.

at that price i might just have to get a set of those pads a drilled and slotted rotors and put on the shelf for when i am ready to do them.
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Haven't put them on the car yet. My car has been sitting on the lift ever since I drove it home from Aaron's shop. I'm thinking I may want to burn up the old tires first before putting the new ones on. :hehehe:

Yeah, the rotors look every bit as good as thoes Eradispeed rotors I put on the car a few years ago. And a LOT cheaper.

The guy at Brakemotive told me that even though the raw blanks for the rotors are made in China, the machining and zinc plating is done right here in the USA. Just a FYI.....
 
I've got three of the four rotors and pads from Brakemotive installed. Figured while I am running the engine to burn up the gasoline in the fuel tanks, I should check the rotors with a dial indicator so see if there is any notable wobble to them.



I guess this is OK. Some of the needle motion is being caused by the vibration of the running engine, as can be seen in the last segment showing the front rotor being turned by hand.
 
navy2kcoupe said:
Rich, if you DO order this set, please post up pictures as well as your opinion
of the quality of what you get. I would be really interested in hearing what you
think about them. Just might be time to swapall of that out on my C5.
Andy :wavey:
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WORD:thumbsup:
 
I think with something like this, unless there is a gross problem with them, I couldn't really do a realistic review until I've driven the car with them for a while to see how they hold up. Even when I get my car running, I've still got to break the pads and rotors in properly. Might not have been a real good idea doing this with my car still not roadworthy and a bunch of tuning yet needing to be done, I guess. But seemed like a good idea at the time.
 
I put a set of these on my CTS V last year. The original Brembo rotors were quite impressive but I was getting some vibration in the brake pedal. I had them turned but driving in the rain last summer brought the vibration back. It seems the thinner the rotor material gets the more prone to warpage when water hits a hot rotor.
Anyway, I'm pleased with the looks and performance. I probably have between 5 and 10K miles on them now. I'll try to remember to take some pics and post them the next time I clean the car up.
 
Yeah, mine seem to be holding up quite well, too. And seems to be almost no brake dust from those pads. I would get them again. :thumbsup:
 
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