trustdestruction's Civic del Sol Si Project
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thanks
and yea i got that little piece. It was a pain in the *** to install though... you have to screw it on before zip tying it, which is kind of hard with a console blocking your view.
and yea i did the aux light wiring mod
and yea i got that little piece. It was a pain in the *** to install though... you have to screw it on before zip tying it, which is kind of hard with a console blocking your view.
and yea i did the aux light wiring mod
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Got my rotors today so I installed the rotors and pads... no pics yet though
Got Centric rotors for the rear, and Cryo-stop (a product line by Centric... cryo-treated rotors) for the front. Would have got cryo in the rear too but they were more expensive than the fronts for some odd reason and I figured the rears probably won't even benefit from the added durability against warping since the rears see less braking force anyway. For the pads I got Hawk HPS front and back. The rotors look great, and I couldn't be any more happy with the pads so far. I took the car out and broke in the brakes and by the end of the drive, the car could stop on a dime. Amazing improvement over the crap I had before.
Got Centric rotors for the rear, and Cryo-stop (a product line by Centric... cryo-treated rotors) for the front. Would have got cryo in the rear too but they were more expensive than the fronts for some odd reason and I figured the rears probably won't even benefit from the added durability against warping since the rears see less braking force anyway. For the pads I got Hawk HPS front and back. The rotors look great, and I couldn't be any more happy with the pads so far. I took the car out and broke in the brakes and by the end of the drive, the car could stop on a dime. Amazing improvement over the crap I had before.
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nice take some pics. mines is shipping from indiana. rotor and pads should be here on monday. I had problems with tirerack. I didnt like their verification process. Had to redo the order 2 times and called them 3 times for verification of information.
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Well I went to take some pics today, but I found my front-right caliper leaking brake fluid.... so I had to replace the caliper. Still haven't had a chance to take pictures yet. I'll try to get that taken care of soon for you guys
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The edges, vanes, and hat of the rotor are coated from the factory in black "e-coating". There is dust on them which looks like surface rust, but it's just dust. The only rust on them is that tiny ring between the contact surface and the hub.
Also, it turns out one of my pads is faulty and the built-in shim came unglued, so I have a new set of HPS front pads on the way (free, via warranty)
Also, it turns out one of my pads is faulty and the built-in shim came unglued, so I have a new set of HPS front pads on the way (free, via warranty)
Last edited by trustdestruction; Sep 30, 2010 at 04:56 PM.